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EC bats for environment friendly election campaign
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi (India), March 10 (ANI): In its bid to conduct eco-friendly elections, the Election Commission (EC) has directed political parties and their candidates to desist from using environmentally hazardous publicity material like plastics and polythene in the election campaign for Lok
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Squid may provide an eco-friendly alternative to plastics
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 21 (ANI): A recently discovered protein, found in squids, could revolutionise materials in a way that would be unattainable with conventional plastic.
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Chennai research scholar makes eco-friendly napkin
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 14 (ANI): Preethi Ramadoss, a research scholar from the Department of Crystal Growth Centre of Anna University, has come up with a biodegradable sanitary napkin which does not contain any plastics and can degrade within a month.
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European Parliament votes for ban on single-use plastics
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Oct 25 (ANI): The European Parliament has voted for a ban on single-use plastics such as straws, cotton buds and also to ensure that most bottles are recycled as a measure to curb pollution of oceans, the CNN reported.
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Biodegradable plastics offer new options for disposal
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Aug 31(ANI): How easy would life become if the plastic you threw in your household composting bin start producing power for your home?
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Mizoram women striving towards eco-friendly plastic alternatives
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Mizoram [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Mizoram is known for its efforts to preserve and protect the green cover from the hazardous use of plastics that are proving to be carcinogenic for the environment. The state recently held a day-long camp to cut down the usage of plastic bags and to make paper
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Reducing exposure to hormone-disrupting chemicals to tackle obesity
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 20 (ANI): According to a study, minimising exposure to common hormone-disrupting chemicals may help reduce obesity rates.
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Manipuri industrialist makes it big with plastics
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Imphal, (Manipur) [India] Mar 16 (ANI): Keeping in mind Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Start Up India' mission, an entrepreneur from Manipur made it big in the business of plastic.
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Tamil Nadu leads South Indian states in plastic manufacturing, consumption
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 9 (ANI-NewsVoir): With over 9 lakh tonnes of plastics consumption and increasing production to meet the demand, Tamil Nadu leads the south Indian states in plastic consumption and manufacturing. This generates a revenue of over Rs. 18,000 crore for plastics
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Ladies, exposure to hard plastics, thermal paper receipts up breast cancer
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 2 (ANI): Women beware! Stop using products made of hard plastics, currency bills and thermal paper receipts, as a study says, a chemical found in these products may increase the potential of aggressiveness of breast cancer.
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Pluss announces increase in polymer products
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 9 (ANI): Pluss Advanced Technologies - manufacturer of specialty additives for the automobile and white goods industry announced an increase of 40 percent in sales for its indigenously developed additive used to improve the mechanical properties of plastics used in high end ap
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