Dangerous bacteria found in Ctg tap water
After detecting a dangerous bacteria in the WASA-supplied water in the port city of Chittagong, Department of Environment (DOE) has now found excessive level of harmful acids in 11 ponds, including
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Deadly silence
Africa apart, nowhere in the world suffers more from AIDS than the countries of the Caribbean. Some 2% of their population, or half a million people, are infected with HIV. Though this is much lower
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Climbing know-how aids conservation project
Volunteers this month began planting trees on slopes on Mikurajima island, south of Tokyo, where landslides occurred when a typhoon struck the area five years ago. Volunteers with mountain-climbing
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U.N. environmental efforts urgent
Despite improvements in the last 30 years, efforts to keep the globe eco-friendly remain the world's 'urgent, unfinished agenda,'' the deputy U.N. chief said. In a speech Wednesday to environment
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Green body's afforestation schemes
In a move to protect the degrading forest cover in Assam, Asom Seuz Sangrakshan Samity (ASSS) is set to launch various awareness campaigns and afforestaton schemes in the coming months in
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Insulin shortage threatens diabetic patients
Erratic supply of insulin, a life saving drug for diabetic patinets, at Government hospitals in the city have pushed several patients to the precipice of danger to their
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European industrial waste-to-energy market to more than double
A study looking at the future prospects of the European industrial and hazardous waste-to-energy market has predicted that the number of such plants will increase, and profit margins should
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Rs 30-cr PM's relief fund for drought-hit
The government today sanctioned RS 30-crore from Prime Minister's Relief fund for nutrition of women and children in drought affected Rajasthan and Gujarat. Calamity relief fund and plan assistance
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Gujarat emerging as major exporter of fish
With the increased fioshing activities off Saurashtra and Kutch coastsl, the export of fish from the state has touched whopping 1,00,000 tonnes this year, earning foreign exchange worth Rs 475
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Gujarat may be headed towards 'milk drought'
Gujarat is headed for a severe ' milk drought' with a large number of its milch cattle affected by the absence of fodder and water. The milk supply chain has severely been affected, and the misery
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The birds are safe
The yellow-legged pigeons, sarus cranes and hornbills that inhabit one of India's best known bird sanctuaries --the keoladeo National Park, in Bharatpur, Rajasthan-- are safe and breeding as usual
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Early diagnosis helps combat cancer
docs : Cancer can be defeated if it is diagnosed at an early stage and is properly treated. These views were expressed by Dr A K Diwan, a well known surgical oncologist of the region, and Dr S M
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Domestic recycling data proves situation is worse than previously thought
Extensive work by Audit Scotland has resulted in an accurate, 'benchmark' figure for domestic waste recycling in Scotland. The situation is even worse than previous studies have indicated, with only
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Govt overlooked drought warning
Resident of this drought-stricken central Gujarat district say they had seen the crisis coming and had sounded the government too. However, they allege, political considerations stopped the ruling
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Nagpur fishermen in troubled waters, MP protects its folk
About 600 fishing families in Nagpur district are on the verge of starvation following a complete ban on fishing at the Totladoh reservoir. However, only 10 km across the border in Madhya Pradesh,
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US law to protect endangered Tibet antelopse from poachers
All those yards of expensive, handcrafted shahtoosh shawls coupled with Jammu and Kashmir's own special set of laws have eventually succeeded in pushing the Tibetan antelope to the brink of
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Exam stress causes asthma in children: Research says fear and tension can trigger attack raise eosinophilia. Undergraduate students nearing the examination days are increasingly complaining about
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Altered salmon lead the way to the dinner plate, but rules lag
It is in the tanks at Aqua Bounty Farms on the island off New Brunswick, Canada, that hundreds of truly novel fish swim: schools of genetically engineered salmon that await approval for sale in the
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Epidemic infections soar
Australian health officials have warned that many interstate cases of legionnaires' disease picked up at the Melbourne Aquarium could still be undetected, as the number of victims continues to
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Doctors fight to save new hand
A New Zealand man who was the recipient of the world's first transplanted hand is in danger of losing it. It has been confirmed that 49-year-old Clint Hallam received urgent medical attention at