Pine needles fuel business for Himachal villagers
July 5th, 2012 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla/Bhoraj, July 5 (IANS) Pine needles, a major cause of forest fires in Himachal Pradesh, are now helping villagers earn money.The inflammable needles, which fall on the ground in summer ... Read more...
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Single largest gathering of women at Kerala festival
March 7th, 2012 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 7 (IANS) It's been an all-women's affair in this Kerala capital since the wee hours of Wednesday for the "Attukal Pongala" festival when boiled rice in earthern pots ... Read more...
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Delhi’s pottery market survives amid posh malls (With Images)
January 17th, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The colourful and fragile products on sale are an eerie reminder of the precarious nature of their makers' existence. An eye-catching pottery market, an oasis ... Read more...
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Bangladesh adopts green brick kiln technology
April 5th, 2010 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 5 (IANS) In an effort to reduce carbon emission, Bangladesh is looking at smokeless brick making technology to replace the over 150-year-old traditional method in the country.
The new technology has ... Read more...
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Over three million women gather for Pongala festival (Lead)
February 28th, 2010 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 28 (IANS) More than three million women devotees lit earthen kilns to cook rice and jaggery as offering for the presiding deity of Attukal Bhagavathi temple here Sunday on the ... Read more...
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7,000-year-old bricks discovered in China
February 22nd, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 22 (ANI): Archaeologists have unearthed bricks dating back 5,000 to 7,000 years in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, adding between 1,000 to 2,000 years onto Chinese brick-making history."The five ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Himachal hopes to reap bitter-sweet crop of hop
November 25th, 2009 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Keylong (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 25 (IANS) The hop flower - used to add a bitter flavour to beer - may bring in sweet business for Lahaul and Spiti district as ... Read more...
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Himachal allows ACC to generate power from kiln gases
September 18th, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 18 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government Friday allowed leading cement manufacturer ACC Ltd to utilise the waste exhaust kiln gases for generating electricity, according to government officials.
"The government Friday allowed ... Read more...
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Archaeologists discover Iranian ancient city
May 17th, 2008 - 1:14 pm ICT by admin
Tehran, May 17 (ANI): A team of archaeologists from the Yazd Cultural Heritage Center (YCHC) in Iran has discovered the Achaemenid era predecessor of the city of Yazd.Covering some 500 hectares, ... Read more...
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Popular tile industry of Gujarats Morbi city facing closure
January 18th, 2008 - 4:02 pm ICT by admin
Rajkot, Jan.18 (ANI): Steep price rise of lignite and coal that is used as fuel in Gujarats roof tile industry has badly affected the business in Morbi city. Kiln owners are perturbed ... Read more...
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