Wildlife converns block mining in Kutch
The mineral projects proposed to come up in Kutch district of Gujarat are stuck as they are yet to get wildlife sanctuary clearances. The lignite, bauxite, bentonite and china clay deposits
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Ayurvedic drug to treat diabetes
An ayurvedic drug to treat diabetes without any side effects has been identified by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) scientists. "Vijaysar", a bark extract of a plant Pterocarpus
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Biotech company defends role
Monsanto, the agricultural biotechnology company at the centre of growing controversy over plant genetic engineering, defended modified crops when it invited journalists to inspect a field trial of
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Crops damaged in Midnapore drought
Severe drought condition prevails in Midnapore district and aman paddy plantation sown on 48 per cent of a total of 4,39,000 hectare area has been parched. There is no scope for raising seed bed
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Free treatment package for leprosy patients
The Kerala Health Minister, Mr. A.C. Shanmughadas, has said that a scheme for providing free treatment to leprosy patients will be implemented soon to eradicate the disease from the State by 2000
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Civic groups declare all-out struggle against Saemangum reclamation project
A coalition of over 200 civic groups in South Korea staged rallies yesterday to launch an all-out struggle against the controversial Saemangum reclamation project. "Even though related government
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There's money in saving the world - Blair
Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair tried on Tuesday to entice big business into investing in "green" technology, saying there was money to be made by helping save the world from the effects of
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Probe into Bagdighi mine disaster
Mr Justice Mr Guru Sharan Prasad of Jharkhand High Court will head a three-member court of inquiry to find the causes and circumstances that led to the Bagdighi mine disaster on 2 February, in which
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Hunger is wiping out our tigers, say experts
Wildlife conservationists are worried that hunger, not poaching, is decimating the tiger population in the country. Experts are concerned that the near extinction of deer and wild boar from Jim
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Turtles in Orissa
Around one million Olive Ridley sea turtles have been reported mass nesting on the Orissa coast this year, setting an all time record. An unprecedented number of Olive Ridley turtles surfaced on the
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Corbett tigers killed in 'battle'
Two tigers have been killed in the Jim Corbett Park during the last 48 hours. While one carcass was discovered near Dhikala, in the heart of the national park on Tuesday, another was found dead near
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A fishing ban jolts fishermen...
With stocks of cod in the North Sea dropping to alarming levels, the EU has imposed a 12-week ban on fishing the richest areas. That puts Scottish fishermen in a bind, and many of them, already
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Late winter blizzard hammers New England, Canada
A late winter storm, though not as devastating as forecast, still packed a powerful punch on Tuesday, hammering New England communities with heavy, wet snow that downed trees and toppled electrical
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WHO group on gene foods
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has set up a working group to look into the issues related to the use of genetically engineered foods and other products, the WHO Director-General, Dr. Gro Harlem
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Road to rage through Corbett
After the recent threats from poachers, the eco-system of the Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve is facing a new kind of danger - the Uttaranchal Government has begun work on a plan to construct a highway
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Net benefits
In the early 1990s, Canada's Atlantic cod fishery collapsed. Around the world, many other fisheries are dangerously close to following the Atlantic cod's example. To counter this risk, complex rules
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Poachers strike again, three more tigers dead
Three tigers were reportedly killed by poachers in the last 20 days in the Tadoba Tiger Reserve and Pench National Park in Chandrapur in
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Faster and smarter
The US Department of Energy has a new computer developed by IBM that will help in solving technological problems.
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World food production at risk from old farming methods: report
World food production is at risk from farming methods that have degraded soils, parched aquifers, polluted waters, and have caused the loss of animal and plant species, according to a report by the
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China's "Father of Hybrid Rice" sows super strain
At 71, Yuan Longping the agricultural scientist is now known throughout the country as "China's Father of Hybrid Rice" for his discovery and development of high-yielding strains. Forty years on, many