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Pentavalent vaccine approved in five more states. Health ministry brushes aside safety concerns
Issue Date: Apr 18, 2012
The Union health ministry has approved inclusion of pentavalent vaccine under the universal immunization programme (UIP) in five more states. In doing so the ministry has overlooked the controversy over the safety of the vaccine and the debate whether it is required at all.
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E-waste toxins in mum’s milk
Issue Date: Apr 15, 2012
TILL NOW, it was believed that pesticides like widely banned DDT were contaminating breast milk. Now, a group of researchers has found another threat. It has detected high levels of industrial chemicals in breast milk in women from various parts of the country.
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TN high court asks not to block essential commodities to Kudankulam protesters
Issue Date: Mar 23, 2012
In a relief to people protesting against the Tamil Nadu government’s go-ahead to Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, the Madras High Court has directed the state police to ensure uninterrupted access to essential commodities.
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Situation tense as Tamil Nadu gives go-ahead to Kudankulam Nuclear Plant
Issue Date: Mar 20, 2012
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Guarantee of 14 companies under solar mission encashed
Issue Date: Feb 20, 2012
Acting tough on companies that did not commission solar power projects on time, NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) Limited has encashed a part of bank guarantee of 14 of them. The companies were awarded projects under batch one of the first phase of Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM). The last date of commissioning was January 9. About Rs 28 crores have been encashed from these firms located in Rajasthan, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
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Good job bringing this to light. People won't realise how huge the problem is and municipalities are woefully ill equipped to...
Agreed; mining can never be sustainable, but then how do you get the metals to make all the things you need in the course of...
Very good piece.