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Cigar health warning mooted

The Federal Trade Commission Chairman, Mr. Robert Pitofsky, mindful of a new report on cancer risks, favours asking Congress to require health warnings on cigar

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Drought-hit farmers plan to besiege District Collector

Drought-hit farmers from this Maharashtra district have warned they would sit on dharna in front of the District Collector's official residence from May 1 if the State Government doesn't take note of

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Pregnant mice

When the space shuttle Columbia next blasts off, it will resemble a Noah's ark of creepy-crawlies including insects, rats and 18 pregnant mice. The mice, along with 1,514 crickets, 135 snails, 152

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Agri policy to focus on rain-fed areas

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Union Minister of State for Agriculture Som Pal said on Monday that the National Agricultural Policy, to be presented in the budget session of Parliament, will focus on rain-fed areas which

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Tribals to go on the hunt again, poachers to gain

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It is mid-April and the tribals of Orissa will again kill animals to celebrate their joy and get blessings of their deities. And sure enough, the State Government will come up with the same excuse

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Tortoises' death worries officials

The sudden death of a large number of Indian tortoises inside a pond at a village close to Sambalpur in the past few days has alarmed environmentalists, wildlife lovers and forest officials in the

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Indonesia fires out of control

Forest fires are raging out of control in Indonesia's East Kalimantan province, environment minister Juwono Sudarsono was quoted as saying on Tuesday, likening the area to America's lawless "Wild

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Sops to check pollution

The environment and forests ministry plans to offer fresh incentives to industrial units excelling in pollution control. The details of the scheme are to be worked out in consultation with the

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Prabhu seeks to jump hurdles for port

Union Minister for Forests and Environment Suresh Prabhu on Monday indicated his Ministry would try to clear impediments in granting environment clearance for the Vadhwan international port along the

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New South Wales facing drought

Half of New South Wales is drought-stricken, and another quarter of the state is well on the way to drought, the state's agriculture minister said on

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