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Forest land encroachments to be regularised

The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet has decided to take the initiative under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution to regularise encroachments on forest land till October 1980 in the absence of clearance by

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TN plans to develop fish-landing centres

The Tamil Nadu Government will shortly launch a Rs. 15-crore programme with Centre's assistance for developing fish-landing centres, the Tamil Nadu Minister for Fisheries,Ms. S. Jenefer Chandran,

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Govt. plans to float water bonds

The Governemnt is planning to float bonds to a tune of Rs 200 to Rs 300 crores to fund water supply and sanitation schemes and slum development. The Cabinet, which met in Hyderabad on Friday, is

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Dogs in Mumbai to be vaccinated against rabies

Fifty stray dogs and more will be vaccinated against rabies in Dahisar on Saturday in a drive conducted by animal lovers who are taking on a comprehensive programme to educate people on animal

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Hepatitis 'B" thrives as HIV hogs limelight

Dubbed as a virus deadlier than the AIDS causing "HIV", Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) kills 2.5-lakh Indians every year, notwithstanding a simple vaccine that could keep fatal liver disorders away. Almost

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Maharashtra facing acute water problem

Over 50 million people of Maharashtra living in villages and urban slum-dominated areas are facing unprecedented water-scarcity, and poor water-quality, according to economist and former member of

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Varsity told to prepare project on municipal waste

The Haryana Agriculture Minsiter, Mr. Karan Singh Dala, directed the Chaudhary Charan Singh Hisar Agricultural University authorities to prepare a project for composting of municipal waste in the

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Wisconsin abortion clinics shut down

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16/05/1998

Abortion clinics across Wisconsin have shut down after one of the nation's most sweeping "partial birth" abortion bans went into

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Clinton urged to beef up emissions policy

President Bill Clinton was urged by European Union politicians and US environmentalists to beef up US policy for tackling climate change. The United Nations Environment Programme, plans to set up an

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Energy groups in ethics talks

Negotiations are taking place on the introduction of ethical codes of conduct into global corporations in the energy sector. The Brussels based International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and

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