Chaliyar pollution
call to boycott Grasim products : Giving a push to the ongoing Mavur agitation, the Chaliyar Smara Samithi has announced boycott of all Grasim (Gwalior Rayons) products. At a meeting and march held
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Uncontrolled fire reduces wildlife park to ashes
An extensive ground fire of an unprecedented nature has burnt to ashes full-grown grass and small plants in over 1,000 hectares of the 264 sq km Gautala wildlife santuary in Kannad tehsil, 80 km
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A sewage drain is now called the Yamuna
The Yamuna is dying, poisoned everyday not just by factories but by the people. While factories dump effluents, people wash and throw flowers. Even the ground-water is being contaminated by the
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More funds for tannery upgrade
The leather industry will get a shot in the arm with a Rs 1,000 crore central scheme for modernisation of tanneries, which will be further boosted through a $25 million Italian line of credit being
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Europe approves new genetically modified food control
The European Union Parliament passed a measure today that establishes strict rules on genetically modified organisms, preparing to end Europe's unofficial moratorium on bioengineered seeds and food.
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Minamata victims lose appeal
The No. 3 Petty Bench of the Supreme Court in Japan on Tuesday dismissed an appeal by a group of Minamata mercury-poisoning victims and relatives of deceased victims who had accused the state and
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A natural take on fighting arthritis
A naturally occurring chemical that is sold over the counter could offer relief to people suffering the most common form of arthritis, researchers have found.A three-year study found that the
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Mad-cow danger raises fears for U.S. drug regulators
The discovery that bovine material from countries afflicted by mad-cow disease may have been used in the manufacture of American vaccines underscores how difficult it can be for U.S. federal
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Insat-2E reaches launch base in French Guyana
The Insat-2E, the multipurpose Indian satellite to be launched in April, on Monday reached its launch base Kourou in French
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Asthmatic breast milk linked to disease in children
Asthmatic mothers who breast feed their children could be increasing their risk of developing the disease, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.Breast feeding is the best nutrition for infants. It is
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Study looks at faster access to heart attack drug
Flying squads of doctors could travel with ambulance paramedics to administer drugs to heart attack patients under a study aimed at savingmore lives.The study, which involves 20 hospitals across
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Few takers for Govt's death roll of 19,000
Call it a hangover from the past, governments across the world have a tendency to conceal more information than they actually reveal. Combine this with a conservative chief minister and you will know
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Wood cuts
Illegal logging could stem the flow of aid to Indonesia-- a report.
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Researchers confirm nation free of mad cow disease
China has not detected a single case of mad cow disease or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), and there is a very slim chance that the brain-wasting epidemic will spread into China from
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Heavy rain hampers bid to contain oil spill
An oil spill stretching about one kilometre has been spotted trailing from a tanker being repaired at the Malaysia Shipyard Engineering site here yesterday. The spill was spotted by fishermen from
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Tin mining wreaks havoc in the Nigerian city
Jos is often described as Nigeria's most beautiful city. This may soon change if the area's unregulated mining activities continue for much longer. Sitting on a vast, mineral rich plateau 1000 km
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Inaction in zoo to be probed
Stray dogs on Wednesday barged into the Bikaner zoo of and mauled 25 blackbucks to death. As the species is protected under the Wildlife Act, the Rajasthan Forest Department has ordered an inquiry
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Govt to take black bulls by horns
The rising number of black bulls (nilgai) in Rajasthan has posed a great threat to crops in the State. The State government is planning to exclude the animal from Schedule 3 of the Wildlife
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Passionate plea on Forestry Day to save trees
A full-gown green tree is worth about Rs 15 lakh. The oxygen provided in its life, if produced in a factory, could cost about Rs 2.5 lakh: an amount of Rs 5 lakh would be needed to cleanse
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New approach for pollution conrol sought
The Indian Environment Protection Group (IEPG) has urged non-government organisations to change their mindset while dealing with pollution-related problems. According to IEPG, when an NGO takes a