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Researchers draw a bead on toxic waste

Hungry molecules inhabiting pores in minuscule ceramic beads could soon be cleaning up vast amounts of contaminated soil and water. Researchers at the Energy Dept.'s Pacific Northwest National

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30 Orissa villages flooded

Waters of the IB river have inundated over 30 villages around Jharsuguda and several other rivers in the state including the Subernarekha were flowing above their respective danger levels as

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Life-saving equipment for miners poses danger

Escape gas masks, life-saving equipment purchased by Coal India Limited and meant to provide respiratory protection to coal miners, have been found to be posing health risks to miners.

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9 MW hydro power project across Harangi planned

Energy Development Company Limited (EDCL) is setting up a 9 MW hydro-power project at a cost of Rs 44.50 crore at Harangi dam with an engineering procurement and consturction (EPC) contract with

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Plan to upgrade rural dispensaries

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14/12/1997

On the pattern of the Punjab Health Systems Corporation, the state government has been drawing up a project for improving health services in rural dispensaries.

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Scientists control apple disease

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14/12/1997

Scientists of Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry have claimed success in controling the premature leaf fall disease afflicting apple trees.

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Monsanto denies role in terminator gene project

There is no terminator gene, it is only a concept, Monsanto India country director, Mr Terry Bunn said at a hastily convened press conference to scotch rumours about the $7.5 billion MNC's

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Darjeeling tea industry in for trouble as rain destroys crop

The best teas in the world are probably going through one of the worst times in its history. After witnessing record low crops in 1997, the Darjeeling tea industry is headed for fresh trouble. Even

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Sydney water'lethal' to the weak

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14/12/1997

Sydney's water is so potentially dangerous for people at high risk from cryptosporidium that health officials should issue a permanent 'boil water' alert for them until further notice, the inquiry

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Amazon fires threaten intact forest, indigenouspeople

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A year after the Brazilian Government dismissed studies warning that parts of the Amazon rain forest were becoming so dry they could burn uncontrollably, fires have become a greater threat than ever

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