WTO symposia in Geneva
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is to hold two high-level symposia in Geneva from March 15 to 18 which will be an open dialogue on issues concerning trade and environment and trade and
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Modern techs. developed to boost fish production
The Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute has developed 22 modern technologies and management practices which helped to increase fish production in the country. The BFRI is playing a vital role in
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Global call to free confined elephant
Pressure from abroad is mounting for the release of Loki, the "makhna"(tuskless) elephant, from the Mudumalai elephant camp, where it has been reportedly 'ill-treated' by the authorities of the Tamil
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Goa mining belt faces rapid eco degradation
Mining activity has taken a heavy toll on the air water and land quality of the tourist paradise Goa, a Tata Energy Research Institute (Teri) study has shown, suggesting an integrated approach to
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Highway blocked in J & K
The 300 -km Srinagar Jammu national highway was closed for the traffic today following landslides triggered, by heavy rainfall and snow which lashed the Kashmir vally since last evening. The
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Finnish forestry welcomes government programme
The Federation of Finnish Forest Industries on Thursday welcomed a national forest programme launched by the government. "The programme promotes the sustainable development of the forest industry,
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Cambodian troops to leap to rescue of forests
Cambodian special forces are going to parachute into battle against illegal loggers as part of government plans to stamp out the rampant cutting of timber, the country's armed forces commander said.
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Hospitals missing' drug-addicted babies
Doctors have warned that a large number of babies born with drug habits are not being identified by public hospitals in Australia and are being sent home to
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Fish farms on alert as red tide returns
New measures to prevent red tides from threatening fish farms have been put into effect as the tides return to the SAR (Hong Kong). Two non-toxic red tides have been detected off the coast of Sai
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Park's pandas 'could help save species'
The arrival of two giant pandas could raise millions of dollars to help save the species from extinction, Ocean Park said yesterday. The pandas are expected to arrive next week as gifts from Beijing
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China choking
Nine of the 10 cities with the worst air pollution are located in China. That is the finding of a recent survey funded by the World Health Organization. That Chinese cities suffer from high pollution
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It's better if you're white
Churches in South-Central Los Angeles are helping female parishoners take their health seriously. Older black and Latina women have fewer mammograms than their white counterparts, putting them at
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After bus to Pak, Govt to hold boat summit in Sunderbans to save th tiger
The Indian and Bangladeshi Environment Ministers have decided to meet on the Indo-Bangladeshi border, deep in the slushy mangrove jungles of the Sunderbans sometime in the last week of March. The
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To please rain gods in Assam, arrange and attend frogs' weddings
The people of Assam, who were reeling under the onslaught of rain and floods that rendered about 20 lakh people homeless six months ago, are today appealing to the gods to send them rain. There has
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Maharashtra forest flowered under Adivasi care
Officials of the Forest Department's Territorial division posed in Buldhana, showed exceptionl interest in implementing the resolution. The scheme, in a major departure from the department's
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ICAR plans network for farm research
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has launched a programme to create a nation-wide information network by connecting together all the research centres, farm universities and
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Lions Club fo focus on preventing blindness
The Lions Club International has started a new initiative called 'Core-4' under which it will focus on health, youth, environment and literacy for the current year under its community development
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Cervical cancer vaccine
There are several strong candidates for the first ever genetically engineered cervical cancer vaccine, according to scientists participating this week in a WHO meeting on the current status of
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Extra belly fat linked to insulin resistance
Many people carry enough extra weight to threaten their health. Yet some people who choose healthy lifestyles still seem to struggle to keep the pounds off. And those with apple-shaped profiles are
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Govt to check industrial pollution in city, suburbs
In order to protect the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad from air, water and other types of pollution caused by industries, the state government declared a radius of 25 km around the twin