10th Plan to focus on underground coal mining
The Working Group on Coal and Lignite for the 10th Five-Year Plan (2002-07) proposes to lay extra emphasis on the achievement of targeted coal production from underground mines, since the development
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Malaysian flood situation worsens
The flood situation in the east coast states worsened with heavy rain continuing to pound Pahang and cutting off rail links to Kelanthan in Malaysia. Thousands of flood victims were evacuated while
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Central team to assess drought in MP
A central study team will soon visit Madhya Pradesh to assess the drought situation. This is the second year in succession that the state was in the grip of severe drought. The state Government in
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Elephants attack villagers
Two elephants from a wild herd recently relocated to a nature preserve in central Vietnam have attacked villagers, injuring one farmer, a government official said on
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Pfizer loses drugs case
A jury in Texas found against Pfizer in a case involving a withdrawn drug for diabetes, awarding a woman $43m in compensation. It has yet to decide punitive
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Finding bad heart arteries
A new technique that uses a magnetic resonance imaging, or M.R.I., device can detect most diseased coronary arteries, potentially sparing many heart patients a more invasive, expensive and
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The ozone hole
The CSE concludes that the Montreal Protocol is a flawed model for other environmental treaties since it does not assign any penalties for the overuse or abuse of the earth's common resources. The
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Uttaranchal unveils new forest policy
More than a year after Uttaranchal came into being, the state Cabinet has finally approved its new forest policy with a focus to develop eco-tourism and preserve its precious wildlife and
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Maneka locks horns with IOC over rodeo sport
Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Maneka Gandhi, known for her animal rights activism, has now locked horns with the International Olympics Committee over the proposed
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Buddha censures delinquent doctors
The West Bengal Chief Minister said his government would not tolerate delinquent doctors anymore. Doctors sign in, but remain engaged in running nursing homes, said Mr Buddhadev Bhattacharya.
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Butterfly farm in Bannerghatta soon
Plans were afoot to establish a butterfly park in the Bannerghatta National Park in Bangalore, according to chief conservator of forests and chairman of the Zoo Authority of Karnataka. The Union
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Elephantine menace near Bannerghatta
Even as Christmas arrives, it is elephant-time for Bangloreans, at least those living in the adjoining areas of the Bannerghatta National Park. A herd of 16 jumbos - some calves and some juveniles -
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Phenomenon needs scientific study
There is no apparent geological condition for the development of hot water spring in and around Rukminigaon area in Assam, even though the reports of generation of heat, emission of gas and oozing
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Garbage fee to keep City clean
In a firm bid to solve the garbage menace in Bangalore City by incorporating specialised waste collection services and modernised garbage disposal system, the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike has decided
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Medha Patkar demands abolition of Vangrams
Narmada Bacho Andolan (NBA) leader, Medha Patkar has said that the Madhya Pradesh government should abolish Vangrams as has been done in Maharashtra and give rights for land to
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Rare species of water birds reappearing in wet, coast land
Soem rare species of local water birds which were believed to have been extinct over the decades, are reappearing in Bangladesh's wetlands and coastal
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Bhadra rehabilitation project getting politicised
The ambitious Bhadra Rehabilitation project approved by both the congress-led Government in Karnataka and NDA government at the centre, seems to have run into rough weather. It is not that the
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Eco-clubs training programme begins
Stressing on the need for conservation environment, forest Minister K H Ranganath today said that educating children about environmental issues will curtail the escalating environmental degradation.
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China destroys meat
Chinese authorities have destroyed 24.4 tonnes of chicken meat imported from the United States after finding traces of potentially deadly E. Coli bacteria, the official China Daily newspaper said on
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Satellite monitoring of DTC buses from February
The Automatic Fleet Management System tracking the movement of vehicles through satellite will become functional in February, the Delhi Transport Corporation Chairman, Mr. Rakesh Mehta, said here