Sans safeguards?
The newly amended patents bill is replete with loopholes
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The newly amended patents bill is replete with loopholes
Taiwan's biggest security threat has brought it relief from a severe drought. For the first time in 50 years, a ship delivered 2,300 metric tonnes of water from China to a tiny Matsu island in
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Confusion over move to close down Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary
Efficient e waste recycling technology on the anvil
It is a bad time for biotechnology firms. Since the start of 2002, biotech stocks have gone down and as a consequence, biotech funds have dipped too. The American Stock Exchange Biotechnology Index
India signs Stockholm Convention
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No loudspeakers are now heard from over 10 Mahim mosques in Mumbai for the 5 am azaan (call for prayers). For the past one month, these mosques have voluntarily stopped using loudspeakers to
Bangladesh will ban vehicles with two-stroke engines by September 2002. Besides, the country has asked all vehicles in Dhaka and Chittagong to be converted to compressed natural gas (CNG). The
Due to the water scarcity, the Nepal Drinking Water Supply Corporation (NDWSC) has scheduled a "load-shedding' for water supply in the taps of Kathmandu. Morning, afternoon and evening are
Zambia and Kenya are set to lock horns over ivory trade at the next Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (cites) meeting scheduled for November 2002. While a proposal to lift the
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Global warming threatens polar bears
NASA develops computer model to track origins of rain
In matters of global affairs today, there is one question that is never directly asked. But it is on everybody s mind, if not on the tip of the tongue. People don t ask it simply because they don t
The water thirsty capital is the perfect example of how not to manage water. Tracing where the three billion litres disappear everyday
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Waterborne diseases are the biggest threat to children
Childhood cancer rates in India are increasing by six per cent every year
There seems to be no light at either end of this tunnel, what with a chain of protests being sparked off recently. First Italy filed a complaint against France with the European Commission for its
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Fast food and slow death
When pencils and paints lead to lower IQ
Children don t have a voice. They can t lobby or fight governments. The initiative lies with India s medical establishment and the civil society