Bedbugs halt train on Central Railway for an hour after passenger pulls chain to protest menace
Less than a fortnight after MLA Praniti Shinde complained of bedbugs in the Central Railway CST-Solapur Siddeshwar Express…
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Mouse hunt delays New York bound flight by five hours
In an unusual incident, a mouse in the cockpit of a Norwegian airline delayed a flight to New York by five hours. The incident happened on Tuesday aboard…
Bite this: Civic body starts special drive against aedes
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s pesticide department is on a mission to fight dengue with all its staff back from their election duties
Tea Board restricts application of chemicals
The Tea Board of India (TBI) has imposed stringent regulation on pesticide application in Tea through Plant Protection Code (PPC) with effect from January 1 next year.
Cockroaches freak me out: Cameron Diaz
Cameron Diaz says she has a phobia of cockroaches, but she likes spiders and snakes. The actress admitted her fear of insects, particularly cockroaches, in an interview on a UK radio show…
AMC makes film on mosquitoes to battle diseases
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) that is carrying out a high-decibel battle against malaria in the city is getting all the more theatrical now…
Protect Yourself From Dengue
Come monsoon and Bangalore experiences a spurt in dengue cases. Dr J Raghu, consultant, internal medicine and diabetologist, Sakra World Hospital…
Air India plane fumigated after alleged rodent sighting
An Air India aircraft had to be fumigated at IGI airport on Monday after a rat was reportedly spotted on board.
Greenpeace report on pesticide residues in Indian tea – full of holes
Tea, the favourite beverage of most people, was in the news recently but for wrong reasons. Greenpeace, a leading voluntary organisation working on issues related to environment…
Govt to ban pesticides harming honeybees
The fertiliser ministry is likely to soon recommend a ban pesticides that are harmful for bees, particularly honeybees.