China finds seven white-fin dolphins
Chinese scientists found seven white-fin dolphins, including a young one, in the Yangtze River in a monitoring activity. "Calculating from current results, China now only has less than 100 white-fin
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Experts say TB and migration is deadly potion
Experts from the Nepal health services and NGOs from Bangladesh, Nepal and India- converged in Kathmandu to discuss the impact of migration on the scourge of tuberculosis (TB). In the three-day
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Pest management programme bearing fruits
A programme aimed at educating farmers on the field about the ill effects of pesticide overuse has been showing remarkable results, according to government officials involved in the programme. The
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Food emergency hangs over Sudan
Aid agencies are raising a fresh warning about famine in Sudan, an almost annual alert that underscores once more the central role fighting continues to play in a crisis that is about to enter its
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Britain to test Cannabis therapy
Britain is moving toward official approval of its first mass testing of the therapeutic affects of cannabis, involving more than 1,000 patients. The guidelines for the test would set out by the
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Two jailed in China for hunting endangered Tibetan antelopes
Two poachers in China's western Qinghai province have been jailed for killing hundreds of the endangered Tibetan antelope, reports said Wednesday. Ma Xuejun and Han Haimai were sentenced to six and
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NCR plan to reduce load of population
The regional plan-2001 for the National Capital Region, drawn up by the National Capital Region Planning Board, was being implemented by the four participating states of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana
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Shooting wild animals through the lens
Spurred by a common passion for nature and wildlife, a fashion photographer and a silver screen actor have joined hands to tread on the lesser-explored territory of ecological photography producing
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Marine outfalls will give coastline a cleaner look
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) marine outfall project has been adjudged as one of the 'Outstanding Project' of India --1997 by the Maharashtra chapter of the American Concrete
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Govt. laxity turns Ranchi into 'malaria zone'
Due to the apathetic attitude of the state government, Ranchi district has turned into a 'malaria zone', registering more than 5,000 cases since April. The scenario is all the more alarming since
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City tuberculosis control programme yet to take off
While tuberculosis has sounded the alarm in the country by claiming one life every minute, the Ahmedabad T B Control Society has yet to realise the gravity of the situation and implement the Revised
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Vajpayee's gesture for the Indian tiger
Casting aside the saffron paraphernalia, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vaypayee has instead chosen the Indian tiger to adorn his New Year greeting card. In the process, Mr Vajpayee, has become the first
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MLA's canteen in Nagpur raided for serving quail
Forest officials raided the vidhan sabha canteen for legislators and found the protected Indian quail (bater) being served there. The Indian quail is scheduled bird under the Wildlife Protection Act.
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Shimla skating rink shrinking
Rising population, urbanisation, environment pollution and shrinking green cover are threatening South Asia's only open air natural skating rink in the hill resort of Shimla. Shimla has been
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Gene therapy shows promise for hemophiliacs
Hemophilia patients may benefit from a gene therapy technique that moderates or cures the bleeding disorder in mice and dogs, according to a study reported in the January issue of Nature Medicine.
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Growing monkey menace 'amuses' councillors
Monkey menace is a cause of concern.The Councillors of Municipal Corporation of Delhi(MCD) are divided on party lines on a very basic question: Where has the number of monkeys increased most in
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Focussed ultrasound to destroy cancer cells
British researchers are now working on a technique that uses ultrasound to destroy cancer cells. The technique called high-intensity focussed ultrasound (HIFU), uses transducers that generate
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Terminator gene patent filed in 95
A patent application for the controversial terminator gene, filed by the US governemnt, is pending with the patent office in Madras since 1995.The application was filed by the US department of
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As many mothers have suspected, motherhood may shorten life span
Women who have fewer children and have them later in life may survive longer, a new study of more than 1,000 years of British aristocracy suggests. In the new study, published last week in the
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Not only hearts, legs too may suffer attacks
It is not only your heart which suffers attacks, or brain which has a stroke, legs too are prone to these. Leg attacks are a result of peripheral artery disease and are caused by the blockage of