Haldwani, Nov 11 (ANI): A group of women in the Haldwani region of Uttarakhand have launched a drive to root out the use of polythene bags by making eco-friendly paper bags.An initiative of 'Pahal' (Initiative), a self help group, these women are making bags out of old newspapers, which are as sturdy as normal polythene bags."We at 'Pahal' had raised many issues related to environment and it is in...
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Haldwani, Nov 11 : A group of women in the Haldwani region of Uttarakhand have launched a drive to root out the use of polythene bags by making eco-friendly paper bags.An initiative of 'Pahal' (Initiative), a self help group, these women are making bags out of old newspapers, which are as sturdy as normal polythene bags."We at 'Pahal' had raised many issues related to environment and it is in this...
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women in the Haldwani region of Uttarakhand have launched a drive to root out the use of polythene bags by making eco-friendly paper bags.An initiative of 'Pahal' (Initiative), a self help group, these women are making bags out of old newspapers, which are as sturdy as normal polythene bags."We at 'Pahal' had raised many issues related to environment and it is in this context only that we have provided...
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you are a fan of US President Barack Obama and want to take him everywhere with you, then buy one of the many jute bags with images of him and his family on them available at the India International Trade Fair (IITF).Priced at Rs.100, the bags are disappearing from the shelf at R.S. Creation at the Hong Kong section here. Youngsters are buying them in bulk because they find Obama cool.Though these...
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Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) If you are a fan of US President Barack Obama and want to take him everywhere with you, then buy one of the many jute bags with images of him and his family on them available at the India International Trade Fair (IITF).Priced at Rs.100, the bags are disappearing from the shelf at R.S. Creation at the Hong Kong section here. Youngsters are buying them in bulk because they find...
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Green Bangalore volunteers distributing ecofriendly bags on Commercial Street in Bangalore.Bangalore: The Bring Your Own Bag (BYOB) initiative launched by National Geographic channel in Commercial Street in Bangalore to curb the use of plastic appears to have elicited a mixed response.Though the volunteers of the campaign were distributing thousands of eco-friendly bags to shoppers as part of the drive,...
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you are a fan of US President Barack Obama and want to take him everywhere with you, then buy one of the many jute bags with images of him and his family on them available at the India International Trade Fair (IITF).Priced at Rs.100, the bags are disappearing from the shelf at R.S. Creation at the Hong Kong section here. Youngsters are buying them in bulk because they find Obama "cool"."Though these...
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Environment Minister Edwin Poots appears to have ruled out the introduction of a levy on plastic bags in shops in Northern Ireland.Earlier this year he said he would consider a levy if voluntary schemes to reduce bag usage were not working.On Monday he told the assembly a levy would be too detrimental to the less well off.A levy introduced in the Republic of Ireland in 2002 has seen a 90% fall in the...
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Seagull-proof reusable waste bags are to be tested in a Kent seaside town in a bid to prevent birds attacking rubbish put out for collection.Thanet District Council said waste would be put into black bags, and the black bags would be put into the seagull-proof cover under the plan.The trial will run in the Eastcliff area from February to September 2010, during the seagull breeding season.Thanet Council...
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jeweller's bag said to be containing Rs.4 lakh worth of gold was put under security check at a Delhi Metro station. But what came out of the scanning machine was a bag containing two packets of chips and a mineral water bottle! The gold remained untraced Wednesday, a day after the shocking incident.The incident took place when Sanjeev Nischal, a 38-year-old jeweller, entered the Karol Bagh Metro station...
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