Morning after pill offers hope for women
Women who have had unsafe or unprotected sex can now look forward to the Morning After pill or emergency contraception, which prevents pregnancy if taken in prescribed dosage, within 72 hours.
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Appeal court ruling strips FDA of power over tobacco industry
A US federals appeals court delivered a resounding victory to US cigarette makers by ruling that the Clinton Administration had acted outside its powers in giving the Food and Drug Adminstration
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Nepal's uphill battle to conquer Everest's litter problem
Nepal is to reinforce its attempt to clean up the national park around Mount Everest-dubbed the world's highest garbage dump by critics-with a ban on the sale of bottled
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Danish aid for TN livestock development
Efforts were on to develop the livestock sector in Tamil Nadu by utilising the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) funds to the tune of Rs. 27.5
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Rifampicin bulk price up Rs 100/kg
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has notified a Rs 100 per kg hike in the price of anti-tuberculosis bulk drug
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Cow patent row refuses to die in Kerala
The controversy kicked up by the allegation made by noted environmentalist Vandana Shiva that the Roslin Institute of Edinburg, United Kingdom, had obtained a patent of Vechoor cows found only in
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India agrees to shut off telescope for US satellite
Indian astronomers have agreed to restrict the operation of their Rs 60-crore giant metrewave radio telescope (GMRT) near Pune to accomodate the commercial interest of the global telecommunications
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Reopening of quarries in Kollegal ruled out
The Minister of State for Home, Mr. R. Roshan Baig, ruled out the opening of quarries in the Kollegal and adjoining areas in Karnataka as gelatine sticks and other explosives, likely to be used,
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Microsoft acknowledges Windows 98 date snag
Microsoft Corp acknowledged that its new Windows 98 computer operating system suffers from a minor date bug, which was detected by British software company Prove it 2000. Although the bug is rare and
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Eco-friendly cotton growing
A Nagpur-based scientist came up with a new technology and cotton can now be grown in an eco-friendly way without using chemicals and insecticides. The new technology, which utilises farm-recycled
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Govt responsible for '96 dengue deaths
HC : The Delhi High Court has held the Union and the Delhi Governments responsible for hundreds of dengue deaths in the Capital in 1996. The ruling said it was beyond comprehension why the two
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Sale of loose mustard oil banned
Sale of mustard oil in Delhi was banned today as dropsy epidemic caused by adulterated oil claimed 18 lives in the Capital. However, unconfirmed reports put the death toll at 20. About 500 persons
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Clinton to appoint council to oversee safety of food
President Clinton will appoint a high-level council to oversee food safety in the United States, an activity now performed seprately by a dozen agencies, a senior White House official
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Industry yet to adapt to new fuels in Taj trapezium
The Taj Mahal may yet have to wait some more time for a pollution-free environment, as industry in the Taj trapezium is yet to switch over to the use of natural gas in place of conventional toxic
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West may curb ship scrap exports
Industralised countries are contemplating imposing a moratorium on the export of hazardous ships-for-scrap to developing countries, including India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Environmentalists,
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Centre lays down rules for treatment of hospital waste
The Centre has framed new rules to deal with the problem of disposal of hospital waste. In a set of guidelines issued in July, the Ministry of Environment and Forests has acknowledged the
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India, S Africa for cooperation in 6 mining, geology projects
India and South Africa have identified six projects relating to geology and mining technology for mutual cooperation.A protocol in this regard was signed during the visit of the Steel and Mines
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Punjab plans to provide health service for all, says minister
The Punjab Government is committed to provide health services to one and all and has now prepared a plan to achieve this. Health and Family Welfare Minsiter Manoranjan Kalia said here that there
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Impotency cream
Scientists at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England, are currently testing an ointment against male impotence. The Ointment - called Med 900 -is applied to the penis and works
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Indian child labour behind African diamond's glitter
More than 10 per cent of the nearly 800,000 diamond and gemstone workers in India are children as young as eight years of age, who work for a pittance polishing and cutting the gems without