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ICMR calls for law banning human cloning

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16/01/1998

The Indian Council of Medical Research has called for enacting a law banning human cloning in India, in its ethical guidelines on biomedical research involving human subjects. The guidelines ,

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ICAR programme on goat farming

A massive programme for genetic improvement and conservation of gaot breeds is underway at the world's only full-fledged research centre for the animal at Makhdoom in Uttar

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GPCL clearances under fire

The Gujarat Power Corporation Ltd (GPC) either relaxed norms or waived conditions to facilitate clearances for land-based small power stations, the former chief minister and the leader of the

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Britain gets its first ayurvedic college

Britain has got its first college for ayruvedic studies following a surge in demand for treatment under the traditional herb-based Indian system of

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Russian, US astronauts start 4 hr spacewalk from Mir orbital station

A Russian and US cosmonauts stepped out from Mir orbital station for a four hour space walk during which they will make measurements crucial for the future international space station

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Felling of sal trees in MP stopped

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16/01/1998

The mass felling of insect-affected sal trees in Madhya Pradesh was brought to a full halt on Wednesday, following a meeting between Union and state governments to speedily study alternatives.The

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Kenya disease out of control, toll 5,000

An epidemic of Rift Valley fever in northeast Kenya is out of control, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

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16/01/1998
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War ailments due to toxins

The Pentagon has admitted for the first time that thousands of Gulf war soldiers may have been exposed to toxic depleted uranium. A report by Bernard Rostker, special assistant for Gulf war

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15/01/1998
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'Biotechnology raises ethical questions'

The relentless pace of discovery and application of biotechnologies are raising more and more ethical questions over their potential misuse, a leading medical expert has

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WWF

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15/01/1998

eonomic slowdown a blessing for the government : The slower pace of development expected this year will be good for the environment, says the World Wide for Nature (WWF) Malaysia. It further said one

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