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Agriculture affected

Agriculture, the mainstay of Chhattisgarh's economy, is getting a battering from two sides

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No sewage system in place

Indian rivers will remain filthy because cities plan for water, not sewage

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Stress may lead to cancer

High levels of stress are known to cause diseases like hypertension, peptic ulcer and insomnia. But a group of scientists at the University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (in the US)

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Prenatal exposure to ultrasound waves may not be safe

prenatal exposure to ultrasound waves may not be safe, warn scientists who found it causes significant behavioural abnormalities in mice. The researchers from the Yale Medical School in the us,

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Scientists to vouch for cola companies

Top Indian scientists may get a chance to do an Amitabh Bachchan or a Shah Rukh Khan, if cola firms have their way. Sensing that their regular brand ambassadors may not be enough to extricate them

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Khab dam off hinge

The proposed Rs 13,000-crore Khab Dam in Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh, which would have been the highest in India at 275 metres, has been shot down by the defence ministry because it is "too

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US reaction to cola controversy exaggerrated India Inc

Soon after the cola controversy (see

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Students' organisation says no to gas pipeline in northeast

Northeast Students' Organisation (NESO) has launched a campaign among the tribal communities of northeastern states against the proposed tri-nation Indo-Myanmar gas pipeline that will run from Sittwe

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IN SHORT

rti amendment: The Supreme Court (SC) has recently recommended amendments to the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Adding to the existing list of 10 categories of information exempted from disclosure

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