The Delhi government has enforced a ban on manufacture, sale and use of plastic bags, which came into effect from 23 November 2012, in a bid to deal with the increasing rubbish problems in the city. The government issued notification in ...
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is planning to eliminate current restrictions that limit the size of containers for certain foods in order to enhance consumer choice. The current restrictions on the size of containers for ...
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Sophie Mirrabella … ‘strict standards’ One of Australia’s most powerful trade unions, the CFMEU, has backed a Federal Opposition proposal to enforce strict new safety standards on imported goods. Speaking in ...
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The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance in Russia has identified bacteria in poultry meat imported from Ukraine. The agency has reported that Listeria was found in the batch of poultry, which was produced by ...
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The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA), Washington, and the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) — a global organization established by a group of apparel and footwear brands, retailers, manufacturers, nongovernmental ...
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The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has urged the Government to frame a uniform national cotton policy in view of the present-day realities. During a media briefing, PCGA Vice Chairman, together with Khawaja Riaz Hussain ...
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Synthetic corks and screwcaps are set to replace the natural corks for DOC and DOCG wines, following an approval by Italian authorities over its usage. With the onset of the new rule, Synthetic cork producer Nomacorc has already made ...
November 20, 2012 - A new chapter in the development of Manitoba’s clean energy resources is being written, said Dave Chomiak, innovation, energy and mines minister. “Building on our strengths, this new plan sets the province on ...
Leeds City Council authorities have approved the construction of a network-neutral datacentre worth £43m to improve the internet connectivity and cin the region. The datacentre called DC4, will have a floor-space of around ...
The New Zealand government plans to set up a model dairy farm in Burma, in order to support the country’s efforts to become more self-sufficient. The farm will be built with an investment of NZ$6m ($4.89m), over a period of five ...
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Thailand has signed a rice deal with China, a move which will strengthen the trade between the two countries. The deal will enable Thailand to sell rice to China, allowing it to offload the surplus rice in the country. As per the deal, ...
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The Zimbabwe government plans to support small holder poultry farmers to facilitate the growth of agriculture industry in the country. The poultry industry, which is one of the fastest growing agricultural sector, is aiming to produce 72 ...
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Tom Baker, head of ICT at Sunderland City Council, has an office in the council's datacentre. It is not a bad place to have an office because the datacentre has been somewhat rejuvenated, thanks in part to modern IT that takes up far less ...
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The Namibian government has initiated plans to establish a dairy plant near Rundu in Northern Namibia, a move which will cut down milk imports. The proposed dairy farm, which is being built with an investment of NGN160m ($1.01m) is ...
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Chinese city Shanghai is all set to implement new rules on excessive packaging of products. As per the recently approved rules, which are expected to come into force from February 2013, it is mandatory for the manufacturers producing ...
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