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Protest brewing against TN project to dam river

The 'Action Group against Panidar-Punnappuzha Project' has decided to launch an agitation against the Pandiyar-Punnappuzha multi-purpose river project of the Tamil Nadu Government, which is coming up

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Crisis cell official moves SC to help save the tiger

It was under pressing circumstances that Navin M Raheja approached the Supreme Court for redressal. His petition, going by the Supreme Court's response last fortnight-it has issued notices to the

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- Panel to assess spice research

The Union Government has set up a committee under the Indian Council of Agriculture Research to assess the research needs of spices as part of its efforts to boost

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Militancy hits HIV-AIDS campaign in North East

Militancy in the North Eastern States has claimed yet another caualty : The HIV-AIDS campaign has virtually ground to a halt with the rise in militant inspired violence, just as some states are

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Sky-high costs threaten rocket industry

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04/05/1998

The Japanese rocket industry is approaching its moment of truth after enjoying the support of the National Space Development Agency of Japan for nearly 30 years. The wakeup call came in a report

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Consumer electronics makers phasing out lead based solder

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04/05/1998

Major Japanese consumer electronics manufacturers are stepping up efforts to end the use of lead based solder. Toshiba Corp. in cooperation with Kuroda Electric Co. and other companies, has developed

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Plant to test garbage- to- plastic process

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04/05/1998

Public and private concerns in the Kyushu region in Southern Japan are joining forces to test the use of raw garbage from homes and restaurants as a raw material for the synthesis of biodegradable

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17.9 million hectares damaged by faulty irrigation

Faulty irrigation management systems have damaged nearly 17.9 million hectares of cultivated area and if appropriate and cost-effective measures are not adopted, it can have a severe impact on farm

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- Sex,sperm and shrimp

The sex life of shrimps is vital to India's exports. After they mate and proliferate, millions of shrimps are packed into cans and sent abroad, earning India a large chunk of the Rs 4,000 crore it

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It hasn't been this sizzling in centuries

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04/05/1998

A study published in Nature magazine by climatologist Michael Mann and colleagues from the University of Massachusetts, may help melt away any lingering doubt about global warming. The scientists

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