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Oil adulteration has HC worried

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10/12/1997

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed concern over the Central and Delhi Government's failure to establish how large quantitites of adulterated oil suddenly came to the city market causing

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Bill to require emissions disclosure

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10/12/1997

The Ministry of International Trade and Industry and the Environment Agency will draft a bill for submission of the Diet calling for factories and other industrial facilities to provide details on

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Ceramic developed for use in engine combustion chamber

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10/12/1997

Japan's Mininstry of Transport's Ship Research Institute said it has developed a new composite ceramic material for use in the combustion chamber of small diesel engines. the new material is 10 times

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Ball-shaped polymers help proteins regain stable shape

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10/12/1997

A group at Keio University in Tokyo said it has developed a method using a ball-shaped polymer to help proteins fold back into their most stable three dimensional shape. The technique could be a boon

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Bacteria's ability to withstand cold studied

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10/12/1997

A joint team of Japanese and Chinese scientists has discovered a type of filamentous bacteria living at the South Pole. The bacteria remain hardy in cold climates and secrete a type of cellulose

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Jurors award damages in stealth jet suit

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10/12/1997

A jury in Los Angeles has assessed punitive damages of more than $760 million against five oil and chemical companies for injuries suffered by workers building the Lockheed Corp., according to

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Power supply to national grid to be affected

Power generation by Bangladesh's first barge mounted plant is going to be delayed by about a month affecting the power supply to the National Grid of Power Development Board (PDB). Earlier it was

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10/12/1997
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2.5 lakh mentally handicapped for iodine deficiency

Some 2.50 lakh people become mentally handicapped in Bangladesh every year for iodine deficiency as the iodisation drive failed to make a dent in the crippling public health hazard. A recent survey

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Krishna project will 'fragment' forest

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10/12/1997

The proposed Krishna Khore irrigation project in Maharashtra, aimed at bringing relief to farmers in the drought-prone parts of Solarpur district, will cause extensive damaged to the ecology of

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DMA deplores opening of 'oxygen bar'

A large number of medical practitioners associated with the Delhi Medical Association (DMA) have expressed shock and concern over the opening of an 'oxygen bar' in the capital without going into any

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