5 cane varieties identified for release
The 3-day workshop of All India Coordinated Research Project on sugarcane was concluded on Thursday at the Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research (ISR) in Lucknow. The workshop identified 5 sugarcane
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Injecting doubt
There's nothing new about new drugs running into a controversy. But there certainly is a need to cap alarmist claims, emotional demands, uninformed debates and allow a free and fair appraisal by
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Apollo performs rare coronary bypass surgery
Apollo hospitals, Hyderabad, has claimed to have performed a rare kind of coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), using a novel technique called symmetry bypass system aortic connector. The surgery,
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Proper management of land stressed
The NWFP Governor, Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, has stressed the need for managing the land use plans in the province in order to check the haphazard urbanization and to protect the agricultural land,
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Battle with malaria losing ground as Aids drains funding
Despite impressive scientific breakthroughs in the battle against malaria, too little is being done on the ground to fight the disease, World Health Organisation officials told the United Nations.
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'Govt to ensure better health facilities'
Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah (Pakistan) has said that the government is formulating a policy to ensure the provision of better health facilities to the people at their door steps. Speaking at
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Malaria in CMCH backward?
Calcutta Medical College and Hospital could soon have a severe problem on its hands - that of malaria. Within its premises there are more than 100 unused tanks, filled with water, a happy breeding
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NDMC to focus on city's cleanliness
New Delhi Municipal Council's (NDMC) first chairwoman Paraminder Mandip Singh on Wednesday said that the NDMC will focus on neat and clean environment and social welfare schemes for the people. To
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Diwali dilemma is pollution of figures
The fact that there is a substantial increase in the pollution levels on the Diwali night as compared to any other night is well-accepted. This was what happened on Monday night. Hence, two agencies
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Big short stories get UN tag
Foreign agencies may downgrade their rating of India but that has not deterred micro level successes. Three Indian organisations have been honoured with the United Nations Development Programme's
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Fishermen plan mass dharna
The All India fishermen Association has planned to hold a massive dharna in front of Union Minister for Environment T R Baalu's residence for being silent on their plea to lift the van on fishing 40
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Fisheries objects to sea-sand mining project
The Fisheries Department has objected to giving clearance to the off-shore sand dredging project in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala before a detailed study is conducted as there are apprehensions that the
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Kisan Sangha to protest illegal sand mining
It has been decided to hold a severe protest under the leadership of Bhartiya Kisan Sangha, against illegal sand mining in Udyavar river flowing in Manipur, Kurkalu and Enagudde villages, in
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Govt., Reliance ink MoU for methane project
The Madhya Pradesh Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Reliance Group for a two-phase investment of Rs 4,500 crore in a coal-bed methane project in Shahdol district.
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EU warns Portugal, Sweden and Greece
The European Commission has issued warnings to Portugal, Greece and Sweden over shortcomings in environmental impact assessments (EIA) carried out within the countries. The Commission is referring
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WTO urged to scrap tariffs on non-farm goods
New Zealand called on World Trade Organisation members to agree a plan to scrap all tariffs on non-agricultural goods in the Doha round of global trade talks now under way in Geneva. The move could
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Chipko protests - II
Though the Chipko movement emerged out of protests against rampant deforestation in the Himalays, the agitation later influenced the environmental debate by putting people at the centre of the whole
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Bill Gates thrust this time is healthcare
This time, it's philanthropy and not business that is high on Mr. Bill gates agenda when he comes to India. During his November 11-14 visit to the country, Mr. Gates, chairman and Chief Software
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SCB cares nature, environment
Standard Charted Bank (SCB), one of the leading private commercial banks of Nepal as per its commitment to the preservation of nature and environment, has completed a week-long Clean and Green
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Moderate quake in Pak, ten killed
A moderate earthquake jolted northern Pakistan on Sunday killing 10 people and injuring 50 others, many of them critically, the state run media reported. The 4.5-magnitude tremor's epicenter was near