Cuban packages biogas in plastic bags for domestic use
September 13th, 2012 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Sep 13 (IANS/EFE) A Cuban farmer has devised a method for packaging biogas in plastic bags to facilitate domestic use of the fuel, the Communist Party daily Granma reported."Although ... Read more...
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Chronic inhalation of polluted air ‘can lead to inflammation, heart risk’
April 17th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 17 (ANI): A study led by an Indian origin scientist, has suggested that chronic inhalation of polluted air triggers the release of white blood cells that leads to inflammation and ... Read more...
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Martian weather report reveals ice and fog near surface
March 18th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 18 (ANI): A pair of cameras mounted on the back of the Phoenix Mars Lander captured how laser light, emitted by the Lander's light detection and ranging (lidar) system, was ... Read more...
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ONGC strikes new gas field in Tripura
March 15th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 15 (IANS) State-owned exploration major Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has established a significant gas discovery in the northeastern state of Tripura, officials said here Tuesday."The fresh ... Read more...
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Study: Eco-bulbs are a health hazard for babies & pregnant women
December 23rd, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Dec 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There seems to be a new mankind-created problem. In trying to reduce the amount of harm the mankind’s dependence on energy has created for the environment, new ... Read more...
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Larsen and Turbo bags Rs.1195 crore deal from ONGC
August 23rd, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Engineering and construction major Larsen and Turbo (L&T) Monday said it has won two projects worth Rs.1,195 crore from state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation to upgrade ... Read more...
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China prepares for massive flood
July 19th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 19 (IANS) A massive flood is expected to hit China with rising water level in the country's longest Yangtze river threatening a disaster expected to be worse than the 1998 ... Read more...
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ONGC board approves cluster development of four marginal fields in Western Offshore
July 1st, 2010 - 7:07 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 1 (ANI): ONGC Board in its 206th meeting held on 30th June, 2010 has in principle approved the cluster development of WO-5, WO-15, WO-16 and B-119/121 fields in the ... Read more...
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More water, but rice cultivation yet to pick up
June 18th, 2010 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Despite the government's efforts to improve rice production and availability of more storage water this year, paddy has been sown in less area than last year, according ... Read more...
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Soaring Pollen Level Hits Record Numbers
April 11th, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
St. Petersburg, Apr 11, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Pollen is in the air and it's terribly annoying. With the soaring pollen level that keeps increasing day by day this season can certainly ... Read more...
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Severe sandstorm plagues Beijing
March 20th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Mar. 20 (ANI): A severe sandstorm hit Beijing on Friday night, packing the Chinese capital with strong winds and tonnes of sand.On Saturday morning, the Beijing residents woke up to see ... Read more...
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Dhaka to spend $1.6 bn to dredge 53 rivers
October 6th, 2009 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Oct 6 (IANS) Bangladesh's Planning Commission has approved a $1.69 billion mega plan to dredge 53 of its major waterways over the next eight years and has invited investment proposals to ... Read more...
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Human-induced global warming increases water vapor in atmosphere
August 12th, 2009 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 12 (ANI): Climate models have confirmed that as a result of human-induced global warming, the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere is increasing.The research was done by scientists from ... Read more...
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Deora’s statement in Lok Sabha on Reliance gas
August 3rd, 2009 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Following is the text of a statement by Petroleum and Natural Gas minister Murli Deora on the controversy over gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin that was auctioned ... Read more...
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Indoor air pollution worsens asthma symptoms in kids
February 20th, 2009 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 20 (ANI): The quality of air inside an asthmatic childs bedroom can have an adverse impact on his health, according to a new study.Johns Hopkins University researchers have found ... Read more...
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Scrapping Iran pipeline will lead to gas shortage: Assocham
January 23rd, 2009 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) India could face a severe gas crisis if the proposed transnational pipelines from Iran and Turkmenistan were scrapped, an industry lobby study said Friday.According to the study ... Read more...
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Bizarre dino lured mates with bony spikes
October 15th, 2008 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 15 (ANI): A new research has suggested that a bizarre looking dinosaur lured mates with bony spikes on its face, 72 million years ago.According to a report in National ... Read more...
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Adieu to Indian student killed in New Zealand
April 18th, 2008 - 5:49 pm ICT by admin
By Neena Bhandari
Sydney, April 18 (IANS) New Zealander-Indian Floyd Fernandes, who was among six students and a teacher who died while on an outdoor school excursion in New Zealand's north island, will ... Read more...
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Golden temple surroundings to be made pollution-free
January 22nd, 2008 - 3:02 pm ICT by admin
By Ravinder Singh Robin
Amritsar Jan 21 (ANI): A team comprising of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) officials visited the Golden Temple complex here recently to monitor ... Read more...
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