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MADURAI,
Friday, May 17, 2013
The Madurai Corporation is planning a complete ban on plastic cups and carry bags in the city. This issue is likely to be taken up for discussion at the Council meeting to be held on Friday.
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Madurai,
toxics
Monday, April 29, 2013
Europe will enforce the world’s first continent-wide ban on widely used insecticides linked to serious harm in bees, after a European Commission (EC) vote on Monday.The landmark suspension i...
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April 12, 2013
The problem of disposal of bio-medical waste needs to addressed with sensitivity
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TOKYO,
April 9, 2013
The operator of Japan’s crippled nuclear power plant says it has detected a fresh leak of radioactive water from one of the facility’s storage tanks. Tokyo Electric Power Co. previously said...
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March 27, 2013
The first phase will be completed by March 2014 and the second by 2015-end
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Mumbai,
March 20, 2013
The Bombay High Court was on Wednesday informed by the Maharashtra government that it was considering imposing penalty on manufacturers of plastic national flags.
This was informed to the...
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Bangalore,
January 21, 2013
Despite the inaguration, Mr Acharya said he would take a call on the project's implementation after the UNIDO submitted a detailed framework.
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Bangalore,
January 6, 2013
‘Area under cultivation has gone down significantly’
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Mangalore,
December 20, 2012
'Spraying of the pesticide had resulted in physical and mental deformities in the newborns
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Udupi,
December 16, 2012
The Human Rights Protection Foundation on Friday said that according to information provided the Karnataka Cashew Development Corporation (KCDC) to it, aerial spray of endosulfan had been done in...
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MANGALORE,
December 13, 2012
Congress workers and members of various organisations on Wednesday took part in a day-long protest demanding compensation and other assistances for victims of endosulfan in Puttur, Bantwal, Bellth...
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New Delhi,
November 28, 2012
Focus will be on re-processing and waste management, it tells court
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TOKYO,
April 10, 2013
Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shunichi Tanaka says the plant, which relies on makeshift cooling systems for its broken reactors, remains highly vulnerable.
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April 5, 2013
It will be the largest transfer station spread over four acres and is estimated to cost Rs. 4.5 crore
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KOCHI,
March 23, 2013
The Department of Urban Affairs has rejected the financial bid offered by three agencies that came forward to set up the waste-to-energy-based units at the proposed solid waste treatment plant at B...
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SEATTLE,
February 24, 2013
Six underground tanks holding radioactive waste are leaking at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in eastern Washington, said Governor Jay Inslee on Friday after a meeting with federal officials overs...
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KOCHI,
January 7, 2013
500 used syringes found strewn in an unused compound
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December 26, 2012
Environment activists express concern over the reported use of carcinogenic asbestos onboard aircraft-carrier warship INS Vikramaditya
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TIRUCHI,
December 19, 2012
Drive taken up in Srirangam ahead of Vaikunta Ekadasi festival
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Bangalore,
December 15, 2012
Udupi-based Human Rights Protection Foundation has presented evidence to the Supreme Court on alternative technology available for neutralising the toxicity in the existing stocks of the banned pe...
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November 28, 2012
One of the main characteristics studied is the permeability of the medium; the quality of Kolar rock was not found to be good
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
November 26, 2012
Left Democratic Front (LDF) leaders led by Leader of the Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan will meet Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Monday to seek a better deal for endosulfan victims.
The O...
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