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40 suspended over tree felling in Bastar

The Madhya Pradesh Government has suspended 40 officers and other employees in connection with illegal felling of trees in Bastar district, in accordance with a Supreme Court

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J&K amendment will not ban hunting of rare birds

Even after the much condemned hunting in December and the assurance given by Union Minister Saifuddin Soz, the Jammu & Kashmir Government has chosen not to incorporate a blanket ban on hunting in the

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Herbal drugs

The herbal drugs industry has agreed to create a medicinal plants biodiversity conservation fund to provide financial back-up for initiatives aimed at sustainable availability, including farming of

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Govt employee shoots tigress

Poachers are proving more chilling for felines in UP than the winter with a tigress being killed in the wildlife sanctuary of Katernighat in Bahraich district. This time it was not the poachers or

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Dutch Govt terminates contract with NGO

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05/01/1998

NGOs are once again under a cloud. This time, the Dutch Government --funding multi-crore water supply and sanitation projects in Uttar Pradesh - has terminated its contract with an NGO, Programme

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Scientists revive frozen baboons

Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in understanding suspended animation, reports the Sunday Times.A successful revival of baboons hours after they had been frozen in crates of ice has opened up

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In Peru, death toll from El Nino rises

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05/01/1998

The death toll in Peru from several weeks of freak weather caused by El Nino has risen to at least 24, with nine more people missing, the authorities

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Say no to needles

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04/01/1998

Researchers at Jadavpur University in Calcutta claim a major breakthrough. in diabetes

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Increase in tiger populations in MP

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04/01/1998

Netam : Tiger population in Madhya Pradesh has gone up from 912 to 927 between 1993 and 1997 . Forests minister Shiv Netam informed the meeting of State Wildlife Advisory Board here on Saturday. The

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PM calls for strong patent offices

Patent agencies need to be upgraded to help protect intellectual property rights (IPRs) and meet demands of the emerging world markets, prime minister Inder Kumar Gujral said on Saturday.

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04/01/1998

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