Taming Ghaggar to benefit Punjab, Haryana
The Ghaggar, an inter-state non-perennial river, has emerged as a major pollutant. This problem concerns Punjab as much as it does Haryana and after originating in Himachal flows to Rajastan. Punjab
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Order to shift 44 tanneries to Perundurai SIPCOT
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control board District Engineer Kamaraj has said all 44 tannery units in and around Erode town have been directed to be shifted to SIPCOT Industrial Growth Centre at Perundurai
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'Plastic useful'
Addressing the 15th AGM of All Indian Federation of Plastic Industries, The Union Minister of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation, Annath Kumar stresssed the necessity to educate the masses
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AP Transco will not target ryots: CM
The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, has assured the farming community that the AP Transco authorities would not resort to forcible collection of power dues in view of the
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'Biotech an effective tool in controlling pollution'
With environmental protection becoming a global concern, the chemical industry the world over seems determined to re-examine conventional methodologies. It is seeking ways of developing and applying
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Hospitals comply with PCB order
Recalcitrant hospitals not taking satisfactory steps for safe disposal of bio-medical wastes have finally fallen in line. Contrary to the scenario that existed till a year ago, more than 2,000
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Plea against amendment to Noise Rules admitted
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court today admitted a writ petition challenging the amendment on the Noise Rules, 2002, which permits use of loud speakers during night. The study conducted by
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National seminar on role of architects for earthquakes
A 3-day national seminar on 'multisectorial role of architects and engineers for earthquake disaster' would be organised by School of Architecture, IPS Academy at School campus from December 26 under
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'National conservation day' observed
The Directorate of Environment and Remote Sensing observed 'National Conservation Day' at Tiny scholars 10+2 school, Trikuta Nagar. Ripu Daman Sharma Environmental Soil Conservation and Remote
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Trade talks on low-cost drugs fail
The World Trade Organization has filed to break a yearlong deadlock over providing impoverished countries with access to lifesaving medicine, but the United States has pledged that until a deal is
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UN grant recognized Haiti's innovations in AIDS fight
Dr Jean Pape has found enough hope to confront one of the world's highest AIDS rates in Haiti, one of the worst outside Africa, by nimbly adapting his medical techniques to the country's political
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Children exposed to serious health hazards
Doctors, physicians and medical consultants, participating in a meeting in Karachi (Pakistan) have expressed their serious concern over a wide range of environmental hazards that are posing a threat
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Report: Dust kicked up on 9/11 attack was less toxic than thought
Scientists say the thick layer of irritating dust that blanketed lower Manhattan after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks probably will not cause alarming increases in cancer, emphysema and other serious
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Many keep smoking despite chronic illness, warnings
Millions of Americans, including many with chronic lung and other ailments, continue smoking despite warnings from their physicians. Some 38% of people with the chronic lung disease emphysema still
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Bangladesh bans tobacco ads on prime time
Bangladesh has banned private television from running tobacco advertisements during prime time as the country tries to cut down on smoking, officials said on Tuesday. The networks will no longer be
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US firms plan diabetes thrust
Five nationally known companies will roll out a diabetes programme in 2003 modelled after a successful initiative in Asheville, North Carolina, where specially trained pharmacists have played an
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On guard against arsenic panic
Sometime in the mid-November this year, New Scientist wrote that 35 million people of Bangladesh regularly drink water from tube wells contaminated by arsenic from underground sediments. Thousands
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Vaccine security at risk
Developing countries are going to suffer a serious setback due to inadequate supply of vaccines for children. While efforts should be made to maintain adequate production and supply of all vaccines
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Patent rules come as bitter pill for drug cos
The department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP) has finalised the Patent Rules 2002 and referred them to the law ministry for ratification. The rules fail to modify the provision of
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DGCI cracks down on Cipla's Montair Plus
The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has directed the state drug authority of Silvassa to suspend the license for the manufacture of Montair Plus, a fixed dose combination of montelukast and