Preventing smoking more drastic measures needed
Five hundred years of smoking should be enough for any one, and even though it has come 500 years too late, if there is a hope for reigning in this menace, we are all for it. In year and as more and
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Hepatitis-B
The Heart Care Foundation of India (HFC) has appealed to the Union Health Ministry to include Hepatitis-B immunization under National Immunization Programme on 4 December, since India is one of the
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AIDS vaccine trials next year'
The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) is speeding up its research to develop AIDS vaccines. The scientists are working on a possible vaccine which is likely to go for phase-I trials next
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Pre-marital AIDS test maybe a must in Goa
Goa plans to implement rules to make an AIDS test mandatory before marriage and may seek a prior public referendum on the issue. A resolution to this effect was passed in the Goa Assembly but remains
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Breaking the silence
The Andhra Pradesh Government is planning to come up with legislation for mandatory pre-marital testing. The move was prompted by increasing numbers of housewives testing positive for HIV. Will such
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AIDS deaths double in Chandigarh
The number of deaths caused by AIDS in Chandigarh witnessed a two fold increase in 2001. Compared to 13 such deaths in 2000, the number of deaths caused by AIDS in 2001 was 29, informed Union
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Arsenic in drinking water proves lethal
More than 50 persons have taken ill and the rest of the 5,000 villagers are facing hardships for want of safe drinking water at Semaria village of Bhojpur district of Bihar as water contains arsenic.
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Notice to Centre on AIDS donation
The Delhi High Court issued notices to the Union Government on a petition seeking strict monitoring of donations coming to India for treatment of AIDS patients. A Division Bench comprising Justice
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Swiss re chips in for AIDS health education in India
India's fight against AIDS received additional support worth a sponsorship from global insurer Swiss Re, under their Sharing Solutions programme, for an HIV education project in Mumbai. The project
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Dengue cases down in Delhi
The incidence of dengue in the NCT of Delhi has dropped appreciably, though the same cannot be said about cholera or malaria. According to the figures released by the Department of Health, only 27
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10 p.c. of HIV infected Indians are from Mumbai: Govt. report
Is Mumbai earning the dubious distinction of becoming the AIDS capital of India? Considering the figures released by the public health department, the answer to that question may be a scary one. As
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Mustard mess
Over the past few weeks, the minuscule mustard has found itself at the centre of a sharply divided debate. The tug-of-war between the multinational seed company ProAgro, which is promoting its
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Beyond Agro tech
To ensure a wider display of the latest farming practices and technological innovations, the CII organised Agro Tech 2002 should be held more often, may be with greater cooperation from the
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Adopt new methods, farmers told
Big industrial houses should be asked to set up food processing units in the rural areas which will provide job opportunities to the rural youth and check rural influx to the urban areas the said
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HC seeks status report on food shortage policy
The Delhi High Court asked the Union government to appraise it of the food shortage policy. A Division Bench comprising Justice Devinder Gupta and Justice A.K. Sikiri asked the Additional Solicitor
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Governor suggests technology missions
The growth rate of Andhra Pradesh has fallen short by seven per cent and this is essential for elimination of poverty over the next 15 years, said governor Dr. C Rangarajan inaugurating the seminar
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Two WTO deadlines hold key to doubling India-EU trade
The successful implementation of plans by CII and FICCI to double trade between India and European Union by 2008 will depend on whether two key deadlines are met on time. The first of them provides
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CM releases Development Report
The Punjab Development Report 2002 presented to the Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh is a "Vision Paper" a workable model that will reinvent the state through "rejuvenation, quality and
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State has achieved Budget target: Krishna
The Karnataka Chief Minister S.M. Krishna said that the state had achieved the target set in the budget for 2002-2003 despite facing a resource crunch. Mr. Krishna told that although the financial
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Government for extension of SC deadline
The Delhi Government is planning to seek extension of the court's 31 December deadline for allocation of all industrial units located in non-forming and residential areas in the Capital. According to