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Workshop on sustainable development in city

A workshop, organised jointly by the Tata Energy Resource Institute, the United Nations Environment Programme and the International Energy Agency, entitled "New Partnerships for Sustainable

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Court blasts govt for inaction on genset ban

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reprimanded city government for its inaction in implementing Centre's decision, taken five months back, to ban small generators for polluting residential as well as

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SC allows 2 petrol pumps to stay in Ridge area

In what is the first overruling in the Ridge Reserve forest case, the Supreme Court has allowed two petrol pumps to stay. The reason, according to Chief Justice M M Punchchi and Justices Saghir Ahmed

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Atomic energy to save onions

Now no more disease infected vegetables, fruits or spices, courtesy Department of Atomic Energy(DAE). DAE committed to the peaceful use of atomic energy, has developed better ways of preserving food

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NGOs' plea to Sinha on tax treatment

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13/05/1998

Representatives of several non-governmental organisations met the Union Finance Minister Mr. Yashwant Sinha, and pleaded for more favourable tax treatment of the non-profit sector in the forthcoming

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Punjab to spend 8-cr for AIDS

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13/05/1998

The Punjab Health and family Welfare Department will spend Rs 8 crore up from Rs 3.49 crore to control the spread of AIDS and create awareness about its

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Environmentalists accuse Paris and Bonn over lending standards

German and French resistance has blunted a drive by more than 140 environmental and civic groups to press export credit agencies to set environmental standards for their lending

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Brundtland champions fight against malaria

The Group of Eight industrialised countries summit in Birmingham is set to back a World Health Organisation (WHO) initiative to "roll back" malaria. Tessa Jowell, UK health minister told the

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Europe approves move on biotechnology patent laws

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13/05/1998

The European Parliament made it easier for EU biotechnology companies to close the gap with their US competitors when it approved legislation to bring European patent laws into line with those of the

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Guatemala files lawsuit against tobacco industry

Guatemala became the first foreign state to file a lawsuit against the US tobacco industry in a US federal court in an attempt to recover the costs of treating tobacco related

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