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Himachal to ban single-use plastic from July 1
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Himachal to ban single-use plastic from July 1

Shimla, June 5: The central government has decided to stop single-use plastic from July 1, which the Himachal Pradesh is also going to implement, Additional Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena said on Sunday. Saxena was speaking during the Environment Excellence Award distribution function organised...
India achieves target of 10% ethanol blending in petrol ahead of schedule: Modi
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India achieves target of 10% ethanol blending in petrol ahead of schedule: Modi

New Delhi, June 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that India has achieved the target of 10 per cent ethanol blending in petrol ahead of schedule.Prime Minister Modi was speaking at a programme on 'Save Soil Movement' at Vigyan Bhawan here.'Save Soil Movement' is a global movement...
NIA chargesheets 6 for trafficking Rohingyas, Bangladeshis into India
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NIA chargesheets 6 for trafficking Rohingyas, Bangladeshis into India

New Delhi, June 5: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet in the NIA Special Court in Guwahati against six persons in the case of human trafficking of Rohingyas and Bangladeshi Muslims into India. The charge sheet was filed against Kumkum Ahmed Choudhury alias K.K. Ahmed...
COVID-19: Daily positivity rate above one per cent after 34 days
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COVID-19: Daily positivity rate above one per cent after 34 days

New Delhi, Jun 5: India logged 4,270 new coronavirus infections taking the tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,76,817, while the daily positivity rate was recorded above one per cent after 34 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The active cases rose to 24,052 and the...
Assam CM gave PPE kits contracts to kin during Covid, alleges Sisodia
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Assam CM gave PPE kits' contracts to kin during Covid, alleges Sisodia

New Delhi, June 4: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday levelled a fresh allegation of corruption against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, accusing the latter of awarding PPE kits' contracts to his kin during Covid emergency.Addressing a press conference, Sisodia said...
NGT chairperson calls for apt use of natural resources
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NGT chairperson calls for apt use of natural resources

New Delhi, June 4: National Green Tribunal (NGT) chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel on Saturday called for appropriate use and maintenance of natural resources. In his message for World Environment Day, the Chairperson stated: "The fifth June--'World Environment Day' is a reminder to all of us to...
102-yr-old woman sells vegetables to support family
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102-yr-old woman sells vegetables to support family

Kolkata, Jun 4: Age is just a number for Lakshmi Maity, a 102-year-old vegetable seller who, for the past five decades, has never let financial constraints come in the way of her family's basic needs. Every day, Maity, a resident of Jogiberh village in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district,...
PM Modi to address programme on Save Soil Movement on Sunday
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PM Modi to address programme on 'Save Soil Movement' on Sunday

New Delhi, Jun 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a programme on 'Save Soil Movement' here on June 5 on the occasion of the World Environment Day, his office said on Saturday. The 'Save Soil Movement' is a global initiative to increase awareness about deteriorating soil health and bring...
Hizbul terrorist commander killed in encounter at Anantnag
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Hizbul terrorist commander killed in encounter at Anantnag

Srinagar, June 4: Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist commander has been killed in an encounter that started on Friday between terrorists and security forces at Rishipora area in South Kashmir's Anantnag district, officials said on Saturday. Police said in the initial exchange of fire, three army...
India reports 3962 new Covid cases, 26 fatalities
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India reports 3962 new Covid cases, 26 fatalities

New Delhi, Jun 4: India logged a single-day rise of 3,962 coronavirus infections and 26 fatalities, pushing the overall tally to 4,31,72,547 cases and 5,24,677 deaths, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The data updated at 8 am also stated that the number of active...
Third-party insurance premium hike for 2-wheelers unlikely to impact demand: ICRA
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Third-party insurance premium hike for 2-wheelers unlikely to impact demand:...

Mumbai, Jun 3: The upward revision in the third-party insurance premium for two-wheelers, which has come into force from June 1, is unlikely to materially impact the demand, credit ratings agency ICRA said on Friday. ICRA said it expects a 7-10 per cent year-on-year volume growth in the...
High in pesticides, many countries send back Indian tea
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High in pesticides, many countries send back Indian tea

Kolkata, Jun 3: Both international and domestic buyers have rejected a series of tea consignments due to the presence of pesticides and chemicals beyond permissible limits, Indian Tea Exporters Association (ITEA) chairman Anshuman Kanoria said on Friday. Filling up the vacuum created by...
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