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700 million gallons of sewage in Yamuna daily
Environmentalists have expressed concern over the failure of the government agencies of identifying disposal sites and acquiring methods to dispose hazardous wastes.Mr Vijay Panjwani, president
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New plan to protect wildlife mooted
The World Wide Fund for Nature India is luanching a new initiative to protect wildlife in the country in collaboration with the Nehru Yuvak Kendra Sanghatan, which has an extensive outreach of
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Taller eyesores, lesser greenery to mar city
If Delhi is a living nightmare, the Master Plan 2021, may resolve all that. The authors of the revised Plan seek to remove any vestige of "guilt" by legalising what is already in blatant practice.
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Self-repairing material developed
Researchers have developed the first material that automatically repairs itself, offering a potential way of fixing the hairline cracks that develop in the space-age composites used in everything
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Rhodondendron forest area needs conservation
More than 28 species of rhododendron flower to be found in the Milke area od Tehrathum, Sankhuasabha and Taplejung districts of Nepal are not being properly protected. People's representives,
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Fashion glossy will pull out ad on snake skin items
A mumbai-based fashion glossy, Hurley's, has apologised and agreed to withdraw an advertisement from its latest edition which encourages people to buy snake skin items, which is banned under law. The
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Tea planters, scientists interact
A two-day biennial Joint Area Scientific seminar, organised at Tocklai Experimental Station, Jorhat which concluded on Saturday, was the apt forum for close ineraction between tea planters and
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EU approves mad cow budget and warns of financing cap
European Union finace ministers approved a $899 million budget for fighting mad cow disease and warned they would not pitch in any more money if the funds proved
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Ridleys return to base after 2 yrs
Wildlife enthusiasts are hopeful of "aribada" or mass nesting of endangered Olive Ridley turtles taking place on the Orissa coast after a lapse of two years, following reports of around 7,000 turtles
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India to extend TB cure programme
India has decided to extend the DOTS programme to combat tuberculosis and to check the spread of the disease in the country, The next phase of the Direct Observation Treatment Short course programme
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Health authorities heighten vigilance against epidemics
Health authorities in South Korea have been put on heightened alert for contagious diseases, as early infection rates for this year have already surpassed that of last year. According to the Health
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Malaysia fights mystery virus
Thailand and Singapore have sealed their borders to the entry of pigs from Malaysia where troops are slaughtering hundreds of thousands of swine in an attempt to stop the spread of a virus that has
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Govt urged to allow log concessions
The head of Thailand's Forestry Department has proposed giving concessions to companies to develop degraded forests, arguing it would stem encroachment and generate income for the state. Plodprasop
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British diagnosis of Ayurveda leaves Government with hiccups
India House in London is seething over what is seen as a big snub to Indian medicine by Britain. The House of Lords' Select Committee on Science and Technology, in its sixth report, recently
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Squads seal 95 units in north-western Delhi
Squads sealed over 95 units when sealing operations began in the north western Delhi where 658 factories were inspected. No violent incidents were reported from anywhere in the Capital.The entire
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U.N. to redouble efforts in Orissa's coastal dts.
The United Nations will redouble its efforts in reducing vulnerabilities of the most disadvantaged communities in the disaster-prone coastal districts of Orissa, the UN Under-Secretary General and
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Drought forces birds to leave Pong sanctuary
The drought-like condition in and around the Pong bird sanctuary has forced a majority of the migratory birds to leave the wetland early this
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Cipla offers low cost AIDS drug
The Mumbai-based Cipla has offered to supply its 'triple therapy drug cocktails' to a doctor's group working in Africa for the treatmet of Acquired Immuno Deficiency
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Group of CEOs proposes shift in U.S. environmental policy
A business group is calling for a shift in U.S. environmental policy away from tracking industrial compliance with regulations and toward a program of market incentives for cutting