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Cancer risk

Exhaust fumes from diesel fuel, regarded as a more environmentally benign alternative to gasoline, may pose a significant cancer risk, a draft US government report has

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First joint sector power project to go on stream in AP today

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will be dedicating a 172 mw gas-based power plant to the nation here today. The plant, set up by the Andhra Pradesh Gas Power Corporation Ltd, marks

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More than 50 pc of water connections 'unmeasured'

Out of the 12.01 lakh water connections given in the Capital, more than half went "unmeasured" last year due to unmetered supply or defective meters. Indicting the Delhi Water Supply and Sewage

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Antarctica vulnearable to global ambitions

A 50-year moratorium on mining in Antarctica notwithstanding expanding scientific activity and tourism pose a serious threat to the continent's fragile ecosystem, which could affect ocean chemistry

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Decline in Indian research papers

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11/04/1998

The number of research papers published by Indian scientists is declining, with the country slipping from eighth position in 1989 to 12th in 1992, says a study published in the journal Current

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Provide free education till class 8

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11/04/1998

PHDCCI : The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry has suggested that the northern States adopt a sytem of education, which provides free education till class eight. In a study on 'Reorientation of

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Kochi meet to discuss global tourism code

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11/04/1998

The thirty-sixth meeting of the World Tourism Organisation's Commission for South Asia,to be held in Kochi on April 23, will be discussing some aspects of the proposed Global Code of Ethics of

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India warns US on patent laws

India has warned the United States against "monopolising" rare Indian forest and medicinal herbs through "dubious American patent laws" and stressed the need for comprehensive laws to protect Indian

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Package to boost use of waste as fuel

The ministry of non-conventional energy sources has drawn up a new incentive package to boost the generation of electricity from

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- Water is cheap now, but for how long?

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11/04/1998

For a commodity so precious, drinking water comes remarkably cheap in Delhi. The rates here are the lowest among the metros and a view is gaining ground in the government that the city cannot afford

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