Tihar prisoners recycle life gone waste
On an average 300 gms to 500 gms of solid wastes are generated by each person daily in the major urban centres of the country. The collection and disposal of this garbage presents a major problem for
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Delhi Jal Board puts blame on poor drainage
Unauthorised colonies, jhuggi clusters and regularised colonies house about 30 to 40 per cent of Delhi's population and account for most of the 250 million gallons of untreated waste water released
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Biggest polluters must curb greenhouse gas emissions
The Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee hit out at developed countries for not doing enough to take forward the movement for sustainable development and emphasised that removal of poverty should be
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Stroke risk is higher for shorter people
Short men are at an increased risk of death from stroke compared with their taller peers the same age, Israeli investigators reported on Friday at the American Stroke Association's 27th International
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Students fight to save the environment
The saplings in jute bags swinging from every arm at the meeting of Eco clubs of Delhi schools organised by the city government on Friday sent a clear message-say yes to trees and no to plastic bags.
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Taps freeze in Shimla
Most of the residents of the Shimla town remained indoors huddled near heaters today as the temperature hovered around sub zero through out the day, but tourists had a gala time in snow. Taps in many
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Fishing for success
Andhra Pradesh is setting up a Rs 6.4 crore fishing harbour at Machilipatnam in Krishna district. To be ready by the end of September, the harbour is slated to benefit 10,000 active fishermen. The
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Infants can learn sounds during sleep
Babies as young as two or three days old can be taught to distinguish similar vowel sounds while they are asleep, Finnish researchers have said.
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Oil spill in New Zealand
Thick black oil coated the main beach of Gisborne in New Zealand on Saturday as up to 40 metric tons of fuel from a breached tank of a grounded cargo ship washed
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Elephants kill 3 in Bangla
Wild elephants went on a rampage in southeastern Bangladesh and killed three people, including tow children, a new report said on
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States told to speed up mining sector reforms
The Union Minister of State for Coal and Mines, Mr. Ravishankar Prasad, on Sunday called upon the State Governments to change their mindsets and expedite the implementation of reforms process in the
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Residents flee as floods return to Jakarta
Fear and distress were not the order of the day for thousands of flood victims forced to return to temporary shelters after flood waters again inundated residential areas on Saturday. Frightened
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Study calculates smoking risks
The mortality rate of male smokers who died from mainly cancer-related causes was 1.6 times higher than nonsmoking males, indicating that not smoking could have prevented one in five of those deaths,
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Scientists report initial success with a blood test for ovarian cancer
Researchers are reporting that they have taken the first step toward developing a reliable blood test for ovarian cancer, including cases that are still early enough to be curable. A means of early
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Now surgery can be done without donors
The days when trauma patients had to wait anxiously for a matching blood group before undergoing surgery may soon be gone. They now have the option of getting their own blood recycled and used during
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Focus on growth in 2002
The base year for the Tenth Plan with its ambitious target of 8 per cent per annum has been weakened by industrial stagnation and the negative effects of the global economic slowdown. Reducing the
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Fires threaten Chile's native forests, reserves
Forest fires raged out of control in southern Chile, ravaging prized native forests and nature reserves in what the government said was the worst disaster to hit the popular tourism zone in several
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Forest gain
The World Bank has sanctioned a soft loan of Rs 300 crore to the Chattisgarh government for non-destructive forest management in the new state. The soft loan, involving a grant of 30 per cent, will
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Aids goes on to Manipur manifestos
Manipur politicians have embarked upon an innovative style of campaigning, though not entirely for political ends. With a rise in the number of HIV infected AIDS patients, drug addicts and sex
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Ministry, panel lock horns over population fund money
Over a year after the government announced the setting up of a National Population Stabilisation Fund with a corpus of Rs 100 crore, the health ministry and the National Commission on Population are