Special allocation to tackle drinking water shortage
The District panchayat has earmarked Rs 1.42 crore from the budgetary allocation of 2003-04 for the effective implementation of 18 drinking water projects, put forward by various local bodies in
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Displaced approach NHRC
The villagers of Rajole and Sangollagi in Aland taluk in Gulbarga in Karnataka who lost their lands and dwellings when the Amarja medium irrigation project was taken up, have petitioned the National
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Dolphin population rises in Chilika lake
The number of endangered Irrawady dolphins in Chilika, in Orissa, Asia's largest saltwater lake, has gone up marginally despite the threat posed by unregulated fishing and high-speed tourists boats.
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Efforts to save Ganges
A group of concerned citizens in Patna are invoking divine help to save the Ganges river. Every morning, dozens of Hindu men and women gather at the Khojkala ghat to offer prayers and sing hymns in
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A conflict for survival
Man-crocodile conflict has reached a new high in Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district of Orissa with more crocodile attacks in the recent times. According to the latest statistics,
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Community maps its DNA to stop its dip
The Kachchhi Dassa Oswal Jains (KDOs)
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Bush signs law against harming of foetuses
President Bush signed into law an act that would make it a separate federal crime to harm pregnant women's foetus, in a move likely to bolster his support with conservatives in an election-year. Bush
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Dr Reddy's launches drug for diarrhoea
Dr Reddy's Laboratories has announced the launch of Redotil (racecadotril), claimed to be the first anti-hypersecretory agent for the management of acute diarrhoea in the country. In a press release,
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Scientists identify all-climate wheat genes
A team of Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have identified the genes that give wheat the ability to cross climate, a discovery that could aid humanity's ancient effort to make the
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Warning by UN as dust storms worsen
For a few days each spring, the skies over Soeul turn a dull yellow as sand from the deserts of Mongolia and northern China is blown across the Korean peninsula. The dust storms bring an annual
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Hormone holds a clue in fight against obesity
New studies in mice suggest that the horomone leptin can fundamentally chane the brain's circuitry in areas that control appetite. Leptin acts during a critical period early in life, possibly
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Hong Kong proposal on fowl
Hoping to cut the risks of avian flu, health officials said that they wanted to shut down the sales of live chickens in markets and introduce central slaughtering. The proposal was sure to anger many
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After delays, free AIDS treatment in South Africa lifts hopes
After years of political debate and a threatened lawsuit, free antiretroviral drugs became available in Gauteng, South Africa's most populous province to treat people in the late stages of AIDS. The
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Mystery fever in Subramanya
A mysterious fever has gripped people of Nadugallu-Charmathada and Marakatha villages in Subramanya in Mangalore, Karnataka. The fever has spread so rapidly that one member in each of the 40-and-odd
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NABARD offers relief to farmers hit by drought
The NABARD will take steps to provide immediate relief to the drought-hit farmers in Kerala state and to assist the state government in implementing the long-term measures for farmers. NABARD Chief
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Compensation package for Wayanad farmers doubled
The compensation package for drought-hit farmers of Wayanad in Kerala has been doubled and the amounts would be disbursed within one week on a war footing, said Cooperation Minsiter M V Raghavan,
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Take decision in one month, HC tells Govt
The Kerala High Court directed the state government to hear the claim of Indian Rare Earths Ltd (IRE), Chavara, Kollam, regarding its right to mine beach washings from Kayamkulam Pozhi, and take a
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Service charge row stalls litter-free project
The plan to collect Rs 25 from each house and Rs 50 from each shop monthly as service charges for clearing the waste found stiff opposition from various organisations, which pointed out that
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Corpn kick-starts project to ban plastic
The two-day seminar and exhibition of paper-based products was organised by the Cochin Corporation.The programme was organised as a part of the Cochin Corporation's Kerala Development Project and it
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Unplanned brick-klins pollute environment'
Speakers at a seminar observed that unplanned installation of brick kilns everywhere in Bangladesh have now become one of the main factors of colossal degradation of the environment. They said the