Cow dung cakes for eco-friendly cremation
VARANASI: Varanasi is set to become the first city in UP to use cow dung cakes for cremation despite opposition from a section of wood-sellers. Nagpur-based NGO Eco-Friendly Living Foundation and Kashi
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Three trains from Varanasi get biotoilets
Ensuring a environment friendly journey for passengers as many as three trains running from Varanasi Cantonment Railway Station have received bio-toilets in different coaches. The bio toilets have been
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Garbage segregation starts
The holy city struggling to get rid of the problems of solid waste management might soon get some relief as the segregation process of the garbage has started at Solid Waste Management (SWM) plant at Kadsada.
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Varanasi Municipal Corporation expedites cleaning work on ghats
After the district magistrate Pranjal Yadav got miffed over the poor state of the ghats on Tuesday, the officials of the Varanasi Municipal Corporation are camping on the city ghats in order to get them
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Firecrackers sale at peak, but city opts for 'Green Diwali'
The sale of fire-crackers is reaching its peak. Markets are full of 'rockets', multi-coloured sparklers and 'bombs'. Shopkeepers pointed out that families are splurging from Rs 500 to Rs 20,000 on firecrackers.
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One year on, work on Green Pilgrimage Project yet to start
It has been a year since Varanasi associated itself with the Green Pilgrimage Network but it is yet to start working on the project. The India chapter of the Green Pilgrimage Network (GPN) was launched
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Encephalitis claims 4 more lives
Encephalitis claimed four more lives while 17 new patients were admitted at BRD Medical College in last 24 hours. Bittu, 3, resident of Deoria, Sidhdharth, 2, Maharajganj, Parshuram, 8, Kushinagar and
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Dengue spreads tentacles in Gorakhpur
The region is grip of dengue as more than 114 cases have reported in September alone. Last year, more than 2,000 dengue cases were reported and more than 300 people died till September. This year, more
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E-waste still a health menace in Varanasi
Though more than a year has passed since the E-waste (Management and Handling) Rules came into effect in May 2012, their implementation is still in a nascent stage, at least in Varanasi, one of the major
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Encephalitis claims two more lives in Gorakhpur
Two children suffering from encephalitis died on Monday night. Four-and-half-year old Phagu of Ahirouli in Kushinagar and four-year-old Indrawati of Sahjanwa in Gorakhpur succumbed at the medical college.
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BHU scientists develop new variety of Basmati rice with higher yield
The agriculture scientists of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have developed a Basmati rice variety (HUBR 10-9), which recorded 60% higher yield than TarawadiBasmati, 20% higher than PusaBasmati and 12%