Engineered tumour
For the first time, researchers have transformed a healthy human cell into a cancer cell by tweaking a few key genes. Scientists studying tumour cells have no way of knowing all the different
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Canadian grant for eco projects
The Indo-Canadian Environment facility (ICEF), a joint initiative of the Governments of both the countries, has approved a grant of Rs 11.58 crores for two environmental projects in India.The
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Lilly seeks to overturn Pfizer Viagra patent
Eli Lilly & Co. the maker of the anti-depresant Prozac, is challenging one of Pfizer Inc's UK patents related to the blockbuster impotence drug Viagra to clear the way for its own entry in the
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Atlantis flies away from ISS
Space shuttle Atlantis rocketed away from the Intenaitonal Space Station early on Monday, leaving the cosmic outpost fully stocked and freshly outfitted for its first
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After drought, now Rajasthan farmers face pest attack
Farmers in Rajasthan's Kota division are fighting a losing battle to save their crops. It's not the drough which has ruined harvest in large parts of the state, but an attack by
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Bio-insecticides to ward off pests from stored grain
An insecticide prepared from roots of a plant traditionally used in making pickles and ayurvedic drugs has been found to be useful in warding-off pests attacking stored foodgrains.A dried powder
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Report on tea to be released soon
The final report of a study on the beneficial impact of black tea consumption on human health, under the auspices of the FAO, will be released shortly. A committee comprising representatives of tea
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Assam floods drive rhinos into poachers' hands
The world's last major concentration of the one-horned rhinoceros at the Kaziranga National Park is facing a serious threat not only from the annual flods in the Brahmaputra river but also from
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EU clears Belgian aid to farmers in dioxin crisis
The European Commission said yesterday it had given its green light for Belgium to help its farmers survive the dioxin-in-food contamination crisis. The financial support consists of bank loans
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Tobacco giant sued
A South Korean with lung cancer has filed an unprecedented lawsuit, seeking compensation from Korea Tobacco and Ginseng Corporation (KTGC), the nation's primary cigarette maker. The man, 56, a chief
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Ground water still low, officials say
The long weekend of drenching rain brought mid-Atlantic states buckets of much-needed moisture and a new dilemma for political leaders urging conservation: how to convince the public that the severe
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Sainsbury develops SPV trusk
J Sainsbury Plc., one of the largest supermarket chains in the UK, has developed the world's first solar photovoltaic (SPV)-cooled food distribution truck aimed at increasing the commercial use of
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Apollo Hospitals plans expansion
The Rs 500-crore Apollo Hospitals plans to set up an additional 2,000 crore in the coming year. Besides, the group has chalked out plans to set up a hospital in Sri Lanka , Bangladesh, Muscat and one
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Directive to pollution board on erring units
The Gujarat Pollution Control Board(GPCB) has been directed by the High Court to take appropriate action under the Environment Protection Act and other pollution laws against units causing
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SC notice to Union Govt on uranium mining
The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Union Government and three others on a public interest litigation(PIL) seeking a direction to take immediate steps to insulate the people living in the
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Now ants as pest managers
It may sound tooo strange to be true but farmers in many parts of the world are using ants to control pests in their fields as predators. In the Solomans Islands cocunut palms ocupied by the ant
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WWF India tries to stay out of row
The World Wide Fund for Nature-India, at the centre of a controversy, on Tuesday said it had nothing to do with the government's decision to revoke permission to WWF International to establish a
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Epidemic
An Overview : For an epidemic that would explode to claim hundreds of thousands of lives, AIDS surfaced very quietly in the United States, with a small notice on June 4, 1981 in a weekly newsletter
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Forest guidelines by next year
The Malaysia Criteria and Indicators (MCI), guidelines to certify the country's level of sustainable forest management, will be fully completed by next year. Forestry Department
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Pollution control awards for industries
The MCCIA - Dr R.J. Rathi Award for Environmental Pollution Control in Industries in Maharashtra has been bagged by Supreme Petrochem Ltd, Raigad and Finolex Industries Ltd, Ratnagiri. Special