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Move to control cgnstruction waste

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The city administration is issuing a code of practice to control the generation of construction waste in Bangkok, said a senior official Pichai Chaipotepanich, deputy director of the Office of

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Korea to expand fishing operations to Antarctic Ocean, Russia

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30/12/1997

The South Korean government plans to expand fishing operations in waters near the South Antarctic Ocean and Russia, officials said. Such a move is aimed to cope with the expected decline in

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Water harvesting project

"India will soon be squeezed to the last drop if water is not captured where it falls." This is the option of water managers and academicians in the field of water planning. The Centre for Science

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Fast foods

rather slow on health : Lovers of fast food beware| All the hasty and tasty food flooding the market as fast food is not safe. Rich in fats and other preservatives, it could lead to many a heart and

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More planets found beyond solar system

Deploying the massive Keck telescope in Hawaii in a new planet search, a team of astronomers has detected two planets orbiting Sun-like stars, bringing to 12 the number of distant worlds discovred

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Pressure results in tighter emissions

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30/12/1997

The Japanese government has finally capitulated to foreign pressure, or gaiatsu, and Tuesday announced it is revising regulations on allowable vehicle exhaust emissions. The new rules are to take

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Eco-friendly mosquito coil

A safe and eco-friendly mosquito coil using only plant-based materials, has been developed by the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore, as an alternative to the synthetic

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Seized snakes mysteriously disappear

Nineteen snakes, including 10 pythons, six sand boas and three cobras which were seized from four men belonging to a tribe of snake trappers from Punjab and taken into the custody of the Chief

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Survival of the fittest kind

An African fish poses a grave threat to varieties of native fish in the famous Jaisamand lake at Udaipur. The fish, Oreochromis Mossambicus, locally known as "Telapiya" was eating up the local

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IRS-1D performing flawlessly

A year after Cassandras predicted its fiery demise, India's remote sensing satelllite IRS-1D is performing flowlessly and the Indian Space Research organisation (ISRO) is confident that it will meet

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