Moscow to ban smoking in restaurants by 2014
May 5th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Moscow authorities have plans to ban smoking in restaurants and pubs by 2014, besides raising penalties for drinking alcohol in public places.A draft plan published ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Poverty not declining in Bihar, despite high growth
February 20th, 2012 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 20 (IANS) Bihar has been changing and developing fast but its poverty is not declining, warned Planning Commission member Abhijit Sen here."It is a matter of ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Fossil fuel dependence will limit global food output
December 12th, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, Dec 12 (IANS) Agriculture can keep pace with the ever growing global demand for food only by reducing its dependence on fossil fuels, warns a UN Food and ... Read more...
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Roll back service tax on AC hospitals: FICCI
March 6th, 2011 - 10:39 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Expressing disappointment over the proposal to levy five percent service tax on treatment at air-conditioned private hospitals, a leading industry lobby has asked Finance ... Read more...
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India also affected by global financial crisis, accepts Mukherjee
February 5th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Feb 5 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that Indian economy was also affected during the international financial crisis period and it has slowly recovered after the slump.Addressing ... Read more...
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Eat meat, save the planet: Former Brit Vegan
September 20th, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.20 (ANI): An eco-warrior who lives on a 'sustainable living' commune and spent six years as a vegetarian has written a book that says Britons should continue to eat some ... Read more...
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Hepatitis on rise in India due to ignorance: Experts
July 16th, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) World Hepatitis Day was observed in Delhi Friday with doctors stating that lack of awareness was the cause for increasing spread of the virus in India.
"The overriding ... Read more...
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Congress legislators disrupt Karnataka assembly over illegal mining
July 12th, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Jul 12 (ANI): Congress legislators in Karnataka on Monday halted the assembly proceedings over the issue of illegal mining of iron ore, in which two state cabinet ministers have been ... Read more...
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Afghan-Taliban using high-tech undetectable bombs to attack NATO forces
September 16th, 2009 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Sep. 16 (ANI): In order to inflict maximum casualties on NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan, The Taliban has been making high-tech and deadlier bombs, which are hard-to-detect due to their ... Read more...
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Sunbeds as dangerous as ciggies, booze
July 29th, 2009 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 29 (ANI): World health chiefs have warned that sunbeds are as serious a cancer threat as smoking and drinking.The scientists - in a special report published in the Lancet - ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
India ranks 41 in industrial competitiveness
July 14th, 2008 - 9:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 14 (ANI): India lags behind 40 other countries in industrial competitiveness, faring poorer than Thailand, Malta and Malaysia, a United Nations Industrial Development Organisation report said.In an ... Read more...
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Left reissues warning to government on n-deal
February 25th, 2008 - 8:02 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Left parties Monday said the ruling coalition would have to choose between the Indo-US nuclear pact and the government, a warning prompted by President Pratibha Patil's ... Read more...
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