Chinese drugs pose threat to Indian pharma
Cheap bulk drug imports from China may soon post a threat to the Rs 20,000 crore domestic bulk drug industry. Indian companies are finding it impossible to arrest the trend as the imported drugs are
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Nissan to develop gasoline-electric cars
Nissan Motor, the second- largest Japanese automaker, said Monday that it intends to develop its own gasoline-electric hybrid cars by 2010, to compete in a segment where it lags Toyota Motor and
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MP to set up health university
The Madhya Pradesh government is planning to set up a
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Ramadoss for river nationlisation
Welcoming the Tamil Nadu CM M Karunanidhi's plea for linking of the rivers in the country, PMK founder S Ramadoss on Monday said the DMK chief should also work for nationalisation of rivers to make
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Urban gridlock
With annual vehicle production zipping past the 10-million milestone in just 11 months of 2006, and with millions of more wheels set to hit the roads, India is witnessing a vehicular explosion of
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Ion Exchange bags Water Digest awards
Ion Exchange (India) Ltd is the recipient of several awards at the recently concluded 'Water Digest Awards 2006-07' function in Delhi, said to be the country's first ever awards in recognition of
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5 States to get $1 b ADB loan for rural finance reforms
Andhra Pradesh is among five States that will get a loan of $1 billion from Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the reform of rural finance. The loan is expected to significantly improve the
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Nissan unveils plan for hybrids
Nissan Motor Co. yesterday unveiled its technnology development road map for the next four years, including its first roll-out of gasoline-electric vehicles, joining rivals Toyota Motor Corp. and
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Monsanto's seed deal sprouts unusual backlash
Monsanto Co.'s second attempt in seven years to bring southern U.S. seed giant Delta & Pine Land Co. to the altar could be running into trouble. An usual backlash against the proposed combination is
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Brussels set to bring down maize mountain
Europe fast growing maize mountain will begin to be cut next year under the latest move to prune the subsidy ridden common agricultural policy. The guaranteed buying of unsold maize stocks
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Forest guards awarded for saving the tiger
Tigers may be an object of fear among villages in the back waters of Sunderban in West Bengal, but for forest guards who risk their lives saving both man and animal, they mean more to them than their
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Not all old buildings can be razed to build multi-storeys, says HC
reconstruction of old buildings in the island city of Mumbai will now have to follow a set of stringent rules with the Bombay High Court stating that only buildings declared financially not feasible
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Peatland emissions fuel concerns
Vast amounts of carbon dioxide are being released into the atmosphere through the clearing and burning of tropical peatlands in Southeast Asia, according to a new report. The findings suggest the
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Alcohol is the leading killer in Finland
Alcohol is now the leading killer of Finnish adults, with consumption reaching an alltime high last year in the Nordic nation, officials said. More than 2,000 people between the ages of 15 and 64
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Fluoride, not water, flows in S Delhi homes
Here's a wake-up call for Delhi. If you live in south, southwest or outer Delhi you could be drinking water laced with harmful fluoride. A recent analysis of groundwater in these areas has revealed
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Gigantic solar wave sweeps across the Sun
If the Sun was a person, he was in one hell of a foul mood on Wednesday. A blast wave swept across the face of the Sun on Wednesday, rippling outward from the site of a large solar flare, New
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No rethinking on Singur, says Buddha
Notwithstanding the opposition on Singur, Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Sunday told the CPM state committee that there will be no rethink on the project. The party also stood solidly by
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Shot-in-the-arm contraceptive soon in stores
It seems synonymous with urban convenience. A tiny implant, measuring 40 mm x 2 mm, on your forearm and no worries about unwanted pregnancy for at least three years. Two hundred women from Mumbai are
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The corporate cauliflower : Companies Are Talking Of Adopting Villages To Grow Vegetables
The experiment began by accident. Yellapa, a poor farmer from Mallu village near Bangalore used to travel every day to the city to sell coriander, spinach and other leafy vegetables on the roadside.
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Missing tigers: CBI says can't file chargesheet till we net all accused
THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), probing the disappearance of tigers from the Sariska reserve which was first reported by The Indian Express, says it can't file chargesheets in the case