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- Government may set up cotton technology mission

The government is actively considering a proposal to set up a Cotton Technology Mission for the all-round development of cotton production. This was announced by Mr Kanshi Ram Rana, Minister of

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- Cotton growers opt for other crops

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07/04/1998

Once known as the cotton belt of Haryana, Fatehbad district is certain to lose that status as a majority farmers of this area have been forced to opt for alternative crops due to the declining trend

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- Pakistan test-fires Ghauri missile

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07/04/1998

Pakistan on Monday successfully tested a medium-range missile capable of reaching deep into India. It is believed that the new missile, with a range of 1,500 kilometres, is capable for carrying a

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- Australian knowhow for water treatment plant

Australia will provide technical expertise and nominal financial aid for a waste water treatment plant being set up by the Delhi water Supply and Sewage Development

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Plea to pollution board against beverage factory

Residents of Banashankari II Stage in Bangalore here complained that hazardous emission from a food beverage manufacturing factory in the area had exposed severe health problems to the people

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- 8,000 lavatories flush out Rs 2 cr---disappear

Eight thousand lavatories constructed by the Zilla Parishad (ZP) in 11 talukas of Solapur by spending over Rs 2 crore under the Govenment's community based schemes are "missing".Interestingly, no

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- UN projects in six states

On the occasion of World Health Day, the United Nations Population Fund will support the Integrated Population and Development Projects at the district level in approximately 40 districts in six

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-Orissa coast not safe for hatching of Olive Ridley eggs

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07/04/1998

The endangered Olive Ridley Turtles on the Orissa coast appear to be facing a hostile climate before and after their mass nesting (arribada). According to conservationists, the eggs laid by them near

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Supersonic jet engine passes test

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06/04/1998

The Agency of Industrial Science and Technology reports the successful running of a burn test on a next-generation supersonic jet engine being developed in

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Tackling the water crisis

Ninety eight per cent of Dhaka'a water requirements are met from ground water but, due to the excessive dependance on tube wells, the groundwater level has been falling at an alarming rate. Experts

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