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Kalabagh dam

In the eye of storm : Despite the fact that the proposed Kalabagh Hydro-electric Power project is just the medicine that Pakistan needs, a national debate rages on whether the project should go ahead

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Govt says no to Sanghi jetty at Kutch

The Union ministry of environment has told the Gujarat High Court that on the basis of the sub-committee report on the Sanghi Cement Project at Kutch, Gujarat, it cannot grant environmental clearance

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Delhi plans to initiate action against Apollo

The Delhi government told the High Court that it planned to initiate arbitration proceedings against the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital for reneging on its agreement to provide free treatment to poor

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CRL in joint venture with consortium

Cochin Refineries Ltd has selected a consortium comprising CEA Ambalamugal Energy Co. and Larsen Toubro as joint venture partner for its 500 mw power plant at Ambalamugal in Kochi, which is expected

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Way to curb nicotine addiction

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13/01/1998

A team of French researchers said on Thursday that it had isolated the key component in the brain that controls nicotine addiction, a discovery that may eventually make giving up smoking as easy as

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Digboi refinery units re-start operations

The start up operation of major process units of Digboi Oil Refinery commenced progressively since Saturday. The units had been shut down as a precautionary measure due to the incidence of fire in

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Pollution curb is prompted by EU

The UK government unveiled proposals to crack down on groundwater pollution in response to warnings of legal action by the European

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US healthcare costs pass $1,000bn mark

US healthcare costs rose by the smallest amount in almost 40 years in 1996, but still topped $1,000bn for the first time, a study by the federal government's national health accounts team

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Agreement on the protection of the Antarctic environment enters into force

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13/01/1998

The Madrid Protocol on Environment Protection to the Antarctic Treaty entered into force, following ratification by the 26 Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties. The Madrid Protocol aims at

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Nedcap to educate women

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13/01/1998

The Non-conventional energy development corporation of Andhra Pradesh (Nedcap) will educate women in rural areas on renewable energy during the "Renewable Energy Week" commencing from January

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