Bt.Brinjal decision not influenced by NGOs, asserts Jairam (Lead)
February 26th, 2012 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Kochi, Feb 25 (IANS) In the wake of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh questioning the role of foreign-aided NGOs in opposing use of genetic engineering, union Rural Development Minister Jairam ... Read more...
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Decision on Bt. Brinjal not influenced by NGOs: Jairam (Second Lead)
February 26th, 2012 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Kochi, Feb 25 (IANS) In the wake of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh questioning the role of foreign-aided NGOs in opposing use of genetic engineering, union Rural Development Minister Jairam ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
20-year-old Chinese n-plant totally safe
November 27th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 27 (IANS) China's first nuclear power plant that was set up in 1991 has been operating safely for the past 20 years, the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) ... Read more...
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Chemical found in plastics ‘can increase testosterone levels in men’
August 26th, 2010 - 4:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 26 (ANI): Scientists have for the first time identified changes in sex hormones associated with BPA exposure in men, in a large population study.An international group of researchers ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Can cell phones protect us against deadly chemicals?
April 10th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 10 (IANS) The "smartphones" many of us now carry have a three to five mega pixel lens, not to mention an MP3 player, GPS or even a bar code scanner. ... Read more...
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Now, mobile phones that protect against deadly chemicals
April 10th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 10 (ANI): A group of scientists has come up with new functions on cell phones that could protect us from toxic chemicals.Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate (S&T)'s Cell-All aims ... Read more...
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State chiefs don’t want hasty decision on Bt brinjal: Jairam Ramesh
January 28th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Nagpur, Jan 28 (ANI): Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Rameshhas said that several State Chief Ministers have asked him not to take hasty decision on the commercial cultivation of ... Read more...
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Ramesh ‘disagrees completely’ with Pawar over Bt Brinjal
January 21st, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh Thursday took on Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar over permitting commercial cultivation of genetically modified brinjal, after Pawar was quoted as saying an expert ... Read more...
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Three-Mile-Island nuclear plant leaks radioactivity
November 23rd, 2009 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 23 (DPA) Nuclear safety officials have moved to quell worries about a leak of radioactivity from Three Mile Island nuclear plant, saying that human safety was never endangered.
The incident happened ... Read more...
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Sir Paul McCartney declines to cull wild boar on his estate
December 10th, 2008 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 10 (ANI): Sir Paul McCartney has refused to give into the pressure put by his neighbours to cull wild boar on his property, according to reports.The 66-year-old rocker and ... Read more...
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