All Government articles – Page 81
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NewsUS agencies report back on safeguarding chemical plants
Rules for handling ammonium nitrate revisited in wake of West disaster, but industry groups are worried by increasing complexity
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NewsIndian scientists call for commitment to science
Modi’s government will need to tackle problems of underinvestment and broken promises that have plagued Indian research for years
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Drug giants settle mismarketing lawsuits
Pfizer and GSK settle claims over promoting drugs for unapproved uses in the US
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NewsExplosive end for Japan's second world war chemical weapons
Bombs and mortars abandoned by retreating Japanese troops in China are finally being destroyed
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Data sharing helps firms reduce Reach animal testing
Alternative in vitro methods slowly gaining traction for some tests
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NewsChina gets tough with polluters
Amendments to country’s 25-year-old environment law paves the way for unlimited fines for environmental damage
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Nano risk register not necessary, says BASF
Reach covers the relevant information, and a register risks attracting unwarranted stigma
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China plans ‘green’ open access future
Major Chinese science funders want research they pay for publicly available within a year
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Australian science base eroded by budget cuts
Claims that cuts are politically motivated and short sighted as climate and environment programmes slashed
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NewsPrivatisation fears for UK environment body
Union warns research may be sidelined by commercial interests at the Food and Environment Research Agency
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BusinessPfizer presses hard for AstraZeneca deal
Executives face down international controversy over tax schemes and previous post-merger record
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NewsEPA improves embattled chemical assessment programme
Report applauds US environment agency’s efforts to improve chemical risk management system, but says reforms are still needed
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NewsPledge to create 2000 new STEM posts
UK government teams up with industry as part of campaign to inspire young people to take up science and engineering
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UK Lords urge government to take lead on fracking
Regulations holding back shale gas exploration, report says
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NewsRussia pays high scientific price over Ukraine
US bans Russian scientists visiting energy labs and Nasa with Russia threatening tit-for-tat response
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NewsPublic money for science pays off
Every £1 the UK government puts into R&D boosts private sector research by 20p per year in perpetuity
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NewsNew Zealand in legal highs U-turn
First phase of new drug policy reversed as government bans designer drugs
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Scientists asked how to spend UK science cash
Public consultation will determine what £7 billion of capital funding will be spent on
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NewsUncertainty dogs Swiss science in EU immigration row
No end in sight to impasse on Switzerland’s participation in European research and education programmes
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NewsUS safety body says deadly West explosion 'preventable'
One year after ammonium nitrate explosion in Texas, Chemical Safety Board calls for new regulations to avert another incident