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Pharmaceutical residues in fresh water pose environmental risk
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 24 (ANI): A new research now finds that over the past two decades, concentrations of pharmaceuticals have increased in freshwater sources all over the world.
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Delhiites gasp for breath as air quality remains unhealthy
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 27(ANI): People residing in Delhi and National Capital Region are reeling under the impact of breathing polluted air from the past couple of months due to vehicular pollution, crop residue burning and climate change.
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Delhi's air quality remains 'severe'
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 10 (ANI): With seasonal crop residue burning, industrial and vehicle emissions and calm winds persisting, a thick layer of toxic smog settled over the national capital on Saturday.
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Punjab: Stubble burning continues, farmers say they 'have no option'
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhatinda (Punjab) [India], Oct 16 (ANI): Despite a prohibition on the burning of farm residue, farmers in Punjab's Bhatinda city are holding protests and continuing to burn stubble.
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Parijat offers farmers alternate to hazardous crop burning
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): The rampant practice of stubble burning has emerged as a major problem in Punjab and Haryana, leading to an increase in the environmental pollution as well as posing a major health hazard to the residents. In line with its commitment to foster best agricultu
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Punjab: Administrative secretaries to monitor paddy residue burning
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): A high-level meeting over paddy straw burning in Punjab was held on Monday under the chairmanship of Punjab Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh.
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Awareness campaign against straw burning by Parijat in UP
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 28 (ANI): To create awareness and sensitize farmers about environmental hazards of burning post-harvest agricultural residue, agrochemical company Parijat industries in association with department of agriculture conducted farmer training in the villages of Barabanki
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Parijat launches campaign to educate farmers about ill effects of crop res
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 10 (ANI): In a bid to create awareness about the ill effects of crop residue burning and management, Parijat Urja Chakra in collaboration with Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVKs) organized a special campaign at Fatehgarh village of Ambala in Haryana.
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Petroleum Ministry favours ban on petcoke import
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Petroleum Ministry on Monday told the Supreme Court that it is in favour of a ban on the import of petroleum coke, a solid non-volatile carbon residue left after the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
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Cleaner Cooking Fuel for 300 Million by 2021 - Randeep Agarwal
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 23 (NewsVoir): Globally, there are approximately 1.4 billion people without access to electricity and 2.7 billion people who rely on solid fuel (wood, crop residue, dung and coal) for cooking. The use of these traditional cooking fuels creates several significant pr
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Keep your sun-screen up to date
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Apr. 17 (ANI): Thanks to all the recent innovation in sun protection, complaints like the inconvenience and unflattering residue are no longer excuses as the sunscreens help us to maintain a clearer skin.
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NTPC invites bids for Agro Residue based fuel as part of environment frien
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): India's biggest power producer NTPC on Thursday opened bids for procuring 1,000 metric tonnes per day of agro residue based fuel for its 2,650 MW Dadri power plant in the National Capital Region as part of initiatives to help clean air and provide farmers with
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