Gujarat plans Rs 1,000 cr infotech park
Gujarat is setting up a Rs 1,000 crore ($235.6 million) information technology park, a senior government official said. Gujarat has earmarked 200 acres(80 hectares) near the capital Gandhinagar for
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Treating infections the Russians way
Russian scientists have devised a new technique to treat severe wound infections. The technique, developed by medical experts at the Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery of the Russian Academy of Medical
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14 Red jungle fowl fly to freedom
A five-year-old breeding programme of Red jungle fowl carried out in captivity by the Haryana Wildlife department today passed an acid test when 14 of the birds were successfully released into the
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Fungus kills 800 deodars in Chail
The mysterious disease, which dried up over 800 mature deodar trees in the Chail (Shimla) area over the past five years, has been caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi, a deadly fungus known for its
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Cerebral malaria hits western Orissa
After making newspaper headlines across the country for starvation deaths, now the tribal dominated districts iin Orissa are likely get front page coverage for cerebral malaria, if the diseases,
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Pollution studies unutilised
The majority of studies conducted over the years by the Punjab Pollution Control Board have either become or are on the verge of becoming obsolete. Instead of being utilised as a basic source
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Haryana seeks relief for farmers
Haryana on Wednesday sought an immediate financial assistance of Rs 350 crore from the Centre to provide relief to farmers whose crops have been damaged due to unseasonal rains recently
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Diarrhoea claims 12 lives at Dergaon
The diarrhoea and dysentery - which are sprading like epidemic in Golaghat district of Assam have already claimed 12 lives so far in the flood affected areas of
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Genetic disorder 'links' seven generations
Human physiology never crease to baffle. In a curious case of genetic disorder , over 60 persons of the same lineage in Madanayakanahalli, have "webbed" hands. Each person has more than five fingers
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Base pollution irks U.S. navy
The U.S. naval base authorities in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture have found 10 times more cancer-causing dioxin in emissions emitted from a neighbouring industrial waste disposal facility than has the
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Move to control cgnstruction waste
The city administration is issuing a code of practice to control the generation of construction waste in Bangkok, said a senior official Pichai Chaipotepanich, deputy director of the Office of
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Korea to expand fishing operations to Antarctic Ocean, Russia
The South Korean government plans to expand fishing operations in waters near the South Antarctic Ocean and Russia, officials said. Such a move is aimed to cope with the expected decline in
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Swallow at your own risk
Growing number of people are stepping daily into a potential minefield of substances loosely referred to as dietary supplements, many of which have little or nothing to do with the components of
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Fast foods
rather slow on health : Lovers of fast food beware| All the hasty and tasty food flooding the market as fast food is not safe. Rich in fats and other preservatives, it could lead to many a heart and
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High-potassium diet staves off stroke
Go Bananas and cut your stroke risk. Foods rich in potassium and related nutrients may help reduce the risk of stroke, especially in people with high blood pressure, according to a recent study.
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Road kill
Minimising the environmental damage that new roads cause is generally regarded as a good thing. But to do that, it helps to understand just how roads cause the damage of which they are accused. In
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Genentech's Herceptin gets approval in U.S.
Genentech Inc. won unusually swift U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to market its breast cancer drug, Herceptin, the first rifleshot attack on underlying causes of the disease. The drug,
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Novo pulls plug on drug seen as key to its growth
In a major blow to growth prospects, Novo Nordisk As scuttled development of levermeloxifene, a ballyhooed drug in advanced testing against osteporosis. Levormeloxifene had been viewed as the crown
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Another vaccine for the early years
The first experimental vaccine designed to prevent a common and often deadly group of early childhood infections has proved highly effective and may also reduce the number of troublesome ear
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Floods and drought ravage crops
The simultaneous floods and drought in the state have caused massive crop damage, leading to a production loss of more than 27 lakh tons of paddy and vagetables in 11 districts. At least Rs 30 crore