USD573 million to half CFCs in developing world
Representatives from 140 countries have agreed on a US$573 million funding package to halve the consumption and production of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). The agreement was reached at the 14th meeting
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Bush Climate Change Plan Short on Details
Scientists and climate experts applauded the Bush administration's coordination of a three day workshop on global climate change, but found its draft plan for study of the issue short on priorities,
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Wildfires surround Sydney
Sparks and ash rained down on Australia's most populous city on Dec 6 after walls of flame jumped a river and roads and raced toward its suburbs. Authorities said two elderly men died in the wildfire
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Now computer will also save the forests
Man has destroyed the environment for his development. Forests have also been one of its targets of destruction. And the result is pollution and environment degradation. So the biggest problem facing
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8 kids die of mysterious disease
A mysterious disease reportedly caused by viral infection has killed at least eight children of Mushars in the last 24 hours at Dariyapur village at Bihta block, Uttar Bihar. The death toll could go
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Mobile cardiac lab to offer healthcare to rural poor
It is called the'Heart care on Wheels' - a fully equipped stare-of-the-art mobile cardiac diagnostic lab fitted onto a bus that will traverse through rural Karnataka offering free diagnostic
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Trees in danger on highway to Gurgaon
Development always comes with a price tag. Sure it does. Well over 6,000 trees are to be pulled down shortly for widening a 10 km long road in South Delhi as part of an ambitious project to convert
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'Forest land claims will be settled'
Observing that neither the Union Government nor the Supreme court would come in the way of settling claims of people in forest land, the Centre today said it would act fast on such proposals sent in
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Forest official-furniture industry nexus in State: report
The furniture industry in Assam is flourishing due to the massive destruction of forests despite the Supreme Court's ban on timer felling. An enquiry conducted by the Commissioner of North Assam
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Wild elephants leave trail of death, destruction in Tinsukia TE area
About 100 wild elephants entered Chotahapjan TE near Makum, Assam, in Tinsukia district and caused havoc and depredation on the night of November 27. The local people became agitated as the district
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Rs 1.92-cr grant for rural housing
The Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs 192.3 lakh as the second installment under the Indira Awas Yojana for rural housing to Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Uttaranchal.
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ADB okays Rs 1,800-crore to State
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved its first assistance of Rs 1,800 crore to support the 'Modernizing Govenremtn and Fiscal Reforms Programme' of the UDF Government.
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Sanctuary awards to go unsung heros
The shrinking green patches on this planet are protected, not by the most celebrated environmentalists, but foot soldiers in the wild. As a tribute to these unsung heroes, 'Sanctuary' magazine along
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Special package for Sikkim
Once a haven of tax concessions for luxury goods like cigarettes and tobacco products, Sikkim is to a clear no-no to these and other polluting products under a special package for industrial
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Impact of WTO provisions on fishermen
Dr Panjab Singh, secretary to the Department of Agricultural Research and Development (DARE) called upon developing countries, including India, to study the impact of WTO provisions in order to
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Tuna Still Deadly to Dolphins, U.S. Agency Finds
Thousands of dolphins, particularly baby dolphins, are still dying in tuna nets in the eastern tropical Pacific, finds a report prepared by the National Marine Fisheries Service and released by the
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First kyoto greenhouse deal struck
The Kyoto Protocol on controlling global warming isn't yet a reality. But the first deal on greenhouse gases within the framework of the pact has been signed and sealed. The government of Slovakia
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Ethiopia again faces spectre of famine
Upwards of 14 million people are seriously short of food in Ethiopia, one of the world's poorest countries, according to the United Nations World Food Programme. Deaths from starvation are already
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CM blames Centre's 'lopsided' policies for low farm output
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu blamed the lopsided policies of the Central Government for low agricultural production in the
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SFRI concern over forest exploitation
Over exploitation of forest resources and unscientific method of harvesting were some of the prominent causes for biodiversity loss over Arunachal Pradesh.