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New strains of germs impervious to antibiotics are back from the brink in even more virulent forms. And India is a hot zone.

Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) has claimed a breakthrough in developing a new technology for converting liquid natural gas (LNG) into value added liquified petroleum gas (LPG) and is all set to

Representatives of top cocoa and coffee naitons will gather in Calcutta on Monday to discuss greater and safer use of jute bags in packaging. The two-day seminar, being organisedby the Internationsl

The British government is considering whether to bring in a law which could impose life sentences on those found guilty of deliberately passing on

Former Deputy Prime Minister and Haryana Lok Dal (Rashtriya) leader Devi Lal has alleged that the state government had been moving towards privatisation of the health service in the state.

Science City, Calcutta, is hosting the triennial "2nd Science Centre World Congress" during January 11-15, 1999. The major focus will be on developing new science centres in developing

An environment project to benefit people in the coastal areas of Kerala is to be taken up by the M.S. Swaminathan Research foundation with financial aid from a Washington based agency, according to

The World Bank will sanction a large amount for pollution control in Tamil Nadu according to Mr. M. Devraj, Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB). A portion of the funds will be

Fisheries experts from all over the country at a seminar in Mumbai, while acknowledging the potential of aquaculture as a cheapest source of animal protein sounded a note of caution about the danger

Shipowners have secured a substantional reduction in the cost of excess oil pollution liability insurance, two major shipping organisations said last week. The International Chamber of Shipping