User: indiatogether Topic: Environment
Category: Assorted :: Scavenging
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Garbage dumps in vicinity of airport heighten bird-hit odds (Cached) 9.9.2010 TOI: All Headlines
Garbage dumps in vicinity of airport heighten bird-hit odds
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World`s toughest bacterium discovered! (Cached) 7.9.2010 Zee News : Science and Technology
Scientists have discovered the world`s toughest bacterium, which can survive in extreme conditions.
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World's toughest bacterium discovered 6.9.2010 DNA: Evolutions
Michael J Daly of Uniformed Services University and team previously reported that D. radiodurans accomplishes its astonishing survival feats in an unexpected way - by protecting its proteins from oxidation.
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World's toughest bacterium discovered (Cached) 6.9.2010 New Kerala: India News
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Ban on plastic bags: �BBMP ignorant� 1.9.2010 Deccan Herald: City
Ban on plastic bags: �BBMP ignorant�
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Binned there, dumped that (Cached) 30.8.2010 Mumbai Mirror
The Mughals, those connoisseurs of landscaping, built themselves perfumed gardens to escape the odours of Hindustan.In the Solid Waste Management department of the BMC the joke is about the odours of Mumbai: If you were blindfolded how would you know which part of the city you...
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Pile of garbage raises a stink on New Beach Rd (Cached) 24.8.2010 TOI: Chennai
In the 20 years that she has been living on New Beach Road, Tiruvanmiyur, Suguna Swamy has seen the once green and pleasant neighbourhood become a virtual dumping yard with piles of garbage everywhere.
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His dedication leads an initiative 17.8.2010 Hindu: Cities
A former rag picker gets a garbage disposal system going, with a bit of help
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Social Participation in effective disposal of garbage ? (Cached) 15.8.2010 Central Chronicle
Social Participation in effective disposal of garbage ?
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Metros show Pune how to handle e-waste (Cached) 14.8.2010 TOI: All Headlines
Metros show Pune how to handle e-waste
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Rehab plan for city's ragpicker community (Cached) 13.8.2010 TOI: Calcutta Times
No roadside garbage heaps. No recyclable material. A system to manage solid waste. Sounds a utopian dream? Not really. The urban development ministry has lined up various projects to make this a reality in Kolkata and other metros.
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Trash clearance? What rubbish, say citizens (Cached) 13.8.2010 TOI: Cities
It's an eyesore nobody would want in the city. Overflowing garbage bins, pigs scavenging around the litter and an unbearable stench were a common sight on Thursday in the peth and upscale areas like Deccan Gymkhana, Wanowrie, Fatimanagar and Wakad.
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How to manage city's 'solid' waste (Cached) 8.8.2010 DNA: India
While Ahmedabad boasts of effective solid waste management practices, it needs to invest in some alternative approaches.
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Airport waste dump invitation to disaster (Cached) 5.8.2010 Deccan Chronicle: Chennai

Aug. 4: Garbage is being dumped in the open in the middle of Chennai’s Anna International Airport, perilously close to the main runway, raising fears of a fatal bird-hit at the facility. With even a small stray bird being able to bring down a 300 tonne jetliner, encouraging scavenging birds at the airport is an invitation to disaster, experts said.

Airport officials have turned a blind eye to

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Mysore becomes 2nd cleanest city in country (Cached) 2.8.2010 Central Chronicle
Mysore becomes 2nd cleanest city in country
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Tibetan rag picker 'most beautiful girl' on internet (Cached) 2.8.2010 Hindustan Times: News
A 15-year-old Tibetan girl became popular among netizens after a Chinese internet forum referred to her as "the most beautiful girl" for putting trash into the bin at the Shanghai Expo Garden.
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Tibetan rag picker 'most beautiful girl' on internet 2.8.2010 Deccan Herald: International
Tibetan rag picker 'most beautiful girl' on internet
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Tibetan rag picker 'most beautiful girl' on net (Cached) 2.8.2010 Deccan Chronicle: International

A 15-year-old Tibetan girl became popular among netizens after a Chinese internet forum referred to her as "the most beautiful girl" for putting trash into the bin at the Shanghai Expo Garden.

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Tibetan rag picker 'most beautiful girl' on internet (Cached) 2.8.2010 New Kerala: India News
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Ragpickers' children to benefit from scholarship scheme (Cached) 2.8.2010 TOI: All Headlines
Ragpickers' children to benefit from scholarship scheme
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