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Are social media filters damaging mental health?
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 11 (ANI): Turns out, people might be suffering from a social media disorder called "Snapchat dysmorphia," according to a recent article in the JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery.
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Slippery packaging to cut food waste
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] August 03(ANI): A lot of food items come in small plastic packets, making it difficult to squeeze content out. The Food left behind in plastic packaging contributes to the millions of pounds of perfectly edible food that Americans throw out every year.
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This mahant from UP makes paper pens to save environment
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 1 (ANI): In order to save the environment from plastic, a mahant of Dalmau's Khandeshwari Ashram has started making pens using paper.
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Plastic ban makes Ganpati Bappa dearer for Mumbaikars this year
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jul 27 (ANI): The plastic ban in Maharashtra is impacting costs of almost everything directly or indirectly. Even the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrated across Maharashtra will be no exception.
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Taj Mahal: UP submits vision document to SC
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday submitted its draft vision document to the Supreme Court on the restoration of Taj Mahal. The state government assured the Apex Court that it will take several steps for the conserv
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UP: Raids conducted as plastic ban comes into effect
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Agra/Moradabad/Etawah (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 15: With the plastic ban being enforced in Uttar Pradesh today, raids have been conducted throughout the day by municipal bodies in different cities of the state.
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UP directs immediate ban plastic bags below 50 microns
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 12 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh government has directed a ban on the use of plastic bags below 50 microns with immediate effect from July 15.
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Starbucks to eliminate plastic straws
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] July 09 (ANI): Starbucks has officially announced that by 2020 they will eliminate the global practice of using plastic straws in their outlets.
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Himachal: Local traders welcome ban on disposable thermocol plates
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 9 (ANI): The local traders have welcomed the Himachal Pradesh government's recent notification of banning the use and sale of thermocol cutlery across the state.
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Plastic ban unwelcomed by shopkeepers in Kanpur
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 07 (ANI): Seems like the decision of ban on the usage of plastic in Uttar Pradesh did not go well with the shopkeepers in Kanpur.
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Hyderabad: Crackdown on vendors for use of plastic
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 4 (ANI): Despite a ban on plastic, there has been a rampant use of the same across the city.
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Maharashtra: BMC seizes 1507 kg plastic since ban
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 1 (ANI): The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has seized 1507 kg plastic and collected Rs 1,96,5000 as fine since the plastic ban was implemented in the state.
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