Drought, persistent and severe, strikes again
Although it might not stir the emotions, in an average year drought is responsible for about as much economic damage as floods and hurricanes combined. Nor is it a rare phenomenon, as many people
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Bioprospecting deal gains in Yellowstone
In a decision that could give a boost to "bioprospecting" in national parks, a federal judge has upheld a precedent-setting agreement in which a biotechnology company will pay Yellowstone National
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Georgia protects tobacco
When U.S. states sued tobacco companies en masse over smokers' illnesses, Georgia joined in for a share of the cash settlement. Now attacks on the industry are taking a toll at home, and state
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'Rewired' ferrets overturn theories of brain growth
Like inventive electricians rewiring a house, scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have reconfigured newborn ferret brains so that the animals' eyes are hooked up to brain regions
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Leaders gather for malaria summit
African presidents gathered in Nigeria on Monday to discuss strategies for fighting malaria, which experts say is devastating the economies of a continent which is also grappling with Aids. Tuesday's
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1 Poison air scars children's lungs
According to a yet-undisclosed research, sponsored by the state pollution control board (PCB), schoolchildren in the city are showing alarming pulmonary symptoms , not unlike those of "adult
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26 Rajasthan dists drought-hit
Failure of monsoon last year has created a difficult situation for Rajasthan. Food , fodder and water have become scarce in most parts of the state making people's lives miserable. The state
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AP cotton farmers back on suicide trail
The spectre of suicides by cotton farmers, that had overtaken parts of this state nearly three years ago, has come back to haunt it with at least 16 farmers taking their lives in this district over
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Fodder crisis compounded by 'mysterious' disease
The loss of a large number of cattle and sheep may be blamed on the acute shortage of fodder this year. But the farmers here say that's just half the story . The main reason is a mysterius disease,
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Drought-hit people need more aid
Mengal : The governor of Balochistan, Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal, has said Rs130 million have been released for providing immediate relief to the people of drought-hit areas of the province in Pakistan and
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Hitachi system values eco-investment
Hitachi Ltd. on Thursday announced that it had introduced an accounting system from fiscal 1999 to assess the cost-effectiveness of its environmental investment and activities. In the last fiscal
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Drought ravages southern Afghanistan
Water wells are bone dry, camel carcasses rot in the blistering sun and entire villages in southern Afghanistan are talking about leaving the drought-ravaged area for neighboring Pakistan, a World
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50 per cent of Delhi's tomato crop pest-hit
The tomato crop in village on the outskirts of Delhi have been hit by the fruit-and-shoot borer or Helthosis. Unable to stop the spread of the pest, the farmers have resorted to spraying their crop
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No Three Mile Island, cancer link
A 13-year study of people living near the Three Mile Island nuclear plant found no link between the radiation released during the 1979 accident and cancer deaths among nearby residents. The
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Concern over KZN oil dumping
Almost four-million litres of used engine oil seeped into KwaZulu-Natal's soil and ground water or polluted the air during the second half of last year. This is the estimate made by the Rose
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In a first, gene therapy saves lives of infants
For the first time, gene therapy has unequivocallysucceeded, scientists say. Doctor used the treatment, which involves adding working genes tocells, to save the lives of several infants who might
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Polluting units told to surrender land
The Supreme Court on Friday directed Swatantra Bharat Mills, Birla Textiles and several other top industries, which had earlier been asked to shift out of the capital, to surrender part of their land
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Court may fine government on river pollution
Peeved at the appalling level of pollution in Yamuna, the Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Delhi governemnt chief secretary asking him to show cause why fine be not imposed on the
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US Govt questions 'safer' cigarette claim
The US government and public health groups warned consumers to doubt claims by tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds (RJR) that it has developed a "safer" cigarette.RJR claimed last week that its Eclipse
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UK company fined for Shahtoosh shawl trade
The London-based subsidiary of an Indian company has been prosecuted and fined for trading in Shahtoosh shawls in Britain in, what is believed to be, the first ever such prosecution in the