1.9 crore maund of rice produced under BMDA
The Barind Multipurpose Development Authorities (BMDA) earned a total of Taka 16 crore as irrigation charge under the Post Flood Irrigation Project during the last Irri-boro paddy cultivation period
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Move to ban smoking challenged
The legal battle in the Madras High Court over banning of tobacco smoking in public places has taken an interesting turn, with smokers and cigarette dealers challenging any such move. Filling
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Closure notices served on six units
The Andhra pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) has served closure notices on six industries, including three units of the Nizam Sugars at Mumbojipally in Medak, Bodhan in Nizamabad and Mutyampet
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MMU puts spoke in apex civic body's plan to clear garbage at night
The Municipal Mazdoor Union (MMU), the largest worker's union in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has put a spoke in the civic administration's plan to lift garbage and clean major roads
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Antibiotic resistance seen a risk in food supply
The increased use of antibiotics in food animals is boosting the risk that dangerous 'superbugs' resistant to drug treatment could be passed along to humans, scientists said. "It's not just a single
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Jaundice cases mount to 225; action plan finalised
Twenty-four fresh cases of jaundice were reported from various parts of Ahmedabad even as the total toll in the city in this month reached 225. On its part, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
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Conjunctivitis outbreak in the South
Donning dark gllasses have become more of a compulsion than fashion for residents of Samtse and Phuentsholing, where a widespread outbreak of conjunctivitis, an eye injection, has been reported since
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Floods cause havoc for domestic and wild animals
The animal population in Assam have suffered immensely in the recent floods and a comprehensive action plan is required to protect from future depredation, officials and animal rights activists say.
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Uganda steps up war on coffee wilt disease
The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has stepped up its war on the devastating coffee wilt disease, which has reportedly affected almost 10 million trees in the districts of western and
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Govt want hospitals to share under-used incinerators
With December 1999 as the deadline for hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, dispensaries, pathological labs and blood banks to streamline the disposal of biomedical waste, the government is trying to
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City doctors bracing themselves for waste management deadline
With the December 1999 deadline for practicing mandatory hospital waste management by every hospital and doctor in Ahmedabad fast approaching, city-doctors are updating themselves with the latest
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Army lands in districts, state aid doubled
The Army sent two relief teams to the flood-affected districts of West Bengal, while the state government said it would double its aid from Rs 10 crore to Rs 25 crore. The Left Front government
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Monsanto plan to grow green plastic
The US Biotechnology giant Monsanto said yesterday it had created genetically modified plants that could produce biodegradable plastic. The plastic, which is suitable for commercial use, is being
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Country's first ISO certified blood bank
Jeevan, the leading voluntary blood bank in the city, has become the country's first ISO certified blood bank. The ISO 9002 certification came on the fourth anniversary of Jeevan which changed the
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CAG blames Rajasthan Govt for rise in malaria cases
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has held the Rajasthan Government's poor implementation of the National Malaria Eradication Programme responsible for the three-fold increase in the
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Claim of self-sufficiency despite pest attacks on crops
Assam is all set to achieve self sufficiency in rice production , claimed a paper submitted by the Directorate of Agriculture, even as attack of dreaded hispa, in an epidemic form, has caused serious
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UNFPA lauds Nepal's population management
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today expressed satisfaction over what it said Nepal's fruitful utilisation of UNFPA assistance in carrying out a number of works towards population management
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Monsanto initiates bid to take Greens along
Bowing to mounting consumer pressure against genetically modified products, the US biotechnology gaint Monsanto has said that it has started working with environmental
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High tide threatens Calcutta areas
Parts of the city centre are threatened by high tide tomorrow, while rain water is receding from most city areas barring Tangra, Topsia, Gobra and Mominpur. Flood situation in West Bengal continues
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Washington hits at delay in EU case over beef
The European Union angered the US yesterday by indicating it might need mroe than ayar before returning to the World Trade Organisation to seek a resolution of a trade dispute over hormone-treated