Malaria major cause of renal failure
Malaria with a global prevalence of 400 million, with one child dying every 30 seconds, is also registered to cause acute renal failure among the patients. Prof Rashad Barsoum, head of the Nephrology
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Alarm bells ringing over UK mobile phone study
Alarm bells were ringing on Tuesday as a consumer magazine reported that hands-free kits designed to protect mobile phone users from radiation actually channelled three times more of
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U.P. to curb industrial pollution
To check river pollution by major industries, the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board is planning to make it mandatory for all industrial houses to install gadgets connecting electricity supply of
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Jailed Mexican wins environmental prize
Humble Mexicans who stand in the way of depleting the country's natural resources have often faced brutal treatment, but one such man has discovered in recent days that he has international friends
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Oil slick pollutes Congo Brazzaville beaches
Oil pollution has appeared on beaches near the Congolese oil centre of Pointe-Noire, witnesses told Reuters yesterday. A source at the regional environment office said there was an offshore slick of
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Cattle imports banned in scare
China's Ministry of Agriculture and the State Administration for Exit-Entry Inspection and Quarantine banned imports of cattle, sheep, pigs and their products from Japan and the Republic of Korea
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Cell breakthrough questioned
Critics have claimed that Monash University scientists, who have become the first in the world to grow human nerve cells from embryonic stem cells, have acted illegally.Ethicist Mr
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Environment group sees rise in elephant poaching
Elephant poaching has risen sharply since a 1997 decision to allow three southern African countries to hold one-off ivory sales, an environmental group said on Tuesday. The
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Study reveals Saemangum most popular bird habitat
The Saemangum area, where a large-scale reclamation project is currently underway, is the most frequented habitat for Korea's estimated 1.18 million migratory birds, according to a government
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Bush plans to ease rules for use of polluted land
Unveiling his first set of detailed environmental proposals since he began his US presidential campaign, Gov. George W. Bush announced a plan today to hasten the cleanup of contaminated, abandoned
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At this rate, Indian tiger may be extinct in 5 years
The Indian tiger could be extinct in five years because of illegal poaching and large-scale corruption in government and conservation circles. An investigation by the United Nations Convention on
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Yamuna polluters will be prosecuted
Launching a major drive to free Yamuna of pollution, the Delhi government today ordered that major units discharging pollutants into the river should be
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Insat-3B reaches space more
India's first third generation satellite, Insat-3B, has reached its space home as space scientists at the master control facility (MCF) at Hassan in Karnataka successfully co-located in with
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A lethal blow to US tobacco cos
In a verdict setting the stage for a potentially massive punitive damages, award, a Florida jury ruled on Friday that America's cigarette makers injured three sick smokers and awarded them a total of
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S. Korea hit by second outbreak of deadly diseases affecting livestock
South Koreas's ministry of agriculture said on Tuesday a second outbreak of a deadly disease affecting livestock was wider than first thought.After an outbreak in the town of Hongsung, 110 km
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$92m pact signed with UNICEF
The Pakistan government has signed an agreement with UNICEF on Tuesday under which the UN agency would provide US$92 million under Master Plan of Operations. According to a UNICEF press release, the
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Deadly livestock disease feared to be spreading
Reports of the suspected foot-and-mouth disease in livestock are on a constant rise, raising fears that the highly infectious epidemic may spread all over South Korea.The Ministry of Agriculture and
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U.S. urged to help states fight coastal pollution from runoff
States need federal help in dealing with coastal pollution from nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers, which are killing fish and other marine life and damaging marshlands in more than
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Parched Ganjam comes up with its own drinks
Locally-made soft drinks have flooded markets of the city as well as the entire Ganjam district to help people combat the sweltering heat and the acute drinking water crisis gripping the city.
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WB to fund projects only in reform-friendly states
It might become even more difficult for some states to avoid economic reforms now. The World Bank has evolved a new methodology for financing projects in India, under which a project will be funded