Japan grants 850m yen for food production
The government of Japan has agreed to extend a grant assistance of 850,000,000 Japanese Yen to the government of Nepal for the promotion of food production in its Fiscal Year 2000.
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Euro-II Telco HCVs by April
Tata group auto major Telco yesterday said all vehicles maufatured by the company, including its range of heavy and medium commercial vehicles, would comply with Euro-II emission norms by April next
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Swedish coastguards try to clear up oil spill
An oil spill about three to four nautical miles long and up to 400 metres (yards) wide has been reported between Sweden's east coast and Finland's autonomous Aland islands, Swedish
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Public interest supreme, UK tells Monsanto
The British Environment Minsiter, Mr. Michael Meacher warned genetic food manufacturers on Saturday he would not be pressured into "riding rough-shod" over safety procedures desinged to protect the
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Goodcare Pharma plans organic herbs project
Goodcare Pharma Pvt Ltd, a Baidyanath Group Company, in an attempt to cater to the paucity of herbs that would arise in the next two decades and to tap the growing market for lifestyle products,
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Free trade agenda may aggravate poverty
The globalisation of economy embarked upon in India may aggravate poverty and increase the supply of child labour in the market, if it affects the income distribution in an adverse fashion. This
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Focus on privatisation of solid waste management
Given the growing enviornmental concern, privatising Solid Waste management(SWM) has come to occupy prominence on Government policy menus. The aim is to evolve smaller and decentralised private
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HIV in 180 Russian soldiers
Some 180 Russian troops, including 20 officers, have tested positive for HIV, the virus that caused AIDS. The figures show that 98 of the troops became infected when they shared an intravenous
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Eco-friendly drying system developed
An eco-friendly and energy efficient industrial drying system has been developed using radio frequency(RF) by the scientists of the Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research
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Flood victims face starvation
Bangladesh relief officials today struggled to deliver food supplies to flood victims facing starvation in remote ares of eastern Comilla district, officials
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Stick-on bindi may cause skin disorder
A study carried out by B.N. Gupta, who heads the dermal toxicology laboratory at Industrial Toxicology Research centre (ITRC), found adding chemicals like para-tertiary butyl phenol, mercury-rich
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Korea's first locally developed drug gets KFDA approval
In a landmark event for the nation's 100-year-old pharmaceutical industry, a locally developed new anti-cancer drug has obtained approval from the Korean Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) for the
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Rowdy protesters jam city over UN Jabiluka decision
Trams and traffic were disrupted in the city yesterday as 300 protesters marched through the streets in a noisy demonstration against the Jabiluka uranium mine. Speakers told the rally outside the
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Govt plan to label GM products under fire
There are many hurdles to the implementation of a plan recently drafted by Japan's Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry that would require manufacturers of foods produced
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De Beers gives $2.7 m
De Beers, the international diamond company, has joined the campaign by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to rid the world of polio by the end of 2000- the first such alliance between the United
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Soil resources map released
The soil resources map of Madhya Pradesh was released recently. The map has been produced jointly by the National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (ICAR), Nagpur and the State Department
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Career women get a baby 'deadline'
A revolutionary fertility test may soon resolve the dilemma facing millions of women :Can they wait to have babies while they pursue a career or will they run out of time to conceive? The technique
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Uni Style goes green with enviro club
Uni Style Images Pvt Ltd, a Rs 6-crore company in branded premium casual wear, has started an enviro club with a view to enhance corporate awareness on a clean environment, a company official said.
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Row over 'killer' tracks in elephant park
The Union ministry of environment has locked horns with the railway ministry over a stretch of railtracks that cut through the Rajaji National Park on the Delhi-Dehradun route. The park is home to
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BNHS hails Goa's creation of two new wildlife sanctuaries
The Bombay Natural History Society has hailed Goa's recent move to create two new wildlife sanctuaries, thereby legally protecting the rainforests of its Western Gahts in Toto. One June 9, the last