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The failed grand dreams

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01/04/1998

There is a strong tendency in Bihar to blame Nepal and the hill people for the floods and see flood control dams in Nepal as the only solution. "Building Kosi dam would mean exporting Bihar's problem

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Hetauda muncipality bans plastic bags

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01/04/1998

Plastic bags will not be allowed to bring and sell inside Hetauda muncipality area. The decision has been taken at the joint initiative of Hetauda muncipality and Makwanpur Chamber of Commerce and

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Farmers use the force of flow

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01/04/1998

An environmentally friendly turbine that is powered only by the flow of water, but that can irrigate 5,000 hectares of land, could solve a pressing problem for small farmers in developing countries.

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EU puts off controversial livestock ban to January

European Union nations postponed a ban on imports of potentially infectious livestock parts until January 1,1999. However, farm ministers asked the European Commission to suggest changes to a

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U.S. disputes Tokyo's claim on tainted seed imports

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01/04/1998

The Japanese government has linked a mysterious food poisoning outbreak last year to radish sprout seeds grown in the United States, an allegation that U.S. officials say is reckless and damaging to

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What is 'organic'?

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01/04/1998

Two decades of fights over food labelling and nutrition have suggested at least two laws of behviour. First, Americans have an unquenchable hunger to know as much as possible about what is in their

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US and European corporations turn away from BC rainforest wood

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01/04/1998

Responding to the call by Greenpeace and other environmentalists to help protect the world's largest unprotected rainforest, major companies from the United States and around the world, have begun

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- Seminar on 'Forests for the people'

The Forest Department will hold a national level seminar on the theme "Forests for the people" to mark the golden jubilee of Independence as well as its 150th anniversary in

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01/04/1998
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- Forest minister grilled on Sal borer issue

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01/04/1998

Forest minister Shiv Netam was grilled by the opposition members over the state government's inaction over sal borer pest infection which has spread over the years and assumed menacing proportions

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- WRD unable to generate funds for irrigation projects

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01/04/1998

The cash strapped Water Resources department is unable to generate funds for even the medium irrigation projects in Madhya pradesh which like the mega projects too are suffering from the neglect and

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