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Fortune 500 cos to fight global warming

Thirteen Fortune 500 companies representing oil, automakers, utilities and other big industries have said they will join a campaign to rally support to fight global warming.Bucking many smokestack

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Govt panel to study WTO pact

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09/05/1998

Confronted by the propagators of "swadeshi" in the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Prime Minister, Mr. A B Vajpayee, has formed a high level committee to look into India's position on the World Trade

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World bank sees HSEB as 'power surplus' by 2002

In a remarkable development, World Bank has evaluated that power generation by the Haryana State Electricity Board (HSEB) will reach surplus stage by 2002. The World Bank has recently sanctioned a $

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Repositioning the WHO

The World Health Organisation is about to be given a much-needed kick in the backside : a

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Concern over earth filling in Gulshan lake

Bangladesh Environmental Lawyer's Association (BELA) and Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara Welfare Society expressed their concern at the attempt to encroach the Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara lake with

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Elephants parking space

Thanks to a new initiative, salvation for the elephant and other animals in the Kruger National Park in South Africa may be imminent. A South-African based organisation, the Peace Parks Foundation,

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Warning against possible anthrax outbreak

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09/05/1998

Public health officials have warned of a possible outbreak of anthrax from Khmer cattle brought into the country by refugees. Dr Narangsant Peerakit, provincial public health chief, warned people to

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Punjab pollution norms strenghened

The Punjab government has made it obligatory on the part of industrial units in the state to obtain consent of the Punjab Pollution Control Board to establish/operate to discharge sewage trade

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TN Govt to support dyeing units' case

The Tamil Nadu Government will support the petition to be filed by the bleaching and dyeing units of Tirupur and Karur, according to the Chief Minister, Mr. M. Karunanidhi.Speaking to newspersons

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- Punjab to spend 126 cr on health

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08/05/1998

The Punjab Government will spend Rs 126 crore in the current financial year on the modernisation of the health sector in the state. The Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Mr Inderjeet Singh

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