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April 24, 2008
Union Cabinet approves new Pesticides Management Bill 2008
The government today decided to replace the Insecticides Act 1968 by introducing and passing in Parliament the Pesticides Management Bill 2008 for improving the quality of pesticides available to farmers and production of new, safe and efficacious pesticides.
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April 7, 2008
Termites feast on trader's money
A trader in the Indian state of Bihar has lost his life savings after termites infesting his bank's safe deposit boxes ate them up.
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March 16, 2008
IPCA Conducts Technicians Workshop
About 82 delegates from various member organization took part in the work shop. Delegates came from even Chandigarh, Dehradun, Meerut etc. CWC (Govt. of India undertaking) deputed Seven technicians for the workshop.
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February 22, 2008
Cockroach causes outrage
A TV station is under investigation after a cockroach was seen scuttling across a news reader’s desk during a live broadcast.
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January 28, 2008
Termites in Safe Deposit Locker
Ever heard of white ants attacking the contents of a safe deposit locker? A consumer in Meerut cantonment suffered this misfortune and created history by prosecuting his bank in a consumer forum.
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January 25, 2008
Rain Gutters in Little India to be removed
The rain gutters on more than half of the buildings in Little India will be removed.
The National Environment Agency (NEA) has ordered this in a further bid to contain the Chikungunya virus.
Rain gutters are a breeding ground for mosquitoes. More than 1,400 larvae have been found in Little India.
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January 23, 2008
Waltham Restaurants Work to Keep Diners In, Mice Out
In a city that is home to more than 250 restaurants, Waltham offers diners plenty to please a variety of palates, including those with four legs, whiskers and skinny tails.
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January 21, 2008
Change in AQIS Standards
Treatments applied for quarantine purposes are part of managing the risk of introducing exotic pests and diseases, however only when conducted correctly is the treatment deemed to be effective.
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January 20, 2008
NYC task force to combat bedbugs
New York City is waging a giant war against a microscopic foe: the bedbug. The pesky nocturnal pests have become such a problem in the city, officials announced they’ve created a task force to help educate the public on how to avoid and get rid of them.
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January 17, 2008
Worm Makes Ants Look Like Berries
A parasitic worm can make its ant victims swell into what looks like a delicious, juicy berry to birds, which apparently eat the ants and help the worm spread and reproduce, US researchers reported on Wednesday.
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January 16, 2008
King of Rats Weighed One Tonne
Fossil hunters have uncovered the greatest rodent that ever lived -- a one-tonne behemoth that bestrode the swamplands of South America some four million years ago.
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December 11, 2007
Sex Switch to Help in Pest Control
Turning off a sex "switch" triggered when female insects mate may be a smart and green way of controlling pests in future.
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October 19, 2007
Bad Restaurant Service Should be Compensated For
Even as eating out becomes a way of life and restaurants increasingly espouse professionalism, monetary compensation for unsatisfactory service or food is still almost unheard of.
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October 12, 2007
New High-tech Way To Kill Mice
Is the pesky mouse in the kitchen giving you sleepless nights? Experts in UK have come out with a high-technology mousetrap that deploys infrared beams and carbon dioxide to catch and gas the pest.
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