Phase 1 trial finds AIDS vaccine safe
Pune Peliminery findings of phase I AIDS vaccine trial, under way at Pune
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Finmin opposes plans to put curbs on FDI in pharma sector
Deepshikha Sikarwar NEW DELHI THE finance ministry has redflagged a move to impose curbs on foreign direct investment in the pharmaceutical sector.
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Dam threat to Gangetic dolphins
Dibrugarh, Oct.
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States new formula: shift airport a little south
Mumbai NAVI MUMBAI Less land for commercialisation, consultants say can do without diverting Gadhi The state government is prepared to shift the proposed Navi Mumbai airport a little to the south, although this would leave less land available for commercial projects such as a hotel. The shift would involve the non-aeronautical components without a compromise on the aeronautical aspects.
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Official lists benefits of bamboo - Workshop in Dhubri to encourage traders
Dhubri, Oct. 5: Bamboo farming and industry is set to bring sea change in the economy of lower Assam districts, known for jute production. Speaking at a workshop, organised under the National Bamboo Mission at Pramothesh Chandra Barua auditorium in Dhubri today, the conservator of forests, lower Assam social forestry circle, S.K.
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For Pedder Road flyover, MoEF wants state to hold public hearing
Mumbai The Ministry of Environment and Forests has asked the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) to conduct a public hearing on the likely environmental impact of the proposed Pedder Road flyover. The state has stressed the 4.2-km flyover as a quick solution to congestion while the Worli-Haji Ali Sea Link is being built.
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HC ban on sand dredging has hit projects: builders
Mumbai In the wake of recent Bombay High Court order imposing a state-wide ban on sand extraction from river-beds, developers in Mumbai have asked the state government to allow them more time to switch to some other alternative means. The Builders
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20 years on, canal to get green light
Jamshedpur, Oct.
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Activists decry India-EU IPR talks
Free Trade Deal Will Cut Govt
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Nasa to keep an eye on Himalayas
Kathmandu: A new system that will allow scientists to monitor the impact of climate change in the Himalayas using images from Nasa satellites was launched in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu on Tuesday. Experts say Himalayan glaciers are melting at an alarming rate, threatening to bring floods and later drought to the region.
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Thinnest material ever fetches physics Nobel
Stockholm: Two Russianborn scientists shared the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for
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Toxic mud spill kills 4 in Hungary
Budapest: Hungary declared a state of emergency on Tuesday after a toxic mud spill killed four people and injured 120 in what officials described as Hungary
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Confusion prevails over diagnostic tests for dengue
LUCKNOW: Even as around three dozen more suspected dengue cases, including around 12 in government hospitals, were reported in the city on Tuesday, confusion prevailed over the diagnostic test for confirmation of the disease. While the Trauma Centre, medicine ward and the paediatrics emergency ward of Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University (CSMMU) was overburdened with the patients, sev
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State panel on sand mining has only netas
MUMBAI: The state government has set up a ministerial cabinet sub-committee to frame a revised comprehensive policy on sand extraction in Maharashtra. Ironically, not a single expert from the field or environmentalists have been included in the government panel. The six member cabinet sub-committee announced by the state government will be headed by revenue minister Narayan Rane.
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Say bye to bumpy rickshaw ride
Eco-friendly, safe rickshaws to ply on Amritsar roads Amritsar: A quiet revolution is in the offing for users of public transport in the holy city of Amritsar. Unsafe cycle rickshaws will soon be replaced by specially designed eco-friendly cycle rickshaws, thanks to the state Tourism Department
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Panel to fix onus in DU radiation case
Even as the semester row continues between the Delhi University administration and teachers' association, the Executive Committee (EC) of the university yesterday decided to institute a three-member panel to fix blame in the case of radiation exposure in April. The move came after the EC discussed the report of a university-instituted enquiry on the disposal of radioactive material from its che
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Now, head constable can issue challan for littering plastic
Dharamsala: Next time if you are on trip to any Himachal hill station and found spreading plastic packing in unspecified areas, you could be challaned. To enforce ban on plastics strictly, the state government has decided to delegate powers for imposing fine for spreading plastic litter up to the level of head constables.
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River beds to be cleaned within 24 hours of immersion
The river bed as well as the banks of the Ganga stretching from Jalangi to Diamond Harbour is to be cleaned up of all debris within 24 hours after the immersion of images of Goddess Durga, the Division Bench of Justice Pinaki Ghosh and Justice Shukla Kabir Sinha held today.