Raise efficiency to reduce pollution level
The connection between energy conservation and environment protection was so vital for future surival of life on the planet that it was imperative for engineers and technologists to take charge of
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SmithKline Beecham's pox vaccine
SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals has launched Varilrix, the chiken pox vaccine in India. Chicken pox is highly contagious and is characterised by rash, itching, fever, chills, nausea, and vomiting.
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IBRD loan for rural hospitals
The World Bank has given a loan of Rs 730 crores to the West Bengal government for the development of rural hospitals. The development work is going on under 'State health project development II'
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Canadian province sues Tobacco firms
The legal war over smoking spread to Canada when British Columbia became the first Canadian province to sue the tobacoo industry over the health-care costs of cigarettes. The action is modeled on
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Drug companies try to get shot of bad guy image
Pfizer is donating $60m of its drugs to eliminate trachoma in five countries - the latest group to turn its attention to the developing world. The eradication programme, due to be launched early next
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Tobacco growers reduce plantings
Tobacco growers are reducing the amount of the crop they plant as profitability is hit by over-supply and falling prices. Growers in Zimbabwe, Africa's biggest tobacco producer and one of the world's
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Alternative medicine wins over public
Use of "alternative" treatments such as herbal supplements, massage therapy and mega vitamins is increasing dramatically, and visits to alternative practitioners have become more common than visits
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Dissection not compulsory
HC : A student can avoid the live dissection session and opt for learning it on a computer screen. The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education to
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The walk for life to spread awareness
As the sunset on Sunday, 4,000 schoolchildren lit candles and marched through Rajpath to spread the message that knowledge about AIDS alone can prevent the deadly
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200 affected by gas leak in Kalyan plant
Over 200 persons were affected by gas leak allegedly from the National Rayon Corporation (NRC) plant in Ambivali near Kalyan at 7.30 pm. Slums and villages near the NRC's bleaching plant were the
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Dump advice flawed
report : The recommendations that prompted the Australian Government to agree to a proposal for a low-level toxic waste dump in Niddrie were fundamentally flawed and should be rejected, according to
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Zuma acted ecklessly and negligently'
The South African Heath special investigation unit has accused Health Minister Nkosazana Zuma of being "negligent" and "reckless" in commissioning the Sarafina II Aids awareness play that led to the
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AIDS summit to focus on cross-border sex trade
Fears about Hong Kong businessmen spreading HIV by visiting mainland prostitutes will be tackled at an AIDS summit on the mainland. The Health Ministry has invited Hong Kong health chiefs to a
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Mitch Blamed on Global Warming
Central America sent a strong message to the world this week to start acting on global warming, and the fossil-fuel gases causing it, if tragedies of the magnitude of Hurricane Mitch are to be
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Move to revamp Project Tiger
The Union Minister for Environment and Forests, Mr. Suresh P. Prabhu, Thursday attempted to answer questions about Project Tiger. The project's silver jubilee is being marked by a three-day workshop
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Pollution control
The Haryana State Pollution Control Board has forced as many as 912 industrieal units to install effluent treatment plants and 904 other units to adopt air pollution control measures to control
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Salman, Aishwarya summoned for hunt
The Gujarat State forest department has asked matinee idols Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai to appear before an assistant conservator of forest, East Division, Kutch Circle, who is investigating
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Centre refuses grant for Bihar tribal project
In a major rebuff, the Centre has refused to provide a single rupee to the Bihar Government for the Integrated Tribal Development Project. The Centre has conveyed its unwillingess to accede to the
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Contempt petition filed against health ministry
People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) today filed a contempt petition in the Delhi High Court against the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The Ministry was charged with failing to
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Men drive AIDS pandemic, but women are most vulnerable
A new report by the Panos Institute says men's sexual behaviour is driving the AIDS epidemic worldwide, but women are left to bear the brunt of it. Cultural perceptions of masculinity - which