News – Prathamesh

Allergy hike

Ever wondered, why there is a hike in allergy cases? A recent study by Guy Delespesse, director of the Laboratory for Allergy Research at the University of Montreal, says, “it…

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Garbage Girl

A native of England, Jodie Underhill is popular in Dharamshala as “garbage girl” of Bhagsunag. An avid trekker, Jodie and her volunteers, mostly the local youth and visiting tourists, named…

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Cleanliness Drive

A cleanliness drive is being launched in six major cities of Chhattisgarh Raipur, Bilaspur, Bhilai, Durg, Rajnandgaon and Korba under the Centre-sponsored programme. While German Technical Corp will prepare the…

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Seeking Public Opinion

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi is planning to invite public opinion on the anti-littering law before getting it approved by the Delhi government. Under the law, fines for offences like…

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Water Conservation

As part of its water conservation plans, the BMC will make it compulsory to install dual flush and automatic sensor toilet systems in new construction projects. The use of dual…

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Eco-friendly Group

How to put idle time to its best use can be learned from six Mumbai based housewives. The ladies formed an environment friendly group called ‘Are you reducing, reusing, recycling?’,…

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More phones than loos

In Balangir district in Orissa, dubbed the poorest in India, people have more cellphones than toilets, says a survey. This is witnessed even in the most remote and poverty-stricken villages…

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