BOA recommends changes to world anti-doping code
April 12th, 2012 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 12 (IANS) The World Anti-Doping Association (WADA) has "followed the wrong course" and should return to four-year sanctions for drug cheats, according to the British Olympic Association (BOA).BOA ... Read more...
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Experts, victims plead for asbestos ban
November 14th, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Nov 14 (IANS) International experts at the Second Asian Ban Asbestos Network Conference here Monday highlighted the dangers of exposure to asbestos and the plight of thousands of labourers ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
UN chief urges global ban on n-tests
August 30th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Aug 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on all UN members, including India, to ratify a resolution banning the testing of nuclear weapons.A total of ... Read more...
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Left to continue protests till endosulfan is banned
May 2nd, 2011 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 2 (IANS) The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala Monday evening decided to continue its protests against endosulfan and pressure the central government to ensure ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Kerala to mark April 25 as anti-endosulphan day
April 20th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 20 (IANS) Ahead of an international convention in Switzerland, Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Wednesday said the state will observe anti-endosulphan day on April 25.The announcement comes ... Read more...
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India should support global ban on endosulphan: Congress
April 19th, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 19 (IANS) The Congress party in Kerala has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to ensure that India supports the global ban on endosulphan at the Stockholm Convention ... Read more...
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Thailand admits using cluster bombs against Cambodia, activists say
April 6th, 2011 - 11:47 pm ICT by BNO News
GENEVA (BNO NEWS) -- Thailand used cluster munitions on Cambodian territory during the February 2011 border conflict, becoming this the first use of munitions since an international treaty banned them in 2008, ... Read more...
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Japan radiation plume reaches US, but poses no risk: Report
March 19th, 2011 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 19 (IANS) Faint traces of very low levels of radiation from the stricken Fukushima nuclear complex in Japan have been detected in Sacramento, California, the New York ... Read more...
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Pak nuke build-up has US anxious and worried: NYT editorial
February 22nd, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.22 (ANI): Pakistan may claim that it would like to have minimum nuclear deterrence, but if American intelligence agency assessments are to be believed, Islamabad could soon have the world's fifth ... Read more...
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Pierce Brosnan urges global ban on whale hunting
April 25th, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 25 (IANS) Former Bond star Pierce Brosnan is urging people to request the government to put a ban on whale hunting all around the world.
The Irish actor became passionate ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Disneyland Bans Mother-Daughter Duo From Entering Dressed As Princesses
April 24th, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez,
Apr 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) For this British mother- daughter duo, a trip to Disneyland in Paris turned in to a major disaster scene when they were prevented from entering the ... Read more...
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Lead paint exposure remains serious global health threat
August 5th, 2009 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 5 (ANI): A new environmental health study has revealed that exposure to lead-based consumer paint is still a global public health threat.Scott Clark, University of Cincinnati (UC) and his team ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Paint samples from India, China contaminated with lead
August 5th, 2009 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) Seventy-five percent of paint samples from India, China and Malaysia contained dangerous levels of lead that greatly exceeded safety norms, says a new environmental health study.
Scott ... Read more...
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North Korea’s nuke blast could have been a mock test
June 17th, 2009 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 17 (ANI): Reports indicate that a global network of sensors designed to verify nuclear testing has failed to pick up radioactive gases from North Korea's nuclear blast, which indicates that ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
eBay bans sale of ivory products
January 1st, 2009 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 1 (ANI): The internet auction site eBay has banned the sale of virtually all ivory products from its website after coming under intense pressure from conservationists who accused the ... Read more...
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100 states sign cluster-bomb ban in Oslo
December 3rd, 2008 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Oslo, Dec 3 (DPA) Government leaders from more than 100 states Wednesday signed a global ban on the use of cluster bombs.The treaty, which was negotiated in Dublin in May, bans the ... Read more...
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Australia sticks to ‘No uranium supply to India’ stand
September 11th, 2008 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Australia Thursday repeated its stand of not supplying uranium to a non-nuclear non-proliferation treaty country like India, but indicated it was open to cooperating with New Delhi ... Read more...
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Hiroshima, Nagasaki leaders disappointed by NSG waiver to India
September 8th, 2008 - 6:55 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Sep 8 (ANI): Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba and Nagasaki Governor Genjiro Kaneko have expressed disappointment that a US proposal to lift the global ban on nuclear trade with India has ... Read more...
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International meeting to seek ban on cluster bombs
February 16th, 2008 - 9:52 am ICT by admin
DPA
Wellington, Feb 16 (DPA) Representatives from 120 countries will meet in New Zealand next week to draft an international agreement banning cluster bombs that have killed or maimed thousands of civilians - ... Read more...
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