Mass paralysis cases in 2 VDCs
Doctors have uncovered as many as 51 people in two neigbouring villages suffering from paralysis in the far western part of Nepal. Most agree that the cause of the mysterious disease is nothing but
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drought ahead: The century's worst drought last year left a trail of devastation that continues till date in some of the poorest areas of India. Amidst this scenario of continuing shortages of
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BOOT project for municipal waste disposal in Tirupur taking shape
The hosiery town of Tirupur in Tamil Nadu, which is already experimenting with the country's first private sector water project, may blaze a trail in municipal wastes disposal too under yet another
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Panchayats may get back mining rights
The Chief Minsiter, Mr.Prem Kumar Dhumal, yesterday said that in view of public interest the Himachal Pradesh government would consider restoring mining rights to panchayats in the Khaniyara slate
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Collapse of health system adds to North Korea's crisis
After nearly a decade of crisis, the human tragedy in North Korea continues to outpace and outwit relief efforts. North Koreans are less hungry than during the worst food shortages, in 1997, thanks
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Cold air reduces urban pollution
China's urban air quality has improved significantly over the past few days thanks to strong cold front gripping most of the nation, according to a report released by the China Environmental
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Y2K glitch threatens world environment
From nuclear reactor accidents to drinking water pollution, tbe computer glitches, expected in the year 2000, threaten the world with environmental and public health problems, environmental groups
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Shrinkage of forest cover a threat to animal habitats
Rapid shrinkage of forest cover is threatening to tilt the ecological balance in Assam. During the last couple of years about 147 square kilometre forest cover has disappeared in the State causing
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Kerala village focal point of AIDS awareness
The appalling succession of sixth AIDS-related death in a single family in the course of two years at Malayalapuzha village, off Pathanamthitta, in Kerala has become the focal point for AIDS
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Threats force Centre's survey team to leave Chikmagalur
Survey of forest land in Chikmaglur district has come to an abrupt end after the Survey of India team members received threats to their lives. A section of encroachers - who include powerful coffee
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Crocodile genitals is new Viagra challenge
Powdered crocodile penis appears set to rival Viagra as the wonder cure for reduced libido in Asia, according to Australian crocodile farmers reporting a rush of inquiries from optimistic Japanese
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Rs 1,000 cr for green Agra
The Uttar Pradesh government has sanctioned a Rs 1,000 crore scheme for making Agra green. The scheme includes a Taj trapezium to be built at a cost of Rs 600
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High Court to hear census case
The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether the Clinton Administration can use statistical sampling for the 2000 census. The justices will hear arguments in the case on Nov.30, a fast track that
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Rare bird species spotted in forest
A rare and endemic avian species has been sighted by a wildlife photographer in Tamil Nadu. The bird, Ceylon Frogmouth, whose presence has not been recorded in the State in the past has been found by
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Over 6,000 children vaccinated by NGO
Health Education and Literacy Project (HELP), an NGO involved in community development activities, has provided polio vaccines to a total of over six thousand children in several urban slumps in the
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Chemical industry to spend $1 billion to assess product safety
For years, the chemical industry in U.S. has argued that its products are safe, and enviornmentalists have hollered back "prove it". Today, the Chemical Manufacturers Association will announce that
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Ministers to debate global environmental agenda
The twentieth session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme, opens on Monday 1 February in Nairobi. The week-long Council meeting, a forum for the international
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Some biotech upstarts fizzle against native plants
Just being genetically engineered does not make a plant any more likely to become an invasive or persistent weed, according to a huge new decade-long study published this month in Nature. In what
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Only Bengal Tiger can survive the millennium
Medical clinics and schools in villages are his way of saving the tiger. A Chinese by birth, this Canadian geophycist decided that saving the Bengal Tiger from extinction was his calling in life. For
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Environment ministry goes on-line
Login www.nic.in/envfor on the website for any information you might want for the large number of projects that are awaiting clearance. The ministry of environment and forest has gone on-line .