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India’s ONGC plans to buy rigs for $986 mln-report

July 1, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

June 29 (Reuters) – State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC.BO) is planning an investment of 45.80 billion rupees ($986 million) to buy 14 oil and gas rigs, the Mint newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing an unnamed company official.

Energy | Industrials

The company wants to acquire 10 onshore rigs for 9 billion rupees from state-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) and float tenders for four offshore rigs that may require an investment of 36.80 billion rupees, the report said.

“For onshore rigs we will go with BHEL. We have got quotations from them,” an ONGC official was quoted as saying. “For offshore jackup rigs, once we crystalize the design, we will go for tendering.” ($1=46.45 rupees) (Writing by Ruchira Singh; editing by Surojit Gupta)

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Mukesh Ambani in talks to buy India fund – source

May 31, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

May 31 (Reuters) – Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, who controls energy major Reliance Industries (RELI.BO), is in talks to buy a majority stake in JM Financial Asset Management, a source with direct knowledge of the situation said on Monday. The talks are in early stages and the terms of the deal have not been finalised yet, said the source, who could not be identified as he was not authorised to speak to the media. The source said the deal value could be 8 percent of the assets under management at JM Financial, backing a report in the Mint newspaper.

Reliance Industries declined to comment. (Reporting by Pratish Narayanan; Editing by Ranjit Gangadharan)

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Japan unveils world”s first smoke-free ciggie

May 18, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

London, May 18 (ANI): Japan”s largest cigarette manufacturer has unveiled what it claims is the world”s first smoke-free cigarette.

Zerostyle Mint, brainchild of Japan Tobacco Inc., was created in response to increasing restrictions on smoking, reports The Telegraph.

The company hopes that the product will catch on among people who want to smoke but do not want to disturb others with second-hand fumes.

The product resembles a regular cigarette but contains a replaceable cartridge that holds ground tobacco leaves. The cigarette emits no smoke.

“While the majority of consumers in Japan are smoking cigarettes, demand is increasing for tobacco products designed to be used in places where consideration needs to be given to those nearby,” the company said in a statement. (ANI)

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Nando”s stripper mum ad most hated in Australia

May 16, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Melbourne, May 16 (ANI): A commercial for fast food chain Nando”s featuring a topless, pole-dancing mum who serves a chicken dinner to her children is the most complained about Australian advertisement of the decade.

The ad, in which a stripper gyrates topless in front of a male nightclub patron before sitting down to eat Nando”s with her family, prompted 350 complaints to the Advertising Standards Bureau when it first aired in 2007.

The amount of complaints was the most the bureau had received for a commercial since 1998, reports News.com.au

An ad for Mentos Ice chewing gum was the second most complained about commercial of the decade. The ad features a man whose nipples extend after eating a mint.

The Advanced Medical Institute”s billboards and a confronting anti-smoking campaign featuring a woman”s rotting mouth also came up high on the list.

The Advertising Standards Bureau, however, dismissed all complaints about the ads. (ANI)

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India Reliance Cap mulls health JV with Swiss Re-report

April 5, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

NEW DELHI, April 5 (Reuters) – India’s Reliance Capital (RLCP.BO) is in talks with Zurich-based reinsurer Swiss Re (RUKN.VX) for a proposed foray into health insurance, The Economic Times newspaper reported on Monday.

Financials

The report said the discussions for a joint venture health insurance company was taking place alongside talks for Swiss Re’s equity participation in Reliance Life, a unit of Reliance Capital.

Last week, the Mint newspaper had reported Reliance Life may sell a 26 percent stake to Swiss Re for at least 7 billion rupees ($157 million.) [ID:nSGE62S01Y] ($1=44.6 rupees) (Writing by Devidutta Tripathy; editing by Malini Menon)

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Original Walt Disney drawings found in an attic office in Blackpool

September 10, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Sep 9 (ANI): Original Walt Disney drawings have been recovered from an attic office in Blackpool, which could be worth up to 12,000 pounds each.

The 15 mint condition black and white and colour drawings were in the middle of hundreds of files gathered in over a century of Blackpool Illuminations.

Altogether the files have been valued at 500,000 pounds for insurance purposes, but it is thought the original Disney drawings alone could fetch up to 180,000 pounds altogether should they be auctioned off.

The material is being catalogued, and will be archived for future public viewing for the first time.

The Disney drawings had been sent from Hollywood to Blackpool by Walt Disney himself.

His studio was first approached in 1953 by Blackpool Council’s Illuminations staff, when they wanted to include characters, including Mickey Mouse, in their tableaux.

One of the drawings featuring Mickey shows how they wanted to animate him for the Golden Mile, but Disney demanded the characters be totally accurate to the original cinema blockbusters, and so sent off artists’ work to the English resort.

“The attic room is actually part of one of Blackpool’s original farmhouses built long before the town became a seaside resort,” the Telegraph quoted Colette Halstead, Illuminations’ creative development coordinator, as saying.

“The Illuminations department has just grown round it over the decades and old files and equipment like the ex Army field telephones used to co-ordinate the seven mile switch on were stored there.

