Minister calls for awareness to mitigate pollution
The minister for Environment and Forests, Mr. Suresh Prabhu on Monday called for creating awareness of pollution problems among the masses who were both sufferers and polluters. Stressing that
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Malaria cases low in Gujarat
Incidence of Malaria has substantially declined in Gujarat this year due to proper preventive measures, according to state health minister Ashok
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HC askes pollution control board to probe complaint
The Karnataka High Court directed the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board to take action as per law against a coffee curing works in Chikmagalur
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Rice research find no takers in the developed world
With the developed countries slashing grants for rice research, Asian governments will have to step in with funds to prevent collapse of the rice recearch network and maintain food security, the Asia
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'Pig heart doctor' fights Assam govt.
Undeterred by hurdles, humiliation and even imprisonment in his home state of Assam, the heart surgeon who for the first time in the country transplanted a pig's heart, lung and kidney into a human
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Relief for states on medical wastes
The Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998 are to be amended to allow more time to states and Union territores to set up designated authorites for implementing the rules. The
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Former servicemen involved in trans-border poaching
Gallant gurkhas, known for their valour, are now reportedly stripping the country's verdant and protected Terai forests along the Indo-Nepal border in collusion with other Nepalese poachers.
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Greenpeace claims victory in Japanese whaling protest
After more than 28 hours Greenpeace activists are claiming victory in their peaceful protest to prevent the departure of the Japanese whale catcher Kyo Maru No 1 and the whaling factory ship Nisshin
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South Asian experts seek region help to save tigers
South Asian environmental experts and officials met in Nepal to discuss ways for regional cooperation to save the endangered tiger. Some 60 environmental experts and officials from Bhutan, India,
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Eli Lilly's new drug for diabetes
Eli Lilly Ranbaxy Ltd. has gone one stop forward in providing better management of insulin-dependent diabetes, a rapidly growing health problem in India, with its new product -
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Monkey park
The first monkey park to provide sanctuary status and facilities to five rare species of non-human primates will be set up in the Borajan Reserve Forest of Assam, according to S M Mohnot, project
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Spare parts kit for human body?
Human embyonic stem cells- have been isolated for the first time and scientists last week promised the US congress that they would soon be able to mimic parts of the nature's programme in the
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Astronauts reluctantly close shop
After only a day inside, Endeavour's astronauts turned off the lights and closed the doors of the new international space station for its release this weekend from the shuttle. "We sure wish we had
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Thailand goes back to the farm
With the manufacturing and financial sectors reeling under a crisis, the Thai government is banking on agriculture to provide jobs and restore incomes. "Agriculture has suddenly become an attractive
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Ill-equipped, Vadodara sits on tinder-box
For a place which has such a high concentration of chemical and petrochemical industries, Vadodara is ill-equipped so far as fire management is concerned, feel fire experts. The need of the day is a
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Is Asia headed for a food crisis?
In a recent report, the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has stated that the rate of growth of rice production, which fell substantially in the 1980s, continues to decline in the 1990s.
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US tobacco industry asked to pay $8.2b
An arbitration panel has ruled that US cigarettle makers must pay a record $8.2 billion in legal fees to lawyers who represented Florida, Texas and Mississippi in suits over health care cost. Though
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Green trees felled on flimsy pretext
In spite of the complete ban imposed by the Supreme Court, felling of green trees is continuing in Himachal Pradesh surreptiously. Investigations have been marking healthy green trees for felling
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MCD to take only biodegradable waste
Delhiites will, very soon have to think before dumping just about anything into their garbage bins. Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to accept only biodegradable waste from
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Key molecule for asthma symptoms
In a discovery that may lead to new drugs, researchers have identified a molecule that has a crucial role in causing asthma. Two teams of scientists experimenting independently with laboratory mice