Project runs without scrutiny
The 13 field stations under the Integrated Disease Vector Project are being run year after year without scruitinising the objectives they seek to realise. As has been the case since 1998, this year
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Gomti waste is 'cash crop' for labourers
The garbage extracted from the river Gomti under the ongoing 'clean Gomti drive' has turned out to be a virtual 'cash crop' for labourers engaged in the job. Polythene collected from the filth is
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'We must learn to live with erosion'
Mohammed Enamul Haq of Kaliachak in Malda has changed house six times. His neighbour, Khidir Bux, has done so thrice. They were hardly amazed today at the predictions a river-scientist came up with
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Rise in 'gutka' addiction among kids
With more and more schoolchildren getting hooked to "gutka" -- a paan masala with chewing tobocco-- the sale of various brands of this concoction has increased threefold in the past three years in
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Report brings out infant hunger horror
The magnitude of malnutrition in India is so acute that sixty per cent of all newborns in India would be in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) had they been born in California. As a result of malnutrition in
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CM's directions on checking forest fire
The Himachal Forest Minister, Mr Roop singh Thakur, today issued strict instructions to the officers of the department to keep round-the-clock vigil to prevent fire from spreading in the forests. He
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China wheat crop could drop this year
Minister: China's winter wheat crop is on course to reach last year's level, but potential hot winds in May threaten to harm the harvest, Agriculture minister Chen Yaobang said on
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HC hearing on use of fly ash
The Delhi High Court has fixed August 8 as the next date of hearing for a public interest litigation seeking use of fly ash instead of top soil for manufacturing tiles, bricks and for constructon of
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Compensation plan for bomb workers
The Clinton administration, vowing to "right the wrongs of the past" was expected to unveil plans to compensate thousands of ailing workers who were exposed to radiation while helping to build the
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Bardot slams Blair over ivory sales
French fild star Brigitte Bardot has attacked British Prime Minister Tony Blair for hacking a controversial proposal to relax the global ban on ivory sales.
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J&K licenses killing of endangered species
An endangered Tibetan antelope and Himalayan thar for Rs 100 while black bear and wild pigs for Rs 50 only --that is the worth of these near extinct species for the state Wildlife Department which
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Pneumonia drug to the aid of HIV-infected Africans
Cotrimoxazole has become a magic drug for people infected with the deadly HIV virus. The use of the drug as a prophylactic, or preventive, has proved in two studies that it reduces the frequency of
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Egyptian doctors use ozone for curing diseases
In a revolutionary move, Egyptian doctors are claiming success in the use of ozone for treating diseases linked to the brain, nerves, paralysis and cancer. patients will not suffer from any side
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425 'secret' GM sites in France
A French newspaper said it had proof of 425 sites in France where genetically modified (GM) crop experiments were carried out without knowledge of local inhabitants or farmers. The Journal du
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Stop population growth to save environment
In India, we are deeply concerned about environmental issues such as air and water pollution, land/soil degradation, deforestation, extinction of wildlife, noise pollution and waste generation
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Horse-trading on endangered species
Every two years, the delicate sensibilities of conservationists are roughed up by a bunch of hard-noised diplomats at an international meeting on trade in endangered species. Mr. Danies Arap Moi,
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Survey backs green tax on manufacturers
A green tax should be levied on manufacturers producing environmentally damaging goods, according to a survey in Hong Kong. More than 64 per cent of 531 people surveyed by the Democratic Party agreed
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Europe rejects tougher GM curbs
Europe's biotechnology industry was celebrating a new policy victory after fending off attempts to toughen proposed laws on the licensing of genetically modified products. The European Parliament
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Combination therapy for better asthma treatment
A combination of two drugs--a corticosteroid and a beta-agonist--can help manage asthma better than individual drugs, said a UK-based expert.
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The effects of p21
Gene discovery may reduce diseases linked to old age-- a report.