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US govt. claims on Y2K problem questioned

Federal agencies are reporting progress in fixing their computers to cope with the Year 2000 (Y2K) problem, but some of them are exaggerating what they have done, according to independent federal

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New captive and hydel policy in the offing

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10/12/1997

Kumaramangalam: The Union Power Ministry will shortly announce a new captive and hydel policy for facilitating easy construction of such power projects in the

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'Pollution ,poor sanitation likely to have serious impact on health'

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10/12/1997

Environment pollution from industrial, vehicular and domestic sources that has assumed serious proportions in the country's most of the major cities is likely to have a critical impact on the

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Ahmedabad's green project is down in the dumps

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10/12/1997

The ambitious urban forestry programme mooted by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporaiton and aimed at developing green patches on certian portions of the city, exactly a year ago has failed miserably

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Captive deer find freedom in Bengal forests

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10/12/1997

In one of the biggest ever operations to be launched by the wildlife wing of the state forest department, over 100 deer reared in captivity will be set free into the newly-raised green cover of south

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HIV positive donors on the increase

The prevalence of HIV positive cases in the blood being collected from voluntary donors by 27 government and private blood banks in the Capital, has increased over the last two years, reveals a

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Mir 'could hit' populated areas

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10/12/1997

The troubled Mir spacecraft could land on populated areas when it ends its 13 -year endurance trial in orbit, say British scientists.

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Hinduja project runs into trouble

The counter guarantee for the Hinduja National Power promoted 1.040 MW Vishakapatnam project has run into fresh problems after the Centre transferred the Railways' coal supply default liabilities on

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10/12/1997
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UNHCR denies allegations of dubious accounting practices

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees moved to defuse criticism of its management and financial practices, with a rebuttal of allegations raised by the Financial Times investigation into

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Promoting drugs

American consumers are being deluged with advertisements for prescription drugs. The Food and Drug Administration reluctantly opened the floodgates last August by allowing companies to promote

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