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DNA study traces first Chinese back to Africa

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30/12/1997

Most of the population of China - one-fifth of all people living today - owes its genetic origins to Africa, an international scientific team has reported in research that undercuts any claim that

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Bill to protect local herbalists approved after a long wait

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30/12/1997

The cabinet in Thailand approved the long-awaited Thai Medical Intellectual Protection and Promotion Bill, aimed at protecting traditional healers and existing knowledge of Thai herbs and

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Deformed fish discovered in Seoul tap water source

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30/12/1997

Some 26 percent of fish living in Wangsokchon, one of the major drinking water sources for metropolitan residents, were found to be severely deformed due to pollution, a recent survey has showed.

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UP Govt plans Rs 800-crore wasteland reclaim project

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30/12/1997

Uttar Pradesh Govenment has chalked out an ambitious Rs 800 crore plan to reclaim wasteland in 27 districts identified in the State. Funded by the Centre and the State Govenemnt, the project would be

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Goa asks polluting firms to compensate

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30/12/1997

Goa has identified at least nine major and several other small chemcial industries, which would be now be compelled to disburse monetary relief to victims of the hazardous substances the industries

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Rohini sounding rocket successfully launched

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30/12/1997

The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Rohini sounding rocket, carrying five scientific payloads developed by German and European space agencies to study the upper atmosphere, has been

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Raging fires snuffed in Brazilian park

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30/12/1997

Fire fighters have put out the last flames of raging bush fires that destroyed a large area of a national park in Brasilia, killing wildlife and smothering the Brazilian capital with smoke.

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Fly ash utilisation remains a dark area

The utilisation of fly ash generated from thermal power plants is on its way to final notification, but the inadequacy of information imparted by the authorities may defeat its very purpose-promoting

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30/12/1997
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Cutbacks forseen at Malaysian utility

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30/12/1997

Tenaga National Bhd., Malaysia's biggest power utility, said the country's economic crisis would force it to defer 60 transmission and distribution projects, including the disputed Bakun dam

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Russia sells atom plant to China

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30/12/1997

Russia signed a multi-billion dollar deal to build a nuclear power plant in the intense international competition to supply the booming Chinese power

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