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EU air quality laws could add billions to oil sector costs

Europe's oil industry warned yesterday it could face billions of dollars of extra costs after the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly for toughening targets on air

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- Fishery growth crosses 2 lakh mt

The marine fish production in Karnataka has crossed the 2 lakh metric ton mark and the inland fish production has crossed the 1 lakh metric ton mark, says a press release from the Directorate of

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- Tribals fight for a pail of water

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19/02/1998

In the remote village, falling under the Nagarkurnool Lok Sabha constitutency of the endemically drought-hit Mahabubnagar district, basic amenities such as water and power are a far cry. Dominated

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- Quality health care soon at Jaipur

A Letter of Intent was signed here for a working arrangement between the Ohio-based Cleveland Clinic Foundation and the B.M. Birla Heart Research Centre for receiving technology, training and

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- Challenging basmati patent will be effective

Celeste: The U.S. Ambassador, Mr. Richard Celeste, today said it would be "effective" to challenge the patent on basmati rice granted to an American company, given the past rulings of U.S. courts on

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- AEA Tech of UK eyes eco-consultancy market

The 250-million sterling UK environment consultancy and systems major, AEA Technology Plca is keen to make a foray into India.

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- Bharat Ratna conferred on Subramaniam

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19/02/1998

The country's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, has been awarded to elder statesman C Subramaniam, who has made significant contributions to planning, agriculture and other fields besides

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- IBRD official for amending Land Acquisition Act

Ellen Schaengold, chief of World Bank's social development division, yesterday said that the Land Acquisition Act needed to be modified further in view of the country's changing socio-economic

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- Pace of technological growth

A recent study has found an average of 20 years lag between basic research and technological application. The period should be much shorter because of the accelerating creation and use of new

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- Acolysis tried for first time

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19/02/1998

A new procedure to dissolve blood clot in the blocked-artery of the heart has been tried for the first time in India. The new procedure called "acolysis" was successfully performed on a 48-year-old

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