Garbage drive goes private
The West Bengal government is contemplating various measures to facilitate private- public participation (PPP) in infrastructure development. The measures include collection of garbage clearance
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Incidence of corneal blindness increasing rapidly: Workshop
The Madan Mohan Cornea Society organised a seminar on
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SC ordered 8 states to make Ganga pollution free
Supreme Court has ordered eight states to issue directions to the respective municipalities to make Ganga river pollution free and also to give details of the land allotted for the oxydation pond.
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Campaign against Ayurveda flayed
The All India Doctors Association owing allegiance to the Indian systems of Medicine has alleged that a "baseless campaign" was on to create a fallacious image of Ayurvedic drugs that they contain
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Alembic gets nod for new version of Cephalosporin
The Vadodara based Aembic Ltd. has received the approval of the drug Controller General of India to manufacture and market cefetamet pivoxil, a third generation Cephalosporin. this is the first time
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Legislators forum to help check spread of AIDS planned
Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu said the government was contemplating constituting the 'Andhra Pradesh legislators forum on the lines of parliamentary forum in Delhi, to discuss and
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Anti-cancer drug mkt gets painfully competitive
The fight in the anti-cancer biotech drug Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor (D-CSF) - commonly known as Gratim -segment is getting fierce. Close on the heels of Ranbaxy Laboratories approaching
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Talks on farm trade at critical point, says US
The US proposed new World Trade Organisation rules to stop export credits being used to subsidise farm exports, and lambasted Japan and the European Union for failing to produce detailed proposals
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The great Indian line
Within a year or two, India may have it's own first genetically modified crop to come out of a publicly-funded research institute. It's a transgenic, protein-rich potato developed by a team headed by
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Dry spell continues for agrochem industry
The country's crop protection industry which has suffered the impact of erratic monsoon during the kharif sowing season may not find much solace in rabi sowing, industry sources say. This is
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Farmers on the warpath
For the second day the roads leading to Uttaranchal from Delhi and western Uttar Pradesh were under siege by angry cane farmers. They were seeking announcement of procurement price and commencement
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New fertiliser, chemical units in UP, Maharashtra
The National Cooperative Development Corporation, the apex body for providing development finance for the co-operative sector, has sanctioned setting up of a new chemical and fertiliser units at
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IICT develops tech for environment-friendly pesticides
With the dependence on biopesticides catching the minds of farmer, usage of eco-friendly insecticides and pesticides are spreading more than the synthetic pesticides for any crop to check
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Scientists raise eyebrows over safety of GM crops
The Indian government's Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) is slated to meet by December 10 to discuss the issue of approval of three genetically modified (GM) hybrid mustard seeds
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Solar-powered auto-rickshaw
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF), Udaipur, recently unveiled a solar-powered auto-rickshaw in Mumbai. The autorickshaw, large enough to accommodate four, is powered by solar panels.
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Industrial development top priority in Himachal
The Himachal Pradesh Government, which had formulated the new industrial policy guidelines-1999, has given a top priority to industrial development to achieve the twin objectives of employment
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Cannabis linked to depression
Smoking cannabis increases the odds of suffering from depression and schizophrenia, doctors say. The occasional joint may not be harmful, but people who start using cannabies in their teens have a
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Carrot policy for mosquitoes
JNU researchers are developing an edible plant vaccine for malaria. They are testing antigens on the carrot plant and are sure to make a breakthrough soon. With the synthetic peptide vaccine
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New ISRO rocket series takes off
A Rohini sounding rocket, RH-200, launched this week marks the beginning of a new series of rocket launches as part of MIDAS, the Middle Atmospheric Dynamics Science research programme. During the
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West's tariff peaks blunt third world's edge : WTO
While the average bond and applied import tariffs in the developed countries are low, tariff 'peaks' and 'escalations can act as major impediments to the poorer countries' development and