Efforts on to solve 'Jaidhol' river problem
The Brahmaputra Board has embarked on an ambitous project to 'move back' a turbulent and unpredictable tributary of the Brahmaputra river by four kilometres to its original course in North Assam
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Brazil approves transgeneic crops
Brazil has broken its historic ban on genetically engineered crops by approving Monsanto's transgenic Roundup Ready soybean seeds. The decision will open up the world's second largest soybean
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Ray of hope for childless couples
Infertility in India is on the rise because of urbanisaiton, pollution, stress, chemical exposure, competition and late settlement in life, says a study. According to fertility experts, nearly 20 per
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Hurricane Georges on Louisiana trail
Thousands of Louisiana and Mississippi residents fled inland to dodge the lethal impact of Hurricane Georges on Saturday as the Florida Keys cleaned up debris the storm left behind. Although no
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Phthalate test could end dispute
Fears that chemicals used in PVC toys are poisoning toddlers are unfounded, according to Dutch scientists who have developed the first standard test to evaluate the risk posed by plastic
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Food poses no radiation risk
There is no evidence that radioactive contamination of food poses a risk to consumers. Even foods produced around radioactive hotspots such as the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant fall within
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Surgeon pessimistic over hand operation
The operation to transplant the hand of a dead man on to the arm of Perth amputee Mr Clive Hallam was unlikely to succeed, one of Melbourne's leading microsurgeons predicted yesterday. An
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Fisheries accord deals blow to fishermen
Behind the celebration of the historic Seoul-Tokyo fisheries accord yesterday, Korean fishermen will likely enter into an unprecedentedly hard period due to narrower fishing ground, industry sources
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China strengthens maritime environment protection
The Chinese government is making great efforts to protect its maritime environment. Not only to curb maritime pollution, but also for the strategic development and utilization of marine resources.
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BSE safeguards 'not properly policed'
Abbattoirs in UK would have paid more heed to regulations aimed at protecting the public from BSE if they had been forced more properly by the Ministry of Agriculture, the public inquiry into the
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Carbide leaves toxins behind paying Rs 15 lakh
The Union Carbide management, guilty of the worst industrial disaster known to mankind, managed to sneak out of the reponsibility to dispose of deadly chemicals lying in the factory premises by
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American Cancer Society hardens advertisements
The American Cancer Society launched its national anti-tobacco advertising campaign as part of a new no-holds barred approach to stop people smoking. The new generaton of television commercials is
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Farm reform panel ignores rice imports
A new study urges an overhaul of Japan's farming laws in view of expanding food imports and dwindling farm population, but the prime minister's advisory committee sidestepped a key international
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New shrimp discovered
A Thai biologist has discovered a new species of freshwater shrimp and named it after the country's most popular princess, Thia newspapers have said. "The Sirindhorn fairy shrimp" is reported as
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Port awaits 'green' signal
The centre is yet to recieve a proposal from the State government on Dhamra port's clerance, said the Union Environment Minister Suresh P Prabhu in a letter to eminent environmentalist Banka Behari
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Drug-discovery pact signed by Millennium and Bayer of Germany
Bayer AG, in one of the largest drug-discovery alliances ever, agreed to pay Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. $465 million over six years to use genetics to search for cures to diseases ranging from
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Nod for Burma marine research
Thailand will send the Chulabhorn research vessel to survey marine resources in Burmese waters under the two countries' agreement to cooperate on fishing matters. If the survey shows potential, a
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Dentists suggest control over sweets, pan masalas
Dentists have recommended control over sweets, chocolates, aerated drinks, pan masalas and related products as these are causing a large number of oral diseases. The rate of dental problems in India
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New drug for breast cancer
Breast cancer patients won a breakthrough new treatment late on Friday as the Food and Drug Administration approved Herceptin the first in what promises to be a wave of therapies attacting cancer at
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'Viagra' death reported from north-east
A 44-year-old man died after taking the wonder sex drug 'Viagra' in the north-east, Dr. K. K. Aggarwal, vice-president of the Heart Care Foundation of India said.He said this was the first 'Viagra