Tobacco free initiatives in India
The recent tabling of the Tobacco Products Bill (Prohibition of Advetisement and regulation) in Parliament is a vital step in protecting consumers from the consequences of tobacco related illness.
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OECD report on Chinese agriculture
China's probable accession to the World Trade Organisation will require major policy adjustments, notably in agriculture, the OECD has said. The change in China's import barriers alone is not
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Premier honors malaria researcher
James Beeson saw the effects of malaria first hand when he spent months working in a refugee camp in Thailand. He returned to Melbourne determined to complete his PhD on the effects of malaria on
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'Australian kids fattest in the world'
Australian children are now among the world's fattest because of lack of exercise and fried food from hamburger chains, according to authors of a new study published today. The country with a
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Illegal felling ot trees rampant
Madhya Pradesh Forest Development Corporation has violated the orders of Supreme Court and has carried out the illegal felling of thousand of trees in the forest region, alleged by Ekta Parishad.
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Nevada moves to allow medical marijuana
State lawmakers in Nevada voted today to legalize marijuana for medical purposes and relax penalties for possession of the drug.The vote by the Assembly puts the state on a potential collision course
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Quest for AIDS vaccine rises from ashes of dashed hopes
Seventeen years have passed since US officials and a prominent scientist, in a moment of wishful thinking that they will never live down, stood up at a news conference and announced that an AIDS
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Asia avodis deep end of power pool
California fever is coming to Asia. But the blackouts and brownouts plaguing much of the largest state in the continental U.S. won't hit most parts of the region. Here, as governments take note of
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Variety in Plastic
Ban plastic bags, " scream newspaper headlines at regular intervals. The NCT government has categorised the processing and production of plastic products under "Orange", which is supported to be a
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Film leads to ban on killing of whale sharks
The slaughter of whale sharks on the Indian coastline has been banned--thanks to the award winning film "Shores of Silence-Whale Sharks in India' by wildlife film-maker Mike H Pandey, and the
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Extension of health project sought
The West Bengal government has sought a two-year extension of the World Bank-funded West Bengal Health System Development Project after laxity in implementation during the initial years hindered
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Sick planet cries for a breath of fresh air
The more we prosper, the more we pollute. Driving home the message, a new publication by the Worldwatch Institute says that while we're eating more meat, drinking more coffee, popping more pills,
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Green ratings must run deep
This paper has reported a survey done by the Tata Energy Research Institute (Teri) which says that the majority of 48 big companies in this country merely pay lip service to environmental standards.
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The river water is clean till it reaches Wazirabad
The journey of the Yamuna from the Tajewala barrage in Haryana to village Palla in elhi is one of struggle. Simply because the river loses all its water at Tajewala and still manages to meander into
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Grape cultivation in Punjab rises
Thanks to introduction of the Israeli technique for production of quality fruit, there has been a gradual increase of area under grapes cultivation in Punjab for the past few
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First electric car launched in Bangalore
Reva Electric Car Company (RECC), a member of the Maini group, today launched REVA, the country's first "electric car" in Bangalore. Specially built to suit the requirements of city driving in India,
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Reconstructing Kutch
The Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee's announcement of a five-year excise duty holiday for industries based in Gujarat's earthquake-ravaged Kutch region, though high on symbolism, is to be
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Sonia writes to PM on Ganga Action Plan
The Congress President, Mrs. Sonia Gandhi, today asked the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, to set up an independent committee to examine the second phase proposals of the Ganga Action Plan
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WHO urges countries to prevent a tobacco epidemic among women and girls
If countries don't implement serious measures soon, tobacco-related deaths among women are going to increase substantially. Exposure to second-hand smoke and aggressive tobacco marketing and
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Environment: the story remains unaltered
Be it in the North or the South, East or West, the life support systems - land, water and air - are continuously dwidling. The otherwise invaluable assets such as population, industry and commerce