RBI to miss March 31 deadline for Y2K compliance
The Reserve Bank of India and all its branches will be Y2K compliant only by end-May 1999, missing the March 31 deadline it has set for banks and non-banking finance
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Anti-tuberculosis day to be observed today
Evan as a world is set to observe March 24 as anti-tuberculosis day, around 14 million Indian continue to suffer from this disease. Around one third of the world's TB patients are estimated to be in
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US ups stakes in beef ban row with EU
The US on Monday stepped up pressure on the European Union over trade by taking the firststeps towards imposing sanctions on European exports in retailation for the EU's ban on hormone-treated
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European ban leads fishermen to discover new use for 'sacred fish'
A couple of years ago, the whale shark was a good omen for the fishermen of Veraval. A sighting of the gigantic fish meant a good catch. Today, the whale shark which was once considered 'sacred'
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Malappuram tribals dying of hunger
Kerala House panel : The Kerala Legislative Committee for SC-ST welfare, which probed the veracity of a Malayalam daily's report on the dwindling population of the Malamuthan tribe in Malappuram
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Alkaline batteries found to be eco-friendly
The Voluntary Organisation in Interest of Consumer Education (VOICE) an NGO, has recommended that consumers resort to the use of alkaline batteries as these are more environment friendly. This
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CBI steps in, Unicef team tastes public backlash
Faced with the daunting task of identifying the "guilty" in the vitamin A poisoning case, the Assam government ordered a CBI probe into the botched programme which has led to the death of 20 children
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Endangered sea turtles
The endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles have returned to their mass nesting grounds in this sprawling beach the last rookery of the species in the world , after a gap of two year. Wildlife officials,
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Tree transplantation to replace felling
If the Delhi Forest Department has its way, trees will no longer be cut in the Capital, they will be trnasplanted. In a bid to ensure that Delhi does not loose its already "thin" tree cover, the
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25 blackbucks mauled to death
At least 25 black bucks were mauled to death by dogs in a district zoo in Bikaner on Wednesday night. The dogs reportedly barged into the zoo and killed 25 out of the 47 black bucks. The issue was
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Urban children have higher blood lead level
The first major study in six Indian cities shows more than 50 per cent of children under 12 years have lead levels in their blood significantly higher than acceptable standards. The study , reported
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Dhak tree facing extinction
Some people have started ruining the dhak trees (Khakra) from the very roots itself and using the skin of the roots of the tree for preparing ropes . The forest department has not imposed any
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Anti Polio drive begins today in city
The Delhi government is organising a special 10-day immunisation programme, starting Tuesday for those children who missed their routine immunisation as per the national immunisation schedule.
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SC favours absorption of contract labourers
The Supreme Court, in a ruling favouring lakhs of contract labourers, has held that they have a right to be absorbed in regular service after working for more than 240 days a year in an
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Milk adulteration worries Haryana
Use of oxytocin injections, a human female hormone to draw more on large scale milk from cows and buffaloes is causing grave concern to the Haryana government.
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Oxytocin injection being misused
Large-scale unauthorised trade in Oxytocin injections, used by farmers to increase milk yield of cattle, has been unearthed in Gujarat.
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Memory Plus works, claims CDRI studies
As the hype which marked the launch of Memory Plus, the Ayurveda pill claiming to enhance memory dies down, Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) is bracing itself to establish scientific
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Glaxo treatment for diabetes rejected
Glaxo Wellcome yesterday had a drug application rejected for the second time in as many months when the Medicines Control Agency refused to reintroduce Romazin, a treatment for adults who develop
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Need to involve people in waste management
As thousands of tonnes of garbage spills over landfill sites are fast becoming scarce, experts have called for "managing" the waste at source and involving the local communities in the process.
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Low-cost wireless Internet access system developed
A wireless system that provides high-speed Internet access and leaves line free to make and receive telephone calls has been devised by the Indian Institute of Technolyg (IIT), Chennai. The low-cost