Centre flayed for delaying clearance for mining
Senior minister Narottam Patel has criticised the Centre for taking "considerably long time" in clearing mining and quarrying activities in the forest areas. Presenting his budgetary demands of Rs
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Soya oil breast implents banned
Breast implants with soyabean oil, chosen by thousands of women because of the panic surroundig silocone, were banned in the UK by the Department of Health on Monday amid concerns for their safety.
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Vitamin-E for more endurance in women smokers
Vitamin-E would now become a must in the kits of women smokers with a new study corroborating that it checks smoking-related oxidative damages. The vitamin, when taken in prescribed dose, protects
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Low-fat diet doesn't reduce breast cancer risk
Study : A study by Harward Medical School researchers has disputed a commonly held belief that lower intake of total fat during mid-life can help reduce the risk of breast cancer. According to a
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Centre asked to speed up cleaning of Chaliyar
The Committee on Government Assurances today asked the Centre to speed up cleaning of the river Chaliyar in Kerala by ensuring that the Grasim Industries complied with pollution control norms. "Even
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Syrup stimulates handicapped children
Five months on the Learnol Plus syrup has improved the mental skills of 37 handicapped children in institution run by the Missionaries of Charity. Learnol-Plus is a herbal syrup developed by Dalmia
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Centre may declare 20 wards as gas-hit
The Bharatiya Janata Party president Kushabhau Thakre said at Bhopal on Sunday that the Union government was seriously considering to declare the remaining 20 wards of State Capital as
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Space research may accelerate development of flu fighting drug
A NASA-industry team has used the results of Space Shuttle experiments to develop a new flu drug that may decrease the length and severity of the illness and even prevent the development of symptoms
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FDA sets over-the-counter drug rules
The Food and Drug Aministration will issue new guidelines for labels on aspirin, cold remedies and other over-the-counter drugs, requiring a standardized label designed to be easier to read and
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NASA plans emergency repair flight
NASA formally approved an emergency space shuttle mission in mid-October to replace failing gyroscopes aboard the Hubble Space Telescope. The $2 billion observatory is equipped with six stabilizing
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Fishing nations promise to cut fleets
Recognizing that many commercial fishing stocks are being harvested to the verge of collapse, the world's seafaring nations have promised to make the first far-reaching cuts in their fishing fleets.
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Hospitals to pay pollution tax
Government hospitals and other health institutions in the state will now have to pay a pollution tax to the Punjab Pollution Control Board unter the Water Cess Act, 1977, enacted for preventing and
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Delhi up in smoke
The unpredictable weather this winter may have been a puzzle for forecasters, but the rise in air-pollution was expected. But what came as a surprise was the tremendous rise in suspended particulate
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Madras University patents Hepatitis B 'cure'
The highly debated Indian medicinal plant 'Keezhanali'(Phyllanthus Amarus) is set to occupy global position as probably the most effective treatment for Hepatitis B Virus(HBV) disorders. Keezhanali
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MP goes slow on Bhopal funds
The Madhya Pradesh government has spent only Rs 104.19 crore on medical rehabilitation of Bhopal gas victims as against an allocation of Rs 150.35 crore between April 1990 and December 1998. This
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Minister concerned at spread of cancer
The Union Health Minsiter, Mr. Dalit Ezhimalai, today expressed concern at the rising incidence of various types of cancer in the country and urged experts to devise innovative and cost-effective
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Global ban on Monsanto seed sought
Scientists and representatives from various Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) around the globe today demanded a ban on the Multinational Seed Company, Monsanto, for its genetically engineered food
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New method to screen brain disorders
By analysing the abnormal behaviour of an enzyme present in the brain, British scientists are developing a method to screen patients suffering from Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, the two most
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Chasms remain on trade-environment issue
At the end of the two-day WTO symposium on the links between trade and environemnt, the chasms that divide world opinion were no closer to being filled up. The controversy is usually about the
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Wild salmon called threatened; vast change looms in Northwest
US officials will formally declare that nine wild salmon species in the Pacific Northwest are threatened with extinction, the first listing under the 26-year old Endangered Species Act that affects