No final frontier
The Universe may be expanding
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Partial verdict
WHO endorses GM crops, overlooks negative reports
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Air Quality & Mobility
<div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/country/bangladesh/airquality_hl.jpg" /></div> <p class="rtejustify">Bangladesh is among the least developed agrarian nations in the region, although since its creation in 1971 there has been some growth in its industrial sector. Air pollution and congestion has emerged as a leading concern, especially in major urban areas like Dhaka, with its large fleet of diesel-powerd vehicles. The problem is exacerbated by unplanned industrial expansion and poor transport infrastructure.</p>
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High radioactive toxicity
Scientists have detected an overload of radioactive compounds in the flyash in villages surrounding the 1,260 megawatt Kolaghat Thermal Power Station in West Bengal's Midnapur district. In
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Fun time for fungi
Fungal infections stalk the corridors hospitals in the Capital
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Sleuthing for carcinogens
YET another clue has been found which might help unravel the mystery surrounding cancer. Three chemists, working at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, us, have discovered how nitrosamines --
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Charges of poisoning
Using automobile batteries both Indian and foreign, Clandestine lead smelting units near the Delhi border have played havoc with the health of villagers
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UNITED NATIONS
The world's leading environmental thinkers drawn from government, business and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have created a blueprint for future joint action to foster global environmental
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MONEYMAKERS
AYURVEDIC CONCEPT: The Himalayan Drug Company (HDC) has launched its nternational range of ayurvedic health and personal care products in India. The product is branded as ayurvedic Concept'.
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The battle continues...
it is showdown time once again in Europe as uk channelises efforts towards reneging its promise of culling more than 125,000 cattle heads, touted as the only measure to reduce the risk of
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In the future...
...only stringent and serious measures can control further rise in pollution
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Is social sector revenue or capital expenditure?
THE centre's commitment to targets stipulated by the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003, threatens to set it on a collision course with states. The matter at hand is funding social
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Confining cancer
Scientists have found a gene that checks the spread of prostate cancer to other parts of the body
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Path of destruction
a large tract of central America's remaining rainforest is under threat from a road in the remote south of Belize. The construction of the road might lead to the clearing of the entire forest
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EU regulation bans six toxic chemicals in household gadgets
EU frames stringent rules against toxic chemicals
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Safe food?
The draft bill promises to be transparent. Yet, the Food Authority has a lot of discretion in this respect
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Endangered
THE Asian tigers are imperilled; the booming economies of Asia are facing imminent collapse due to the threat of an AIDS epidemic. Medical experts, academics and social workers attending the
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X ray overdose
Operators of X-ray machines and patients in India may be vulnerable to unnecessary radiation overexposure. This was revealed by A Gopalakrishnan, chairperson of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board
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Brave attempt at a health policy
At the end of day, the biggest <br>problem is the lack of public pressure.<br>Indian people think very little about<br> their health till they fall ill <br>
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Devil in the diesel
People living in polluted and already unhealthy cities like Delhi must remember that this diesel boom will only make breathing more difficult