Let's learn to say 'No' to plastics
As per government records atleast 50,000 polythene bags have been removed from river Tawi during "Clean Tawi Project". These bags were in the garbage dumps thrown into the river through five nallahs
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Holy Cows! this milk could be toxic
Polythenes and plastics freely resting in the overflowing Municipality bins with stinking garbage or corners of the streets where heaps of trash lies unattended may not just add to the pollution. It
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Despite ban on polythenes, Kashmir's biggest casualty is Dal Lake
Kashmir is fast losing its distinct identity of being an 'environment-friendly' state. Valley's fragile ecosystem is under severe pressure from polythene and plastic menace. This non-biodegradable
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Website on plants launched
Anyone aspiring to know about medicinal plants across the country now no longer have to go through the pages of various books in different libraries with the launching of a web site containing
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For 58,000 HIV/AIDS Nepalis, ARV therapy is a distant dream
First detected in late 1980s in the country, HIV/AIDS epidemic is on the rise. Nepal has progressed from being a low prevalence country to one with a "concentrated" epidemic, meaning people from all
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Re-boot your immunity
Cloning technology may someday be able to give patients "re-booted" immune systems, offering new treatments for diseases ranging from pneumonia to multiple sclerosis, researchers recently said. Stem
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What if your food was on drugs
Using human DNA to modify plants to genetically produce human proteins, scientists are hoping for a Hepatitis-B vaccine, an injection that fights the spread of cancer cells, human insulin for
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Epidemic war
Botswana's fight against AIDS is the developing world's most intense attack on the disease
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Health care needs immediate resuscitation
The Indian Government spends approximately about Rs 17000 crores in the health sector but only 30 per cent of the allocated amount reaches 60 per cent of poorest people in the country.These figures
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'No coercion in population control'
The Centre does not advocate coercive measures and disincentives in population policies, the Rajya Sabha was informed. Minister of state for health and family welfare Mr A Raja said the government
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MCD bid to bring slums in health care net
The Municipal corporation of Delhi has launched an initiative to bring lakhs of poor people living in over 700 slum clusters across the Capital under the primary healthcare net. These people were not
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HP first State with highest deaths, births registration
Himachal Pradesh has emerged as the first State in the country for its highest births and deaths registration, which is 99 per cent and 80 per cent respectively. This was stated by Mr J K Banthia,
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Markets boom for generic cancer drugs
Cancer generics is slated to be the next growth driver for generic drug manufacturers in India and elsewhere, with an increasing number of blockbuster patents expiring, combined with geographic
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Water in Haveri has high fluoride content'
A recent study conducted in Haveri district has shown that fluoride and calcium content in four taluks in the district is higher than normal. Under the Jala Nirmala scheme, 630 samples were tested
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Food for thought
Indian scientists now have a new theory to fall back upon if accused for lack of innovation and IQ. Based on anecdotal evidence rather than any systematic studies, a scientist has pointed out how
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Arsening poisoning of groundwater kills 14
After West Bengal, arsenic poisoning of groundwater has hit Bihar's Simaria village in Bhojpur district quite alarmingly. So far it has claimed 14 lives in the village and 80 persons are badly
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ProdiGene to pay find for biotech mishap
A biotechnology company will pay the government more than $3 million in penalties for mixing genetically engineered corn containing an animal vaccine with soybeans meant for humans, the US
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Philippines approves first GMO crop - Monsanto
Agriculture officials in the Philippines have approved the country's first genetically modified crop for commercial planting, a type of insect-resistant corn made by Monsanto Co., the U.S. company
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WTO to review farm issues in Jan
The World Trade Organisation's committee on agriculture will take a "comprehensive and substantive review" of possible modalities, including rule related elements, at the next special sessions to be
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Nabard opens special plantation cell
Stating that the Centre is fully aware of the crisis being faced by the plantation sector, disinvestment, commerce and industry minister Arun Shourie has said National Bank for Agricultural and Rural