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'Bug bombs' not effective in killing cockroaches indoors
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 28 (ANI): A new study from North Carolina State University finds that 'bug bombs' are ineffective at removing cockroaches from indoor environments.
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Hema Malini gives appealing dance performances to earn votes for BJP, says
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Actor and politician Hema Malini gives appealing cultural performances on classical songs to earn votes for the BJP, said Madhya Pradesh’s Public Works and Environment Minister Sajjan Singh Verma on Sunday.
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Tetra Pak wins ICC ‘Social Impact Award’ for Environment Sustainability
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India) Jan 25 (Newsvoir): Tetra Pak India, the world’s leading packaging and processing solutions provider was felicitated with the ‘Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Social Impact’ award in the ‘Sustainable Environment category’.
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Friendly matches provided opportunity to experiment against quality side:
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 24 (ANI): India women's football team ended their campaign in Hong Kong with victory in two friendly matches against the hosts. Coach Maymol Rocky maintained that both the matches provided her the opportunity to experiment with tactics in a competitive environment.
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Lower-carbon diets good for both planet and health
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 24 (ANI): A new study that examined the carbon footprint of what more than 16,000 Americans eat in a day brings good news for environmentally conscious consumers.
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Pakistan condemns Wardak terror attack in Afghanistan
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 22 (ANI): Pakistan on Tuesday, while extending condolences to the victims of the suicide explosion in Afghanistan’s Wardak province which claimed over 100 lives, said that ‘such reprehensible acts vitiate the environment of ongoing efforts for peace’ in the region.
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WHO lists 10 threats to global health in 2019
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 21 (ANI): Taking to its website, the World Health Organization (WHO) has written that the world is facing multiple health challenges. These include outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, increasing reports of drug-resistant pathogens, growing rates of obesit
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Ola, FlowerAura launch collaborated environment Initiative for 'Green Delh
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (BusinessWire India): FlowerAura and Ola, in the last week of 2018, launched a campaign titled "Gift Health - Gift Plants" under which FlowerAura gifted plants to all Ola customers taking a ride from T1 and T3 of IGI Airport on December 28 and 29.
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Lack of awareness a barrier to plastic-free periods
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 20 (ANI): In order to cope up with the issue of environmental degradation, more efforts need to be made to raise awareness regarding the amount of plastic content in commonly-used menstrual products, a recent study has suggested.
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Furnish Rs 2cr guarantee to Environment Ministry in Rajaji tiger case: NGT
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India] Jan 18: Irked by failure of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to comply with a Supreme Court directive to construct an 'elephant flyover', the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Friday asked the NHAI to furnish a Rs 2 crore 'performance guarantee' to the
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Congress asks its `disgruntled' MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi to attend crucial CLP
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Congress CLP leader Siddaramaiah has asked Karnataka Forest and Environment Minister Satish Jarkiholi to call up his brother and disgruntled MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi and tell him to attend the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting to be held later
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India unveils five-year plan to reduce air pollution
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 14 (Xinhua/ANI): The Indian government released a five-year plan to reduce the air pollution in the 102 worst-affected cities in the country by 20-30 percent by 2024.
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