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Expert warns of eco degradation

It would not be surprising , if in another fifteen to twenty years from now, we would be paying for the water we use in our homes or a need arises for all of us to don oxygen kiosks just as those in

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This problem doesn't burn

Everyday, about 14 tonnes of hospital waste is generated in Banglore. And almost the entire quantity is indiscriminately dumped along with municipal waste. Are incinerators the safest solution to

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T.N., Kerala CMS meet on river scheme mooted

The Water Resource Ministry has suggested a meeting of the Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Kerala to discuss and finalise implementation of the inter-state Scheme of merging the Keeriyar,Pamba,

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Reproductive health, a state of social well being

Wide publicity on "reversible sterilisation" is questionable, the authorities of the Health Manpower Development Institute, DANIDA Health Care Project, have contended. In a paper on "ethics in

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2 new chemical studies find meterorite samples show no traces of past life on Mars

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16/01/1998

Two new chemical studies have produced evidence that significant amounts of the organic compounds in a Martian meteorite found in Antartica are terrestrial contamination not possible traces of past

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Japan to stop tobacco ads on TV, radio

In a major move to discourage and prevent smoking by minors, the Tobacco Institute of Japan, an industrial organisation comprising Japan Tobacco Inc, Philip Morris Co and other Japanese and foreign

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New TERI technique for curing large cardamom

Scientists at the Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI) claim to have perfected a new "gasifier-based" technique for drying and curing of large cardamom, which they claim would fetch a 10 per cent

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Pesticide sprayed in 82,000 hectares

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16/01/1998

Minister for Social Welfare Kadiam Srihari stated that spraying of pesticide on cotton crop in Warangal district was completed in 82,000 hectares out of a total affected area of 99,000 hectares. He

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Polio drops for 1.6m children

About 1.6 million children will be immunised against polio in Delhi in the second round of Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme on January

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3 Chinese experts in UN team

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16/01/1998

Seeking to deflect criticism that the UN weapons inspection programme is Anglo-American dominated, chief UN weapons inspector Richard Butler said he is adding three Chinese arms experts to his team

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