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Discarded aloe vera peels could be a sustainable resource: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Scientists believe that discarded aloe vera peels can work as a natural pesticide, repelling bugs. They discovered a number of bioactive chemicals in peel extracts that keep insects away from crops. Aloe barbadensis, often known as aloe vera, has been used for thousands of years to treat sk
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Aloe vera peels that have been discarded could be sustainable resource: St
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Scientists believe that these peels, or rinds, can deter bugs by acting as a natural insecticide. They discovered several bioactive compounds in peel extracts that deter insects from feasting on crops.
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Researchers find method of transforming flies into degradable plastics
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers have found a method to isolate and purify insect-derived chemicals and convert them into functional bioplastics.
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Man-made materials in nests can bring risks for birds: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to new research, 176 bird species around the world use a variety of anthropogenic materials in their nests. Birds use our leftover or discarded materials all over the world. Seabirds in Australia use fishing nets in their nests, ospreys in North America use baler twine, city birds
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Bartan Bank Revolution: An Innovative Step Towards a Green India
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 6: India is currently grappling with a significant environmental challenge: the country produces an alarming 62 million tonnes of plastic in the form of disposable plastic crockery. A staggering 92% of this plastic ends up littering our streets and waterways,
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Communists are 'criminals', Congress is 'corrupt', both discarded interest
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday came down heavily on the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Congress in poll-bound Tripura and said that both the parties have discarded interests of the people and the state.
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Ruling alliance in Bihar discarded JP's principles for power: Amit Shah
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 11 (ANI): In a veiled attack on the ruling alliance leaders in Bihar, Union Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah asked people to stand up against those who abandoned the principles of Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan.
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The future of luxury fashion is sustainable and circular: Punit Anand, fou
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 20 (ANI/NewsVoir): Have you ever looked at the old designer bag in your closet that you seemed to have forgotten about while new, trendier bags came in? Have you always wondered what would happen to that bag once it outgrew the space it keeps occupying in y
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People have discarded dynastic politics of Congress and JDS, says Karnatak
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mysuru (Karnataka) [India], June 8 (ANI): Claiming, that people have rejected both the Congress and the JDS, which are anti-democratic and known for having clung to family politics (dynastic politics), Dr CN Ashwath Narayan, Minister for Higher Education, expressed confidence that the party
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Andhra Pradesh: Chariot allegedly set ablaze by unidentified people outsid
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 28 (ANI): A chariot was allegedly set ablaze by some unidentified people outside Varasiddi Vinayaka temple in Kanipakam, Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, said police.
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MHA issues advisory over strict compliance of Flag Code of India
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sent an advisory to all states and Union Territories to ensure the National Flag made of paper waved by the public on occasions of important national, cultural and sports events, should not be discarded or thrown on
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Punjab man starts company to recycle cigarette butts into toys, mosquito r
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mohali (Punjab) [India], September 9 (ANI): Discarded cigarette filters--also known as butts-- are one of the most littered objects on earth and a major environmental pollutant. To deal with the problem, a Mohali-based company in Punjab has found a way to curb pollution by recycling cigarett
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