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MINDING THE MUCK

The Nepalese government has finally made up its mind about what it wants to do with the capital's garbage. It has declared Okharpauwa in Nuwakot district as the final disposal site for the muck. This

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Green planes

The successful Roll-Royce Tay engine used in 70- and 100-seat Fokker airliners, the Gulfstream GIV executive jet, and the redesigned Boeing 727-100 air-crafts, are to be equipped with

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UNITED NATIONS

The UN Educational, Social and Cultural Organization is convinced that the Nepalese are not taking proper care of their national landmarks which feature in the agency's World Heritage Site list. It

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Easy communication

Potential Internet users are often intimidated by, its complexity. different protocols, data formats and applications needed to make full use of the information and services. The Financial

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SOUTH AFRICA

Science must contribute substantially to the development of the society as a whole in the country: this is the new policy being promoted by the government's Foundation for Research Development

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Hide check

Rotten fish stinks, and so smell had always been held as the conclusive proof of its freshness. But now, one Icelandic company has done away with all that smelling business. A gadget they have

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TANZANIA

The lions of Serengeti National Park in anzania must be cured of canine distemper. Veterinarians working with the Institute of Zoology in London and the various national parks in the

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Noiseless homes

With noise pollution on the increase, an UK based research centre involves itself in providing for noise insulated dwellings

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GUYANA

The mine owners responsible for the cyanide leak in Guyana (see Down To Earth, Vol 4, No 9) are now making a hectic bid to prove to the world that the calamity in the Omai'mine was an

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Deceptive ashtrays

Smokeless ashtrays devised to protect non smokers are not all that effective, as it was believed

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