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MSEB extends deadline for Reliance, Ispat projects

The Maharashtra State Electricity Board has agreed to grant a further extension to two large power projects so that they can complete their financial closure. One is the 1084 mw Bhadravati power

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20/02/1998
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- Assocham for moving WTO on basmati

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Indian (Assocham) on Thursday favoured taking the basmati patent controversy to the dispute settling mechanism of the

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Special bush fire squads may be set up

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20/02/1998

Special squads to detect bush fires may be set up at all local authorities in a bid to check their spread. Malaysian Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Dr. Ting Chew Peh said another way was

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- Praying for rain

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20/02/1998

The Thai government estimates that six million plus people have been affected by the shortage of rain. And the drought will continue for another four months at least. But if Thailand has problems,

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- Signal for a silent world

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20/02/1998

A report in the Lancet notes that though about 4% of people under the age of 45 suffer from genetic deafness, most of the cases are sporadic-patients who have no family history of hearing problems.

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Locals say HK cholera claims untrue

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19/02/1998

Residents around Wat Sai Floating Market are dismayed by a recent report that 25 Hong Kong visitors contracted cholera on tours to the market. They say nobody living there has suffered from severe

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- Reaction split on pollution vote by MEPs

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19/02/1998

The oil industry has reacted with dismay to the European Parliament vote in favour of tougher traffic pollution rules than either the European Commission or national governments

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- Govt, Enron hold talks

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19/02/1998

A top official of the American gas and energy giant, Enron Corp, arrived in Kathmandu to push forward its proposal to develop the huge 10,800 megawatt Karnali-Chispani

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Radon, especially in combination with smoking, contributes to lung cancer deaths

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19/02/1998

Smokers who are exposed to radon appear to be at even greater risk for lung cancer, because the effects of smoking and radon are more powerful when the two factors are combined, says a new report by

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New Zealand wool farmers feel the cold

A trend for New Zealand farmers to specialise in producing lean meat, rather than wool, from their sheep is having a disastrous impact on thier

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