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Russians worry NASA with Mir survival plan

Senior officials in Russia's space programme have horrified the Americans with plans to extend the life of the accident-prone Mir space station. The American National Aeronautics Space Administration

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RiceTec cites Indian research in defence

In an ironic twist to the fight over Basmati, the US agro company RiceTec, says it has been guided by Indian research, particularly by IARI national professor and renowned rice breeder E A

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Adhere to pollution control norms

SC : The Supreme Court has approved several measures recommended by a high-level committee for containing vehicular pollution in the capital and warned all concerned to strictly adhere to all time

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Draft farm Bills elude House yet again

The draft Bills to introduce the new agriculture policy and Plan Varieties Protection (PVP) Act remained elusive in yet another session of Parliament despite promises by Union minister of state for

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Centre warned of repercussions if terminator gene sets foot on Indian soil

Environmentalists and scientists have cautioned the government that mere checks under exitsting laws cannot prevent the entry of the genetically-engineered crop seeds that turn sterile after first

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Scientists flay terminator' gene

seek immediate government intervention : Scientists at the Punjab Agriculture University Luchiana and the Haryana Agriculture University Hisar are alarmed at the prospects of likely introduction

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India among top DDT users; need early ban

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India is one of the largest consumers of DDT in terms of daily intake and among 16 other countries still permitting import of the chemical. According to 'Pesticides News' of UK, DDT is permitted to

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New project to increase lobster reserves

Lobsters are fancy species among fish lovers with price being no barrier in markets like Singapore, Japan and the US. The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) , involved in the development

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Declare 10 districts 'drought-affected'

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10/12/1997

A former Haryana Minister for Irrigation and Power , Mr Virender Singh, has demanded that 10 districts of Haryana should be declared as drought-affected and an emergency action plan for the

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Haryana farmers in dire straits

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10/12/1997

Will the ecological changes eat into the vitals of the socio-economic fabric of this district situated at the trio junction of Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana ? If the detriorating plight of the

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