Allah megh de, paani de
Twelve good monsoons later, we are forcibly reminded of Verses 21 and 22 in Surah II of the Koran Sharief, which say: "Oh mankind! Worship your Lord, Who hath created you and those before you... "



Catch the rain
During one of the meetings of the World Water Commission, which recently submitted its report in the Hague to a bevy of water ministers, a member had strongly emphasised the need for educating politicians about the importance of water.



Virus seekers
Consider this dilemma. Conservative e-timates indicate that many sub-Saharan countries will lose a quarter of their populations to AIDS by 2010.



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Talks about talks
Memories of another scorching summer