Karanataka to convene all-party meet on SC verdict
The Karnataka government will convene an all-party meeting in the next few days to discuss the situation arising out of the apex court's verdict against the release of the 51 Tada detainees. The
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Farmers, wildlife staff lock horns
A fresh move of the wildlife staff to prevent encroachments inside the Harike bird sanctuary in Ferozepore, has evoked protests from a section of local farmers, who have been tilling the land inside
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30,000 birds arrive at Harike wetland
Approximately 30,000 migratory birds have arrived at the Harike wetland lake that has been cleared of 1.25 lakh tonnes of water hyacinth by the Army. The bird count is almost thrice the estimated
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Court upholds $145-b in tobacco damages
A Florida judge on Monday upheld a jury's award of a record &145 billion in punitive damages against leading US companies in a class action lawsuit brought by sick smokers in Florida, setting the
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Common cold drugs
Unsafe in US, OK here: Popping a pill to stave off a cold may not be good for your brain. That's what prompted US Food and Drug Administration to ban cold and cough drugs that contain
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Illegal zoo near Mumbai, 60 animals seized
In one of the largest seizures of endangered animals in the state, wildlife officials yesterday seized 60 birds and animals which were being held captive in a private and illegal zoo adjoining the
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Inset 2B abandoned, announces Isro
Indian Space research Organisation(ISRO) on Monday formally announced abandoning its communications satellite Insat 2B.The satellites services were withdrawn after it repeatedly lost 'earth
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Landslides kill 52 in Indonesia
Landslides after days a heavy rain have buried houses in 14 villages in central Java, killing 52 people and injuring 19
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Biochemists, pharma major tie up
Biochemists are lying up with a pharmaceutical company for the first time in Indian to conduct genomic research. As part of its Functional Genomics programme launched in mid-1997, the Delhi based
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Dispute over award of contract for AIDS test kits
The government's decision to buy the entire coutry's need of 3.5 HIV million test kits (worth Rs 8 crore) for the blood banks, and 500 units of "Elisa" equipment (worth Rs 15 crore) for "reading" the
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Environment management plan for Greater Guwahati mooted
Environmental engineers, meeting in the city for a national convention, have recommended an 'environment management plan' for greater Guwahati encompassing the various problems such as drainage
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From solar houses in remote South Africa to high-efficiency motors in Brazil, the CTI award winners cover the globel
The Climate Technology Initiative's Awards Programme recognises outstanding achievements in the deployment of climate-friendly technologies. An awards ceremony on 21 November in The Hague,
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Dead brains spark new life
Scientists have coaxed new life out of dead brains. It turns out that even cadavers can supply the incredibly versatile brain stem cells - master cells which can turn into different kinds of brain
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Vietnam flood toll rises to 199 now
Deaths in the worst floods in Vietnam's Mekong Delta for decades rose to 199 on Saturday, and with waters expected to linger for months, officials said they were considering moving more evacuees to
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Dirty water is slowly swamping the Zoo
The Delhi zoo is battling one of its most serious problems - clearing waterlogged moats in animal enclosures. A poor drainage system has proved to be one of the biggest and "unsurmountable" threats
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India urged to take U.S. help in forming wildlife protection unit
A London-based environmental group has urged the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, to take assistance from the U.S. to create a special wildlife crime enforcement
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Pest attack to cut Thailand sugar crop
A pest attack in Thailand's northeastern cane growing region will probably marginally reduce Thailand's sugar production in 2001, a senior Thai sugar trade official has
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It's more than just a tale of two trees
When Sunderlal Bahuguna and his followers in the Himalayan foothills hugged pine trees to protect them from the timber mafia's axe on one could have imagined that the Chipko movement would
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Alien species throw out ecological balance
Alien species brought into Japan by humans intentionally or unintentionally such as livestock, pets and ornamental plants have become a threat to several native species and their surrounding
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France may ban beef cut from spine
The French Agriculture Ministry is considering whether to ban certain cuts of meat on the bone to elimate the possibility that "mad cow" disease could be transmitted to humans through contact with