New cancer gene
A "malignancy gene" found in breast, liver, colon and other tumours, may actually cause cancer to spread, according to research conducted by scientists at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in New York.
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Sterlite consulting legal advisors over HC ruling
Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd is consulting its legal advisors and will take further steps based on the advice received over the Madras High Court order for stoppage of functioning of its copper
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Experts' panel to monitor genetic farming
The Janata Dal Government set up expert panel to monitor genetic farming, which is being opposed by one of the Karnataka's militant farmers association.The state Governemnt also said that it would
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The ageing of China
Many people worry that there are too many Chinese. The real worry is that in future there will be too few : a
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Siberian cranes, storks do not keep date with Delhi zoo
A controversy has surfaced regarding the cleaning of three ponds at the National Zoological Park in the city. The process has adversely affected the arrival of the migratory birds in the park,
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ISTE favours national eco council
The 28th annual convention of Indian society of Technical Education (ISTE) and the national seminar on environmental development concluded at the Punjab Agricultural Univerity on Wednesday with the
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An 'endangered' deer park
Paucity of funds for a deer park in Khatauli, Uttar Pradesh, has put the survival of park animals in danger. The survival of 23 spotted deer, a sambhar deer, 15 rabbits and 20 guinnea pigs at the
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NGOs demand details of trials with genetically altered seeds
Three NGOs today demanded that the Central Government make public all the details relating to Monsanto's trials involving genetically engineered seeds in various states, including Andhra Pradesh and
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Monsanto defends trials, Karnataka 'bars' them
Even as Karnataka Agriculture Minister C. Byre Gowda declared yesterday that trials of the terminator gene technology would not be allowed in the state, Monsanto, the MNC accused of conducting these
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Govt increases Ganga Action Plan outlay
The government has raised the outlay of the Ganga Action Plan from Rs 462.04 crore in the first phase to Rs 1,328.32 crore in the second phase. The enhanced outlay is to be met entirely by the
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Monsanto denies using killer gene
The controversy over the "terminator" gene came to the fore with the multinational group subsidiary, Monsanto India, claiming that it had never used the gene protection technology or the terminator
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Apic meet sets 'green' guidelines
As a fallout of the 4th Asian Paint Industry Council (Apic) meeting in Tokyo, local paints majors will now have to comply with guidelines of the 'Coating care' programme. The programme is structured
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Crops to grow in world heritage wetlands
Dumo game reserve, on the border with Mozambique in northern KwaZulu-Natal, is the centre of a land-claim dispute that could set a precedent for numerous community land claims in game parks
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Severe action sought against tiger poachers
Tiger poachers should be dealt with under the National Security Act like that in Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh, a noted tiger protection activist said. "Stringent measures, similar to those being
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Vam organic venture for eco projects
Vam Organic Chemicals Ltd. (VOCL), Gajraula, has joined hands with the Industrial Toxicology Research Centre (ITRC), Lucknow, to implement two ecoprotection projects. Under the agreement signed
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DMA to fight AIDS threat
The Delhi Medical Association (DMA), on the eve of World AIDS Day, launched a new programme "Doctors Network Against AIDS" to fight the menace on Tuesday. The network of physicians is to be a unique
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Curbs on Haffkine polio drops
The Supreme Court ruled that 150.58 lakh vials of polio drops, manufactured by Haffkine Bio Pharma Corporation of Pune, shall not be supplied or received for the national immunisation programme until
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Coastal environment needs constant watch
In the midst of widespread apprehension of a 'fish famine' along the Karnataka coast due to unchecked deep sea fishing operations by foreign trawlers and protests against the setting up of
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Gujarat's poison axis
Chemical and petrochemcal factories continue to come up on the Vadodara-to-Vapi axis in the state with little monitoring and less respect for the law. The area accounts for most the 200 registered
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CMC bills govt for medical waste clearance
Faced with the persistant refusal of state hospitals to take the task of clearing medical waste seriously, the Calcutta Muncipal Corporation has decided to charge the government Rs 40 lakh annunally