State airs grievances over share of Narmada Water
Madhya Pradesh has registered its opposition with Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal for neglecting interest of the State in benefits from Narmada river water share among partner States. Madhya Pradesh
Pioneer (New Delhi)
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Mind over matter
The UN has failed in ending human miseries or in checking income disparities or in preventing the concentration of economic and political power in the hands of few countries. UN conferences create an
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One anthrax bomb can kill 100,000
An anthrax bomb or missile aimed at a city the size of New York could kill more than 120,000 people even if every victim received treatment, experts warn. Researchers used a computer model to predict
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Global economy poised for a long slowdown
The US-led war in Iraq will drain the world economy for years to come, sapping income from a wide range of countries, said Australian Central Bank board member Warwick Mckibbin. The war could milk
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Dying a silent death
For many in the medium and small-scale glassware industry, India's obligations as a founding member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have harmed their business. The removal of quantitative
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Undermining reserve forests
While the mining industry has been seen as a key to rural economic development, a stark reminder of how mining companies are taking the law for a ride can be witnessed at Jamwa Ramgarh Wildlife
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Industrial accidents lowest in Haryana
Haryana has achieved the lowest-ever rate of industrial accidents at 0.49 per thousand workers in the current year as compared to the national average of 11.2 per thousand workers. A spokesman of the
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SARS attacks
One could have called it the stuff of Michael Crichton page-turners, in which man's hubris vis-a-vis nature invariably leads to catastrophe. But the multi-country outbreak of atypical pneumonia, or
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'Female foeticide a cause of concern'
The Vice-President, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, has expressed his displeasure over the growing number of cases of female foeticide in the country, despite the rising awareness about the women's rights.
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MCD mulls satellite vigil
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is planning to use satellite to keep a tab on its sanitation staffs, transportation of garbage from dustbins to landfill sites to ensure efficient lifting and
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Bamboo mushrooms into 14 shoots
For by the year end, a host of Bamboo recipies, 14 actually, will hit the Indian market for food connoisseurs to enjoy a wide gamut encompassing pickles, snacks, manchurian, pulao, chutney and even