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- Opponents set to chew up pan masala industry

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11/02/1998

The multi-crore pan masala industry, which has grown by leaps and bounds in the last one decade in India, is in a crisis following a nation-wide campaign against the use of such products.The

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- Rs. 17.58 cr. grant for two environment projects

The India-canada Environment facility (ICEF), joint initiative of the Canadian Government and the Government of India, has approved grants of Rs. 17.58 crores for two projects on environmental

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Asia faces LNG oversupply

Asia faces an oversupply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) during the next decade, which will force greenfield and expansion projects to be delayed, according to energy consultants Wood Machenzie

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- NZ population goes up to 3.78 million

The population of New Zealand rose by one per cent in 1997 to an estimated 3.78 million, Statistics New Zealand said on

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- Workshop on solar housing technology

A two-day workshop on dissemination of passive solar housing technology in the hill States is being organised by the Himachal Pradesh State Council for Science, Technology and Environment from

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- Data on weather raises storm

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11/02/1998

A controversy over an Indo-US agreement signed two months ago on transfer of Insat satellite weather data raised more dust today with the Indian Meteorological Department expelling press reporters

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- Calcutta to host science congress

The city would host the second science centre world congress at science city from January 11 to 15 next year to popularise the concept of science centres globally. The five-day meet will also discuss

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GEF will double funds to India

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11/02/1998

The Global environment Facility (GEF) will more than double its funding to India and will hold its first ministerial-level meeting in New Delhi in April. Disclosing this, GEF's visiting

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- US pollution control device awaits nod

A general Motors-patented pollution control and fuel-saving device has been awaiting testing for over a year now at the Petroleum Conservation Research Association, a premier agency whose primary

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- 'Sagar Kanya' to study aerosol effect

As part of the International Year of the Ocean (IYO), which is being observed this year, the Department of Ocean Development (DOD) has proposed to deploy its research vessel, ORV Sagar Kanya, for a

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