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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China starts emergency research
China, considered the epicentre of the deadly atypical pneumonia epidemic worldwide, has launched an emergency research programme to combat the disease that has claimed over 140 lives globally. The
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Now clothes go herbal!
Have a skin problem, a shirt dyed in turmeric could give you some respite. After herbal medicines and herbal cosmetics its now the turn of clothes which are all set to don the herbal colour as
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Rescue the cow, but how?
The Centre has come up with a smart plan to cross the hurdle of Parliament's "legislative incompetence" to enact a law banning cow slaughter. A fresh initiative, finalised after a series of
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CETP construction almost complete
With a view to control the pollution caused by metal processing industries, the Faridabad Small Scale Pollution Cooperative Society which has a strength of 302 members, has been working hard for
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Nanda Devi park to open partially
The Uttaranchal Government has given its nod to a proposal from the forest department to open the Nanda Devi National park, partially. Trekkers will be permitted to do a nine kilometer trek through
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Oil-for-food: UN to meet deadline
The United Nations has identified priority humanitarian supplies worth about $395 million which can be shipped to Iraq within the May 12 deadline set by the Security Council for the modified
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Wolf in sheep's clothing
While the tobacco control Bill is to be tabled in the Lok Sabha, possible loopholes in it are a matter of concern among the anti-tobacco lobby. Though the Bill seeks to ban advertising of tobacco
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Treating medical waste, sensibly
With the number of health care institutes rapidly rising in India, the management of biomedical waste is fast becoming a matter for concern. To discuss the issue, the India International Centre
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Conference on environment
A two-day long (19-20 April 2003) national conference on environment is being held by Salwan Public School (SPS). The conference aims to sensitise the youth, administration and government on issues
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Junnar new leopard hot-spot
Junnar, taluka of Maharashtra, also knowns as the sugar bowl of western India, with close proximity to Pune also bears the dubious distinction of trapping the maximum number of panthera pardus, that