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Afghans tackle iodine deficiency
In the villages of Afghanistan, they call it the sadness sickness. Some say it is the water that causes the disease. But few people in Afghanistan really know what causes a goiter, the big, bulging,
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Stop! there's a time-bomb on your plate
When The Indian Express went shopping for vegetables, it returned with an excess baggage of toxins and bacteria. Sophisticated lab tests on the vegetables, reveal the extent of unchecked
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100 houses booked in Mukherjee Nagar
More than 100 houses of Dr Mukherji Nagar, in North Delhi were challaned by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD Health Department) in the recently launched drive against dengue in the city. Each
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MCD on 24-hour dengue alert
Following the rise in number of dengue cases in the Capital, Commissioner Rakesh Mehta today informed that the MCD will take preventive measures to bring the situation under control. The MCD has set
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Rural development must for a developed India: Advani
Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani has said that the uplift of rural poor must take place side by side with advance in technology to bring India in the category of developed nations. "We need to turn
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Reliance Industries launches polyethylene pipes in Maharashtra
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) launched its polyethylene pipes in the Maharashtra market. The 'Relpipe Xflo coupled' pipes are manufactured at its Hazira plant near Surat in Gujarat. Mr Subhas
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8 killed in Orissa flash floods
Even as the low pressure system in the Bay of Bengal off the Orissa coast reportedly weakened and the fury of the rains abated in most of the coastal districts on thursday, over 15 lakh people
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Can Of Worms
Subsequent to the contaminated mineral water and cola controversies, this newspaper had editorially predicted the emergence of increased activism on the part of consumers over food safety issues.
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Flood stares at Bengal's face
A spectre of flood looms large over West Bengal after depression-induced incessant rain, tidal waves in coastal areas and release of water from barrages in Jharkhand marooned parts of six districts.
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WTO talks: India assures help to make it success
World Trade Organisation (WTO) director-general Supachai Panitchpakdi has sought India's cooperation for successful completion of the on-going WTO negotiations. In a phone call made to commerce
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This will cost us dear
Once upon a time, Hauz Khas village used to be a rich forest teeming with wild animals, especially deer. The happiness lasting till civilisation took over. In 1967, the government established a Deer
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Kashmir set to go Taj way
What do you do when you want to trash paradise? Build an amusement park, complete with duck-shaped paddle boats and crocodile-headed rotating chairs and diesel generators spewing smoke under the pine
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Landslides threaten Uttarkashi's existence
Army expeditions into the Himalayas tell us that the terrain changes even in the period between going up and coming down: Defence Minister George Fernandes at the inauguration of Virasat 2003. One of
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Cleaning Sabarmati an uphill task
Even as the Central forest and environment Minister T R Balu is going to inaugurate 1,060 lakh litres sewerage treatment plant at Pirana under the Sabarmati River Cleaning Project, the AMC is yet to
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Gutkha ban in Gujarat will now be stricter
After a prolonged delay, the Gujarat State government finally gave directions to strictly implement the ban on consuming tobacco and gutkha in public places as per the Supreme Court directions to all
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One-year ban on sand mining in Pampa river sought
The Pampa Parirakshana Samithi has sought a one year ban on sand-mining in Pampa river in Kerala from October 1 in view of the grave environment problems being faced by the river following
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Strict ban sought on plaster of paris Ganesh idols
The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti in Goa has demanded strict ban on Ganesh idols made of plaster of paris and use of chemical paitns to avoid descretion of the idols after immersion. The Samiti has also
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Betul panchayat seeks government help for preventing stream pollution
The Betul panchayat in Margao district of Goa, will approach the government to work out a solution to the occasional contamination of a stream due to discharge of fish water on the plateau. This
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Herald report on dust pollution draws mamlatdar's attention
Acting on a report in Herald, regarding the hardship caused to the Ponsamoli villagers due to bad roads and dust pollution caused by the truckers, Sanguem Executive Magistrate Agnelo Fernandes