Delhi zoo's latest exhibit
Dangerous flyash: Rain water has collected in the low-lying areas in the zoo where the ground level is at least 5 meter below that of the Yamuna. There is no natural drainage system to pump out the
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Trehan given lifetime award
Renowned cardiac surgeon Dr Naresh K. Trehan and interventional cardiologist Dr Ashwin B. Mehta were both conferred lifetime achievement awards by the International Medical Integration Council and
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Epidemic in Nagaland a highly exaggerated one
Nagaland Health Department has asserted that the recent outbreak of epidemic in the State was "highly exaggerated" further compounding the situation and dubbed the spread of contagious diseases as
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Life science groups face lawsuits
The world's biggest life science companies and grain processors will face a multi-billion dollar antitrust action to be launched in up to 30 countries later this year. The unprecedented lawsuits will
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Australian Timber firm wants to grow profit from living trees
State Forests of New South Wales, a state government-owned plantation concern, plans to make its trees more profitable alive than dead. The company is working with the Sydney Futures Exchange to
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Hurricane Floyd causes biggest evacution in US
Hurricane Floyd ploughed into North Carolina early on Thursday, cutting power, uprooting trees and causing widespread flooding as it bore down on the eastern United States after sparking the biggest
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AIDS infects half of all Africa babies
Half of all newborn babies in Africa carry the HIV virus, the top United Nations campaigner againt AIDS said as an international conference on AIDS in Africa opened here.Dr. Peter Piot, executive
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Rajkot diesel engines on upgradation drive
Upgrade or perish. The Rs 450-crore diesel engine industry seems to have realised, though belatedly, the wisdom of this adage. Hit by the invasion of leaner and meaner Chinese engines, the industry
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Africa and Aids
About 3,500 delegates from more than 25 countries will discuss strategies to stem the spread of HIV/Aids at the 11th International Conference on Aids and STDs in Africa, from September 12-16 in the
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Malignant malaria claims 17
Seventeen persons have died of malignant malaria in the city since January, according to figures released by the Calcutta Municipal corporaiton. This is four more than last year's toll, says a staff
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A project on women's empowerment
The Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) and the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) have joined hands to launch a pilot project on Women's Development and
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SC clears charges against HP apple scam accused
The Supreme Court has given respite to all the accused in the Himachal "apple scam" case holding that there was no evidence, direct or circumstantial, to support the charge of conspiracy to cheat the
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Rain damages estimated a mere Rs 40 crore
There have been less damages to crops, property and human lives this year on account of natural calamities in the monsoon period. ON the other hand, in this monsoon season, the country received
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Rare moth species discovered at Sanjay Gandhi National Park
It is a discovery which will sent naturalists and ecologists in a tizzy. For it portends hope amidst the pollution and deforestation that is ravaging the fringes of the metropolis. At least three
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Bioenergy, bioproducts business set to boom in US
Bioenergy and bioproducts business in the United States has been identified as a key area for growth with the federal government targeting to triple its consumption, assist farmers in earning $20
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Rare bird sighted after years in Kanakapura forests
The forests in the Kanakapura range are host to a rare guest. A team from the Bangalore Bird Watchers Field Club, comprising ornithologist S Sridhar, and wild life enhusiasts Paresh and Dr Venkatesh
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Cummins Diesel to strengthen presence in SAARC markets
Cummins Diesel Sales and Service (India) Ltd (CDSS) is seeking a strong presence in SAARC countries. The Cummins India Ltd subsidiary is seriously exploring the possibility of offering "total service
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Academic Council clears 'green course' at DU
The Academic Council of Delhi University, at a meeting here today, approved an ordinance for establishing a School of Environmental Studies. Located in the Old Zoology Block of North Campus, the
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Indian youth meet American peers to fight AIDS
Worried by repirts of AIDS in the subcontinent, a motley group of Indian-born AMerican students has embarked on a serious mission - to create awareness about the killer disease in the third world.
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Hospital waste management poor
Hospital waste management has long been a sticky issue and despite the Union Ministry for Environment & Forests (MoEF) setting a deadline for all 500-and-above-bedded hospitals and nursing homes