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Dehradun men design pedal-operated handwashing machine to avoid contaminat
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 19 (ANI): While most of the taps installed for washing hands at public places or even at homes require us to use hands while operating hence increasing the risk of spreading COVID-19, two men from Dehradun came up with an innovative solution that may sto
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COVID-19: Operations of food preparation establishments stopped in Ludhian
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], April 16 (ANI): All operations of food preparation establishments, including home delivery have been stopped in Ludhiana, in view of the coronavirus threat and risk of food contamination, said Ludhiana District Magistrate, Pradeep Agarwal.
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Army mitigates threat of Indian evacuees from becoming COVID-19 vehicles o
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): In order to protect Indian citizens from the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, a total of 1,036 Indian nationals post-testing for COVID-19 at Iran, were evacuated in five batches to India, a Defence spokesperson said on Tuesday.
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Reliance sets up India's 1st COVID-19 dedicated hospital, to continue payi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Monday said that it has set up India's first COVID-19 dedicated hospital in Mumbai that includes a negative pressure room that helps in preventing cross-contamination and helps control infection.
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Telangana women farmers lead the way to safer agriculture
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): Farmer Radhika Anishetty, 32, of Narsingana village in Jaishankar Bhupalapally district (erstwhile Warangal district) of Telangana, used to stock at least five cans of harmful pesticides at home for up to three months, to be sprayed periodicall
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No remedy for disease caused by fluoride, says doctor as locals continue t
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Palamu (Jharkhand) [India], Nov 27 (ANI): Locals in Chukru village here are suffering from physical deformities since past several years allegedly due to Fluoride contamination in water and doctors said that there is no remedy for the disease.
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Locals of Jharkhand village allege presence of fluoride in drinking water
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Palamu (Jharkhand) [India], Nov 27 (ANI): Locals of Chukru village here in the district claim that the presence of fluoride in drinking water is causing physical disabilities among the residents.
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Environmentalists raise concern over groundwater contamination from idol i
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 11 (ANI): Environmentalists have raised their concerns over possible contamination of groundwater by artificial ponds created for idol immersion during Durga Puja.
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Swachh Bharat helped reduce groundwater contamination, says UNICEF
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): The 'Swachh Bharat' initiative of the Narendra Modi government has led to a reduction in the contamination of groundwater, a UNICEF study has observed.
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Antibiotics contamination in many rivers have crossed 'safe' level: Study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 28 (ANI): Showing that antibiotic contamination is a global problem researchers at University of York have claimed that the concentration of antibiotics in some of the world's river crossed 'safe' level by upto 300 times.
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French police warn of lead contamination after Notre Dame blaze
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Paris [France], Apr 28 (ANI): The French police on Saturday warned residents living in the vicinity of the Notre Dame cathedral of a lead contamination arising from the blaze which ravaged the historic structure on April 15.
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In this C'garh village, locals and animals are forced to use common source
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Balrampur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Apr 13 (ANI): Locals in a village in Balrampur district have claimed that due to acute water shortage in the region, they are forced to use water from a pond that is the source of water for animals in the region, and thereby prone to contamination.
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