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Scientists find useful microbe

Scientists at the Institute of Microbial Technology in Chandigarh have identified a new microbe which converts hazardous hydrocarbons into harmless

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CSIR scientists get INSA awards

Scientists from two laboratories of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) are among 14 persons selected for this year's Indian National Science Academy (INSA) awards. Mr B M Reddy,

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'Scientific committee needed to check edible oil adulteration '

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission today suggested the setting up of a scientific committee to come up with testing methods for checking adulterations in edible oil.

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IPPs face uncertainties in Rajasthan

Even through PPAs were signed by the Rajasthan State Electricity Board with as many as 12 indepandent power produvers (IPPs) for developing projects in the state, many of them may not see the

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W Bengal basin close to disaster

Scores of panic-stricken peasants fleeing this village because of floods and erosion are haunted by a deeper fear, far worse than temporary loss of land. Much of the village is now under the flood

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Texas and Oklahoma confront the worst drought since the dust bowl

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While many parts of America, including the Northeast, are suffering through dry weather verging on drought, the situation is particularly severe in Texas and Oklahoma. Just two years after drought

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Bangalore to have India's first eco park

India's first eco-park, designed to bridge the gap between smoke belching industries and ecological concerns, is coming up in Bangalore. The park, being set up by the Karnataka State Pollution

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Religion saves lives and soul, says research

Church attendance, prayer, and Bible reading may save lives as well souls, a new medical study asserts. Religiously active elderly people have lower blood pressure than their less religiously active

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Heavy toxic metals in Chaliyar river

While the Kerala government was yet to implement the recommendations made by two committees on pollution caused by Grasim Industries Ltd. at Mavoor, a recent study has established the presence of

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Hospital junkyard

India has become a dumping ground for low-tech medical devices from the US. And even some third world countries, which have no manufacturing facility, are unloading repacked substandard items

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