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- Southwestern Province benefits from "green reservoirs"

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25/02/1998

Farmers in eastern parts of Sichuan province have begun to reap guaranteed agricultural harvests thanks to consistent tree-planting efforts. The area now has a water conservation capacity of 28

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- Tibet gets solar powered streetlights in its Capital

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25/02/1998

Streetlights that are powered by solar energy have become a new feature in Lhasa. The 820,000 yuan cost of the solar energy streetlights came from the Beijing Muncipal

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- Mining in Costa Rica raises green issues

The Environment and Energy Ministry of Costa Rica temporarily halted mining for 90 days at three sites in the country after inspectors of its regulatory body, the National environmental Technical

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25/02/1998
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- Heart drug can create blood vessel within days

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25/02/1998

Doctors in Germany have developed an experimental drug that creates the blood supply to the human heart within days after injection, according to a report in an American medical journal. It is the

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- TNAU project on agri simultation

A research project to simulate agricultural output during variations in weather and agri-resources and crop prices, will be carried out by the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University(TNAU), at a cost of

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TNEB approaches varsity on desilting Pillur dam

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board(TNEB) has approached the Anna University to undertake a study on desilting the Pillur hydro-electric dam. Located in the Nilgiris district, the dam is one of the

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- Tribals employed as forest watchers

With a view to protecting the sandalwood wealth in the State and involve the local tribals in the process, the State Forest Department has employed nearly 60 tribal men and women as watchers on a

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25/02/1998
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- Compromise is reached on power plant emissions

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25/02/1998

The Environmental Protection Agency and eight Northeastern states have reached a compromise schedule for requiring electric power plants in the Midwest to cut down on smog-causing emissions that

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- New delay for study of Hudson

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25/02/1998

Under pressure from the General Electric Company and a powerful upstate congressman, the United States Environmental Protection Agency has decided to slow down completion of an important study of PCB

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- Surplus biomass in Dindigul, Nilakottai

Surplus biomass in Dindigul and Nilakottai taluks was found in a study of Biomass Assessment Project by the Gandhigram Rural Institute. Power plants with capacity of 16.5 MW and 5 MW could be

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