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Heat wave claims 134 lives

The blazing sun continued to torment the north, parts of western and southern regions affecting normal life, as the heat wave claimed 56 more lives pushing the toll across the country to

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New farm policies in Africa spark agricultural renaissance

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26/05/1998

In the past five years, Ethiopia has tranformed its agricultural polciy by, among other things, investing more money, providing farmers with more services and, perhaps most important allowing them to

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Russian PCBs complicate toxics treaty

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26/05/1998

Negotiators from the United States and 28 other countries were nearing agreement on a treaty to restrict the production and use of toxic chemicals when the Russian delegates made a sheepish

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Panel faults Centre on Orissa drought plan

Implementation of long-term action paln(LTAP) to ameliorate the condition in the starvation-hit Kalahandi, Bolangir and Koraput(KBK) districts of Orissa has been tardy at the Central Government

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Court bans trawlers in turtle rookery

The world's largest rookery of olive ridley turtles at Gahirmatha in Bhitarkanika sanctuary on the coast of Bay of Bengal has been made safer with the Orissa High Court banning operation of trawlers

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1.3 lakh fowls perish due to heat

As many as 1.3 lakh fowls in poultry-farms have perished due to the oppressive heat conditions prevailing in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh for the last two weeks. Most of the deaths

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Smokers can now be fined on the spot

After a year-long existence like a smoke ring around Delhi smokers, the anti-smoking law now threatens to tighten around them. The Delhi gobvernment has decided to empower its anti-smoking brigade by

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26/05/1998
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Delhi to get full power in 2 days

CM : The city continued to suffer rampant power cuts, and several areas were hit by an alarming shortage of drinking water as summer continued to take its toll across north India. However, chief

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26/05/1998
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GVK plans Rs 5,790-cr power projects

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26/05/1998

GVK Industries Ltd, the first power company to get off the ground in the fast-track project category with its first phase of 240 MW at Jergapadu in Andhra Pradesh, has decided to set up fresh power

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Vajpayee calls May 11 tech Day

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26/05/1998

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee wants scientific institutions in the country to be freed from stifling bureaucratic controls accompanied by a radical change in the mindset of science

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