A billowing problem
Promoting cigarette smoking and refusing to accept its resultant health hazards is but sheer avarice on the part of our politicians as well as the tobacco industry
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Heading for a burnout
Increased incomes, innovative financing schemes, short-sighted policies and wasteful attitudes have led to an enormous amount of energy being squandered
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Pesticide peril
An Austrian report calls for a ban on the pesticide lindane
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'I know what my body needs'
I AM just sincere. I also lead a very disciplined life, in every sense .My workout schedule depends on the time. In the off-season, I spend a little more time working out, because if I work hard to
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All in the blood
In the wake of the frightening revelation that infected blood was supplied to 10 city hospitals in Bombay between February 1992 and July 1994, by the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), Bombay -a
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Waking up to old ways
Organic farming has found favour with agriculture officials and scientists.
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Striking out strokes
The discovery of a new drug, TPA, provides succour to hapless nervous stroke victims. Most importantly, the drug helps in arresting serious and irreparable brain damage and gives stroke victims a new lease on life
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Pakistan State of Environment Report: The Monthly Overview, March, 2014
<p>The Pakistan government has imposed a ban on manufacturing of import, sale and use of non-degradable plastic bags and other products in federal capital. Read more in this March 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Pakistan.</p>
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Tomato trump card
Engineered fruit and vegetables probably hold the key to a healthier future
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Water guardians
The fourth estate joins hand with civil society to check water pollution
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The Method Behind The Madness
When the official system learns to loot the official treasury, it also targets the natural estate, the biggest property of the modern state. Good environmental management demands effective regulation to bring about a balance between environment and develo
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CYBERBABU OF HYDERABAD
Chandrababu Naidu ia known more for his obsession with technology and computers. Little is known about his watershed mission
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Just sweat it out
Exercise helps cut down the risk of breast cancer
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The return of leather weather
AMONG the many perishable theories that poured out of the minds of management gurus was the notion of sunrise and sunset industries. Beyond the phase of maturity, the prophets laid down, industries
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Opium dreams lull most youth in UP district
Opium and its derivatives hold almost complete sway over the lives of most of the youth of Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur district, where the Union government's opium factory is also located.
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Roach trouble
Researchers establish that exposure to cockroach allergen is a major cause of asthma in children
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Unveiling the past
People are now realising that the solutions to many modern problems lie buried somewhere in our traditional sciences
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Double whammy
Adulteration of milk is not a new problem in the town of Bulandshahar in western Uttar Pradesh (UP). However, it is leading to another type of slow poisoning. Local people complain that dairies
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Molecular solutions
Nurr 1, a key harmonal protein, might lead to a therapy for Parkison's disease
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Understanding stress
Stress related diseases like heart attacks are becoming common. Science is trying to understand how the human body copes with stress