Impaired hearing
India s first public hearing on the effects of a nuclear installation was a statement on how the country s nuclear establishment is run
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New drugs on the block
The development of new drugs could contain the spread of malaria
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Clean water is Stockholm's priority
Among steps undertaken by the municipally owned Stockholm Water were renovation of the waste water network, construction of a storm sewer overflow basin and measures to reduce the load on pipes and treatment plants.
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but why CNG?
Particles in diesel exhaust are toxic and can harm the foetus. Given the high levels of particulate pollution in Delhi, CNG is the cleanest option available
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BOLIVIA
Chagas' disease, a debilitating tropical scourge named after Brazilian doctor Carlos Chagas, is threatening to swamp Bolivia. Half of the nation's 3.5 million strong population is exposed to the
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Hammer of Thor
The most retrograde position, believe it or not, has been that of the ministry of environment and forests
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Nepal industrialists blame blinkered policies
Industrialists in the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal deny they are to blame for the degradation of their environment and blame it instead on the government's shortsightedness.
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Tough trial
Can Indian traditional medicines transfer their ancient efficacy to the modern era?
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Killing them softly
Dolphins, the most playful and beguiling mammals of water, are on the verge of extinction. Awareness programmes will go a long way in preserving the species
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Pills that kill
DRUGS are big money. And it is not hallucinogens or drug peddlers that are being discussed here but drug peddling by the pharmaceutical industry. In absence of a rational policy the world over, these
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better chick-pea variety: Scientists from New Delhi-based Indian Agricultural Research Institute have developed a drought-resistant variety of chick-pea. The variety, Pusa-1053, has a yield of about
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Definitive changes
The Indian Patent Act 1970 after amendments in 1999 and 2002 and the Ordinance
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"Clean air can save many lives"
CARTER BRANDON an environmental economist in the environment and natural resources division of the World Bank WB , has done considerable work in assessing the environmental and health impacts of pollution in Asian countries, including India. His
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Raiding the AIDS citadel
Genetic intervention in the AIDS virus takes researchers closer to a possible victory over 'God's wrath' of the 20th century
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Drug resistant HIV
Anti HIV drugs could soon fail
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Adani Foundation bags 3rd Annual Greentech CSR 2013 Award
<p><strong>PRESS RELEASE</strong></p> <p><strong>Chandigarh; 29 January, 2014: </strong> Adani Foundation, the CSR arm of Adani group, India’s leading infrastructure player, announced that
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Leaders in agony
A recent theory which says that the dominant animal in a pack bears the proverbial cross might lead to more systematic studies of relationships between animal behaviour and hormones
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Divided colours of genomics
WHO reports on the growing genetic divide
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Super heavy elements
Two experiments succeed in creating super heavy elements, improving our understanding of the nuclear structure