Puducherry polls: Congress manifesto promises incentives, concessions
April 1st, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by ANI
Puducherry, Apr 1 (ANI): The Congress election manifesto for the upcoming assembly polls in Puducherry today promised a slew of incentives and concessions to various sections of people.Releasing the 16-page manifesto, PCC ... Read more...
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Banana peels - the low-cost natural water purifier!
March 10th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 10 (ANI): Banana peels, useful in polishing silverware and leather shoes, may have another surprising use -as a water purifier.Gustavo Castro and colleagues said that minced banana peels performed better ... Read more...
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Banana peel an excellent water purifier
March 10th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 10 (IANS) The humble banana has uses beyond the realm of beauty remedies. Its peels can be used as an excellent water purifier, decontaminating drinking water of toxic ... Read more...
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Tata’s water purifier wins top innovation prize
October 27th, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 27 (ANI): Tata's inexpensive water purifier, aimed at households that may not have electricity, bagged the top prize in The Wall Street Journal's Asian Innovation Awards.The purifier named Swach, which ... Read more...
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Electrified nano filter ‘to kill 98pc of disease-causing bacteria in water’
October 14th, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 14 (ANI): Scientists are reporting development and successful initial tests of an inexpensive new filtering technology that kills up to 98 percent of disease-causing bacteria in water in seconds without ... Read more...
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Tata chemicals to build second Swach unit this fiscal
September 1st, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 1 (IANS) Tata Chemicals is planning to build its second water purifier-making plant this fiscal and aims to boost its purifier sales to 80,000 units a month by March next ... Read more...
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Oxfam assesses Ladakh flood disaster, seeks help
August 17th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Shortage of shelter has emerged as the biggest cause of worry for the survivors of flash floods in Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh region earlier this month, according ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Chemical water purifiers unsafe, says study
July 21st, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) If you think the water purifier in your house is providing clean drinking water, then think again. A study released here Wednesday found that all chemical water ... Read more...
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Godrej plans to produce cooking appliances
April 15th, 2010 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) Home appliances manufacturer Godrej & Boyce is planning to expand its portfolio by manufacturing cooking ranges and water purifiers, a company official said here Thursday.
"We have identified other ... Read more...
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Postage-stamp size water purifier could save millions of lives
April 14th, 2010 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 14 (ANI): A new water purifier inspired by computer chip technology could save millions of lives.Developed by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the new water purifier uses ... Read more...
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New dirt-repelling tube offers cheaper water purifier
July 16th, 2008 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 16 (ANI): American scientists have devised a novel technique to purify water, which is based on a process called the particle-exclusion phenomenon that was discovered by University of Washington ... Read more...
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Rice visits quake-hit China region (Lead)
June 29th, 2008 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
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Chengdu (China), June 29 (Xinhua) US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Sunday arrived here, the capital of China's south-western Sichuan province, and extended condolences to those affected by the devastating May 12 ... Read more...
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100 hospitalised as chlorine gas leaks in Jamshedpur
May 27th, 2008 - 10:58 pm ICT by admin
Ranchi May 27 (IANS) Around 100 people were hospitalised after chlorine gas leaked from a Telco plant, run by the Tata group, in Jamshedpur district Tuesday. "The chlorine gas leaked from an ... Read more...
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New microfinance service to provide safe drinking water to Indian rural poor
March 26th, 2008 - 12:57 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 26 (ANI): A unique tie-up between ACCESS Development Services - an Indian microfinance technical services non-profit organization, and Hindustan Unilever Limited, is going to provide safe drinking water to ... Read more...
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Water is the secret of Hema Malini’s beauty
March 19th, 2008 - 8:55 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Hema Malini, Bollywood's Dream Girl, Wednesday revealed the secret of her beauty - water. "The secret of my beauty is water," Hema Malini told IANS. "I drink ... Read more...
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