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Greenpeace asks Indian company to stop producing bulbs

By: patelashishme0932

After Greenpeace activists blockaded the front and gate for an hour, an official response was from the General Manager of the Kashipur unit was sent across. The communication evaded Greenpeace's demand, and instead highlighted the mercury issue, specifying that Greenpeace failed to perceive the mercury threat from CFLs. The communication also ...

about 1 month ago

President Barack Obama's stimulus plan cannot reach all industries

By: christopherbutler

Eastern Connecticut once was the Mecca of the textile industry, with active and occupied mills and factories on nearly every street corner that came to define the town. Thousands of western European immigrants traveled just to the area for the certainty of a paying occupation in the textiles, in mills thriving from Danielson to ...

about 1 month ago

Madhu Koda worked overtime to issue mining licences

By: dustgeer

  Mr Madhu KodaMadhu Koda never claimed to be a dynamic leader. But as a minister for mines and later as chief minister of Jharkhand, he set benchmarks in administrative dynamism. Sample this: In one instance, Mr Koda cleared 48 mining licences in a single hour. Over the three-and-half years that he lorded over the mines portfolio, the sta...

26 days ago

North Korea is at it again!

By: Just_Playin_Dumb

It seems like the conquest for nuclear weapons is at an all time high for countries around the globe.  Just as it seems like the United States and rest of the civilized world makes a giant step of progress with Pakistan another country jumps into the limelight.  The country that has stepped back into mainstream news is not one we are ...

about 1 month ago