50,000 Afghan refugees face food shortage
UN : The United Nations said on Friday up to 50,000 people trapped by war in a besieged Opposition-held valley in Afghanistan face severe food shortages this winter unless aid could be delievered
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Missionary deaths denied Orissa $ 100 m aid
A group of Republicans played a key role in trying to derail a US government proposal to provide $ 100 million in cyclone relief to India. The Republicans justified their action on the grounds that
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U.S. says trade plan won't hurt forests
A U.S. proposal to slash tariffs worldwide on paper, wooden furniture and other forest products would have little impact on the global timber harvest or the environment, a White House study said. But
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After haldi win, fight is on for basmati
Following its success in getting the turmeric patent struck down, India is now ready to present its case against the violation of basmati patents before a US court. A select committee has put
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Food security pilot project launched in Sialkot district
A 'food security' pilot project has been launched with the active assistance of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in village 'Malo Mahay' of Tehsil Dhaska of Sialkot
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French ban on UK beef remains as ministers agree to more talks
Britain's hopes of an immediate lifting of the French ban on its beef suffered a setback last night after ministers agreed to hold more talks to reassure Paris on the safety of the meat
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Sponsors sought for tuberculosis fight
International public officials and scientists are tryinng to enlist leading American philanthropists in plans to establish a $500 million to $600 million rust fund nect spring to help stop the spread
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Ugandan fish exporters strive to meet EU standards
Ugandan fish exporters say they hope a new laboratory in the capital will enable them to meet contamination testing standards as demandedby the European Union since the EU banned
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Smoking in China
for men, a health disaster grows: One in every eight male deaths here is caused by smoking, a grim ration expected to rise dramatically, to one in three, by the year 2050. If current patterns hold,
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Brussels cuts farm subsidies to stay within budget
The European Union has started to rein in farm export subsidies, reversing decades of automotic increases in the Common Agricultural Policy budget.Cuts in sugar and milk product subsidies of up to 7
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Special CWC meet on Orissa disaster today
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has convened an emergency Congress Working Committee meet on Friday to prepare an action plan for the speedy relief and rehabilitation of the super cyclone victims of
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Scientists find origin of sex in DNA study
American scientists believe they have discovered the dawn of sex the time, 300 million years ago, when the Y chromosome, which makes males male rather than female, diverged from the X chromosome.
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7.5 million still marooned in Orissa
Six days after the super cyclone hit the Orissa coast, nine million people were yet to get any relief in 10 coastal districts while the death toll was officially pegged at 904. The state government
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Bursting crackers
HC orders strict norms : Delhi High Court has directed the city authorities to ensure that bursting of crackers during Diwali takes place strictly between 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. A division bench
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DDA converts VK residential, green land into institutinal area
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA), it seems, does not care for the Master Plan 2001. It keeps on changing it, throwing all rule books to the winds. The Authority has reportedly made land use
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Japan's vitamin firms face $170m payout
Three major Japanese drug makers suffered a blow from a vitamin price fixing case in the United States, agreeing to pay a combined settlement of upto $170 million to vitamin purchases and their
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UN environment prize
This year's UN Environmental Prize has been awarded to Nobel laureate Mario J. Molina, who specilises in the chemistry of the ozone layer, the UN Environment Programme
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Disease outbreak set to hit hard AP shrimp crop
There is likely to be a substantial slump in cultured shrimp production this year in Andhra Pradesh due to the outbreak of disease. It is roughly calculated that production may go down by 15,000
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New wheat variety a feather in PAU's cap
The Ludhiana based Punjab Agricultural University, has evolved a new double dwarf variety, PBW-343. It has literally taken the northern region by storm. It is very popular and is expected to occupy
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US govt sues power cos
The US government has filed an unprecedented set of lawsuits against seven power companies for failing to reduce emissions from ageing coal-fired plants that spew pollution along much of the East