No takers for 'no horn' drive
Mindless honking at traffic intersections is going to get you a fine, thanks to Delhi Police's drive to reduce noise pollution in the city. The exercise against high decibel levels is being carried
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Japan listed as free of cattle disease
The US Agriculture Department has added Japan to its list of regions free of the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease, allowing Tokyo pork products free access to American markets.
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License risk in plastic ban
Shopowners will face cancellation of trade licences if they use plastics bags below the thickness prescribed by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (PCB).. the ban will come into effect from
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Typhoid outbreak on campus lays AIIMS low
All India Institute of Medical Sciences may be the country's premier medical institution but it is incapable of controlling an epidemic on its own campus. A recent outbreak of typhoid has led to the
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BPGMA terms ban on polythene bags as conspiracy
Bangladesh Plastic Goods manufacturers Association (BPGMA) in a statement termed the statement of Forest and Environment Minister Shahjjahan Siraj that the use and manufacturing of Polythene bag
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Canada scores against salt with new "pucks"
Because salting roads to keep them clear of ice in winter has caused an environmental problem, Canada's largest city has turned to something that looks like hockey pucks for a solution. The "pucks"
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Heat wave, wind fuel Aussie fires
Soaring temperatures and gusty winds fueled bushfires on the outskirts of Sydney on Tuesday, blanketing the Australian city with smoke and its beaches with ash.
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Great White Pelicans seen near Silk city
There is some good news for bird lovers from the Gangetic wetlands of Bhagalpur (Bihar). As many as nine Great White Pelicans with an estimated height of 140 to 175 cm have been spotted near
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Saarc forum backs people's rights over natural resources
With the Saarc summit only a day away, the newly-formed South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE) at its first session held at Kathmandu, Nepal , the other day issued a declaration calling
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U.S. orders $340 mln California Superfund cleanup
The U.S. government said it reached a $340 million settlement with 161 companies for the cleanup of a Superfund site in California, one of the largest actions in the program's 21-year history.The
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Natural disasters kill 25,000 worldwide in 2001
Natural disasters caused at least 25,000 deaths worldwide in 2001, more than double the previous year, the world's largest reinsurer said. Putting total economic losses at $36 billion, Munich Re said
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Bangla bans polythene
The Bangladesh government has banned the production and use of polythene shopping bags in Dhaka from Tuesday to help save the environment of the crowded capital city. 10 million synthetic bags are
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Finches fall prey to dangerous infection
Birds that thrive in the proximity of people and dine at backyard feeders delight nature enthusiasts. But the birds sometimes pay a hefty price for their easy meals and use of human structures for
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Elephant-movers ditch cargo planes in favour of 'Noah's Ark'
Wildlife experts want to ship more than 200 elephants and 100 other wild animals from southern Africa to Angola this year to help restock its war-ravaged game parks, in an ongoing operation dubbed
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Wildlife in New Year calendar
The new calendar for the year 2002 released today by the Madhya Pradesh Government aptly depicts the rich wildlife that still continues to thrive in the National Parks and sanctuaries spread across
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Massive Pacific storm
A tiny South Pacific island was hit by a massive tropical storm just hours before it became one of the first places on earth to herald in the New Year. Officials in Tonga said tropical cyclone Waka
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Volunteer patients recruited to test cancer-busting viruses
Cancer patients are being recruited for the first British run trials of man-made tumour busting viruses. About 20 volunteers will be involved in the early stages of the experiments, testing the
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Yet to erase 'filgrastim' from Grastim packs
Dr Reddy's Laboratories is yet to remove the word 'fligrastim' from its anti-cancer drug Grastim in compliance with the order issued by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI).
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Female foeticides haven't stopped in city
The Brihanmumbai municipal Corporation's (Maharashtra) campaign against sex-determination tests and female foeticide has made doctors more wary.
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China GMO rules under 'scrutiny'
Top US Agriculture Department officials and industry experts reviewed details of China's long-awaited rules for biotech soyabeens and other genetically modified crops, which will take effect on March