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- Unseasonal rains blight grapes crop in Maharashtra

Unseasonal rains in Maharashtra have only managed to compound the problems for grape growers who were already reeling from the late start of the current crop. The grape crop, which is usually

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- Laid off workers suffer for cause of green Delhi

Bimla Devi, Susheela, Geeta, Rashmi, Lakshmi and Munesh have one thing in common. They are all forced to work hard to keep their hunger at bay. These women are forced to step out of their homes and

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- Environment ministry castigates plantation cos

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09/03/1998

Plantation companies, already under fire for financial irregularities, are now facing severe criticism from the ministry of environment and forests which has castigated them for 'over projecting'

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- DMA rejects draft bill

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09/03/1998

The Delhi Medical Association has rejected the Delhi government's draft bill requiring doctors to re-register clinics every five years after due verification by an inspector.

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- Vietnam has world's highest abortion rate

Vietnam has the world's highest abortion rate, with two pregnancies ended for every live birth in rural areas, a newspaper has

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- Rare parrot seen in UP

A geologist from Uttar Pradesh is the latest person to claim he has spotted the Rothschild Parakeet in

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- Dam to dry up by mid-May

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09/03/1998

The Lam Takhong dam, the main water source for Sikhui district, will run dry by mid-May unless rains arrive early, authorities warned yesterday. They asked people to try to be prudent about their

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Optimum use of Ganges water aimed at

Hasina: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the government has taken a massive initiative to formulate a well calculated and combined national plan for the management and development of

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- An early childhood link to obesity

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09/03/1998

Children who reach the thinnest point of childhood before age 5 are more than twice as likely to become obese adults as children who lose their baby fat later, researchers from Children's Hospital

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- Ford and Mobil enter fuel-systems alliance

Ford Motor Co. and Mobil Corp. have formed an alliance to develop fuel and vehicle technologies to increase efficiency and reduce emissions. The move follows a similar partnership between General

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