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HEARTENING NEWS: Scientists at the Institute of Microbial Technology in Chandigarh believe that they have genetically engineered a drug which, when injected into the veins of a heart attack patient, reduces the risk of death by 40 per cent.

TECHNO-LOGIC: Kerala is the first state to launch a programme of taking the information technology revolution to the grass root level by networking all the panchyats in the State by the end of 2000.

HEALTH CARE: The Delhi government has decided to provide each of its nine districts with super speciality hospitals for better health care and treatment.

GENERATION NEXT: Priyanka Vadra is soon to be the star of a forthcoming bilingual film — Good Night, Princess. Pooja Batra will be essaying that role.

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FUR-RAISING: Opposing all anti-fur
activist attacks, super model Naomi Campell openly states that she will continue to wear fur.

ROCK-A-BYE BABY: Research by the University ofTasmania, Australia, reveals that infants whose mothers smoke are three times more susceptible to sudden cot deaths than those of non-smokers.

MELTING TOPS: Norwegian scientists believe that the North Pole is melting so rapidly that by the next 50 years, it may well meet a watery end every summer.

SHEDDING SKINS: The world wide campaign against cow slaughter by People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has adversely affected the Indian leather exports. Originally the fifth largest leather exporter in the world, earnings from the export have dropped by $122 crore. A good 10 per cent.