Crackdown on polluting autos
The Chennai city traffic police have decided to involve section 190(2) of the M.V. Act in order to curb the menace of noise pollution caused by autorickshaws, from May
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Nearly 80 per cent of the labourers engaged in Rajasthan drought relief works are women
They are the bright spots on Rajasthan's drought weary landscape female labourers cracking jokes in 45 degree Celsius temperatures, reports UNI. According to officials, nearly 60-80 per cent of the
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WHO warns floods in China may boost spread of Sars
The World Health Organisation has warned that serious flooding in southern and central China could fuel the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) while undermining the ability of local
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Russia rules out WTO membership this year
Russia formally ruled out joining the World Trade Organisation this year, deadling a blow to hopes for its tighter integration into the global economy in the run
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Promising results for new Genentech cancer drug
A drug that starves tumors of oxygen and nutrients has prolonged the lives of patients with colorectal cancer in a clinical trial, providing what doctors say is the first convincing validation of a
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Think before you throw
A few months ago, we were told that the littering and dirtying of public places was to become an offence. The law passed by the Delhi High Court stated that mobile courts would move around the city
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Doctors win battle of the brain bulge
By patching up a burst blood vessel in a 68-year-old patient's brain with a novel metallic device on Tuesday, New-York based Dr Arani Bose and interventional neuro-radiologists of the KEM Hospital
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Heat taking a toll on health of Rajkotians
As a result of severe heat wave conditions in the entire Saurashtra region, over 4,000 people have been affected by dysentery here.While Rajkot city registered 499 cases of dysentery, the number
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Monsanto plans independent survey on Bt cotton
Monsanto Biotech (India) Ltd (MMBL) is planning to conduct a survey by an independent agency to assess the performance of its Bt cotton that was expected to be cultivated in an extent of 6-7 lakh
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Forest force to be equipped to combat poachers, smugglers
The Assam State Forest Department has prepared a scheme to increase the combat efficiency of the Assam Forest Protection Force in order to enable it to face the growing challenges in the reserve
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Drought stalks State third year in a row
Karnataka is going to be hit by as high as a 60 percent deficit in raingall this years, the Indian meteorological Department (IMD) has warned the State Governemnt, which is an indication that the
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Delhi receives clean cities award
Delhi received the US department of energy's first Clean Cities International Partner of the Year Award for its
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State to be free of child labour by 2007
The State Government has decided to make Karnataka a 'child labourless State' by 2007. To achieve this objective, all support and co-operation was needded to end the child labour menace, said S.
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SARS not losing power over time
Disease experts said the SARS virus appears to be just as hardy in its 15th victim as its first one, suggesting its ability to spread isn't weakening. The virus' robust nature indicates it is
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25 officials to crack down on smokers
The Tamil Nadu state government has empowered 25 officials, including school headmasters, to act against those found smoking or chewing and spitting tobacco products in public places. A notification
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Forests, water resources under threat: minister
Natural resources especially water and forests in Pakistan are under threat and if these resources are not managed properly, there will be a serious crisis in future. This was stated by Minister of
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People urged to keep check on polluters
While government agencies are still in the process of their capacity-building and addressing the weak areas of environmental legislation, it is the citizen who can stand out against polluters and
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Buried hanford nuclear waste fires fed-state clash
Nuclear cleanup work at the U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Nuclear Reservation has resumed after a state order halted some operations, but at the same time an uneasy dispute between the state of
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Earth's vital signs show the pain of poverty
An examination of Earth's "vital signs" reveals alarming trends of poverty, disease and environmental decline that threaten global stability, according to the Worldwatch Institute's annual report on
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Sars virus 'came from outer space'
It is not surprising that the World Health Organisation has had trouble fighting the Sars virus. According to one academic, it has probably came from out of this world. Professor Chandra