Biodiversity

 UNITED NATIONS

In a bid to check the menace,of malaria in SolomoA Islands (in the southwest Pacific Ocean), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) will provide US $548,000 for community-based malaria

Publication Date: 
14/06/1997
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Biodiversity, UNDP, Yemen
Environment

 A reprieve for the paper industry

Jute fibre, which could provide a solution to the increasing crisis in procuring wood pulp, could be science's gift to the paper industry.

Publication Date: 
29/11/1993
Rakesh Kalshian
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Tags:
Environment, Paper and Pulp Industry, Scientists, UNDP
Poverty

 UNDP report stresses people's participation

The United Nations Development Programme's third and latest report acclaims participation as the cornerstone of human development. This springs from its recognition that "people's participation is

Publication Date: 
30/07/1993
Amit Mitra
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Rural Habitat, Poverty, Public Participation, UNDP
India

 Cheaper vaccine to check hepatitis B

WHO's immunisation programme is expected to receive a tremendous boost thanks to the low cost vaccine developed through genetic engineering

Publication Date: 
29/06/1992
Pratik Kanjilal
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Tags:
Health Care, Immunisation, Hepatitis, Science And Technology, Biotechnology, UNDP, UNICEF, WHO

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