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UK eco experts weigh pollution control ventures

A British environment experts team, now in India on a fact-finding mission, will explore the possibilities of joint venture and collaboration in aided projects in areas like waste management,

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Mir's new member speaks bad Russian

After first portraying him as a malcontent for saying his Mir spacesuit didn't fit, the Russians are now complaining about American astronaut Andrew Thomas' poor command of

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Proposal to farm Pacific oysters angers Democrats

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A Tasmanian Government proposal to allow Pacific oysters to be farmed in waters around Flinders Island was like a deliberate release of the mad cow disease on land, a Democrats spokesman said. The

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Wild elephants seen near route

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Three herds of about 30 wild elephants were spotted along the gas pipeline route which runs through the lush forest in Kanchanaburi's Thong Pha Phum district, conservation groups said. They said the

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Outright ban on 15-year-old vehicles eased

Delhi's anti-pollution drive became the latest victim of the general elections with the city government with-drawing its decision to phase out old commercial vehicles. Reeling under intense political

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US award for AIIMS surgeon

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30/01/1998

The American College of surgeons has conferred its covered "International Guest Scholar" award on Dr Ashok Kumar Hemal of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, in recognition of

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Carcasses of 2,000 Olive Ridley turtles found

Carcasses of over 2,000 Olive Ridley sea turtles, killed by fishing trawlers in Orissa's coastal waters, have been found strewn along a five-kilometre stretch of the Konark-Bulukhand sanctuary area

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Sanghi jetty

PM's help sought : Gujarat has strongly urged the prime minister to intervene and secure environmental clearance for the jetty project of Rs 900-crore mega-cement plant which the Hyderabad-based

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Vehicular traffic trebles on Indian roads in 10 years

The number of vehicles on Indian roads has almost trebled in the past 10 years. adding to the growing menace of air polluion, warns a study. The total number of registered motor vehicles in the

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Japanese device of interest to Asian shrimp farmers

A machine developed by a Japanese research organisation in Nagasaki is attracting much interest from shrimp farmers in Asian countries because it effectively kills vibrio and other harmful bacteria

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