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Pollution bill sparks criticism
The federal government has watered down its own environmental protection legislation instead of taking bold steps to prevent pollution, environmentalists are charging. Parliament is to
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Second west Canadian forester to end clear-cutting
A second Canadian forest-productsfirm said it would phase out clear-cut logging in British Columbia, a tree harvesting practice that has sparked widespread environmental criticism. TimberWest Forest
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Cotton crop fall compounds farmers' woes in Punjab
Repeated fall in Punjab's cotton production since 1991-92, which has dealt a severe blow to the state's economy, is adding to the plight of farmers, experts have cautioned.
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Now cyclone threat haunts Alang
Alang and other places along the coast are buzzing with rumours of a killer cyclone that is to hit the Saurashtra coast by June 15. Reports in the Press about the cyclone have fanned the
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EU not to lift ban on hormone beef
The European Union said on Thursday it was notifying the World Trade Organisation(WTO) it could not lift a ban on the import of hormone-treated beef by a May 13
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India first in world banana production
India has emerged as the largest producer of bananas with total production of 13.2 million tonnes per annum from four palkh hectares, exceeding mango production and accounting for 32 per cent of the
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Conservatives urge freeze on tobacco duty
The opposition Conservative Party will set out to win the support of Britain's smokers with a surprise decision to fight the government's planned rise in tobacco duty. The Conservatives will
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Official warning for BNFL
British Nuclear Fuels received an official warning after failing to follow procedures before releasing radioactive waste from a power station into the sea. About 59,098 litres of effluent, including
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A cure for indifference
Rich governments must provide the financial incentive for drug companies to develop an effective malaria vaccine. The cost would be a fraction of their total aid budget. Nobody knows the exaxt extent
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Nagaland losing its forest cover
The eastern districts of Nagaland are facing environmental degradation as "miscreants" join hands with jhum cultivators spelling doom for the lush green forests of the area, official sources said.
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Hyderabad firm bags award for hepatitis- B vaccine
Shantha Biotechnics, Hyderabad, was given the first award for successful commericalisation of indigenous technology, introduced by the Technology Development Board, for its cost effective hepatitis
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Tobacco deaths to overtake TB, malaria toll by 2030
India witnessed 383,000 tobacco deaths last year which is 66 per cent of all tobacco deaths in South-east Asia, says the World Health Report for the year 1999, released by the World Health
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'Steps needed to tackle threat of non-communicable diseases'
Non-communicable diseases, that will account for majority of diseases in the next century, will claim about 8 million Indians a year- double that of the present figure, says the World Health Report,
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President releases cancer seal
The President, Mr. K.R. Narayanan, has released a cancer seal sponsored by the Punjab and Sind Bank in aid of research activities to fight the disease. The cancer seal was released at a simple
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New body floated to deal with arsenic problem
A new organisation under the name of "Bangladesh Arsenic Control Society (BACS)" was launched in Dhaka with the objective of conducting study on the magnitude of the arsenic problem and working out
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Panel reveals gaps in Ganga plan, blasts ministry
Sharply critical of the role of the environment ministry and state governments in implementing the Ganga Action Plan, a special panel appointed by Union Environment Minister, Mr Suresh Prabhu, has
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Assam gets additional aid for flood relief
The National Calamity Relief Committee has approved in additional assistance of Rs 59.90 crore from the National Fund for Calamity Relief for flood relief in Assam. In a letter to the BJP MLA, Mr A B
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Arundhati Ray, husband get showcause notice
Booker Prize-winning writer Arundhati Roy and her filmmaker husband Pradeep Krishen have been issued a showcause notice by the Special Area Development AUthority of Pachmarhi for violation of
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Govt tames errant forest conservator
The Delhi Government started demolition of an office building constructed in the Kamla Nehru reserved forest by former Conservator of Forests H C Dhawan, on Monday.The Government is also planning to