“We are slowly moving to new premises and we were asked to catalogue the room’s contents when we came across the Disney material,” she added. (ANI)

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Mint launches Chennai edition

July 13, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

New Delhi, July 13 (ANI/Business Wire India): Mint, HT Media Ltd’s business daily in an exclusive content partnership with The Wall Street Journal, is now national.

With the launch of the Chennai edition on July 13, Mint now has a national footprint that includes New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chandigarh and Pune.

With an introductory price of Rs 3.50, Mint will now provide discerning readers in Chennai the same Clarity that the rest of the country has so overwhelmingly embraced.

Available six days a week, the daily brings with it an exhaustive suite of offerings – markets watch, campaign and the weekend magazine, lounge.

With its accent on clarity in reporting, stand-out design and printing, and the exclusive WSJ section, Mint is the choice of senior decision makers across industry and government.

There is no better proof of this than the fact that four out of five Mint readers do not read another business paper.

The launch excitement will culminate on August 12 with a high-profile clarity through debate event that will focus on the key issue of financial inclusion.

With panelists that include policy makers and business leaders from both the public and private sectors, the event will underscore Mint’s commitment to bringing clarity in business to issues that matter.

Mint was created to address the growing reader demand for Clarity in Business. ajiv Verma, CEO, HTML, said, “Mint’s spectacular readership numbers have validated our belief that there is a market for unbiased, jargon-free reporting and analysis in the business news domain, across format”.

In just over two years, Mint now has a readership of 200,000 every day. With a readership of 175,000 in the Delhi and Mumbai editions (IRS 09), and a circulation of 25,000 plus in the other cities, Mint is a strong and growing No. 2 player in the category.

Livemint.com makes available Mint content to audiences globally, apart from hosting rich content and platforms for its 1 million-plus Web audience.

The one-third share of readers in the cities that matter makes Mint a critical choice of advertisers for reaching decision makers.

Its clean design and printing quality, contextual content environment, an array of innovative advertising options and events, and an unduplicated, high-profile reader base make Mint the choice of premium advertisers.

The addition of Chennai gives advertisers yet another reason to partner Mint. (ANI)

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Coin dating back to 600 BC in Jamshedpur museum

July 6, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Jamshedpur, July 6 (ANI): A coin museum with collections dating back to 600 BC is drawing hundreds of enthusiasts in Jharkhand.

Jamshedpur Coin Collectors Museum was opened with the donations from 135 numismatists this year.

The museum has got 1200 rare and antique coins of varied mint and metals including those of gold, silver, copper, stone and iron from various dynasties and periods.

The museum also has the world’s smallest coin dating back to 300-400 AD.

“We also have world’s smallest coin known as ‘Masa’ which was introduced by Magadh rulers between 300-400 AD. This coin is very special for us. Our museum has got four such coins,” said Kalyan Guha, founder and general secretary of the museum.

The rare and antique coins fascinate every visitor as they have an opportunity to look at golden and silver coins of Mughal era under one roof.

“I am delighted after witnessing such rare coins. After witnessing these coins, we thought of Mughal era when India was touted as the golden bird. In the same museum, we also came across modern coins which are just made up of iron and steel,” said Shaista, a visitor.

Jamshedpur Coin Collectors Museum is an only private museum in the country. By Girija Shankar Ojha (ANI)

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Soon, a breath mint made from coffee

June 27, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Washington, June 25 (ANI): A coffee extract can inhibit the growth of bacteria that leads to bad breath, according to a new research from Tel Aviv University.

New laboratory tests have shown that the extract prevents malodorous bacteria from making their presence felt – or smelt.

“Everybody thinks that coffee causes bad breath and it’s often true, because coffee, which has a dehydrating effect in the mouth, becomes potent when mixed with milk, and can ferment into smelly substances,” says breath specialist Prof. Mel Rosenberg of TAU’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine.

But that is not always true. “Contrary to our expectations, we found some components in coffee that actually inhibit bad breath,” Rosenberg added.

In the laboratory, the researchers monitored the bacterial odour production of coffee in saliva.

In the study, three different brands of coffee were tested: the Israeli brand Elite coffee, Landwer Turkish coffee, and Taster’s Choice.

Rosenberg expected to demonstrate the malodour-causing effect of coffee in an in vitro saliva assay developed by Dr. Sarit Levitan in his laboratory. To his surprise, the extracts had the opposite effect.

“The lesson we learned here is one of humility. We expected coffee would cause bad breath, but there is something inside this magic brew that has the opposite effect,” Rosenberg.

Rosenberg would love to isolate the bacterial-inhibiting molecule in order to reap the biggest anti-bacterial benefits from coffee.

According to researchers, the new study could be the foundation for an entirely new class of mouthwash, breath mints and gum.

Purified coffee extract can be added to a breath mint to stop bacteria from forming, stopping bad breath at its source, instead of masking the smell with a mint flavour, the authors said.

The findings were presented to members of the International Society for Breath Odour Research in Germany. (ANI)

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Judge blasts council for wasting £5k of taxpayers’ cash over dropped wrapper case!

June 20, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Jun 20 (ANI): A judge has blasted a council officer for wasting 5000 pounds of taxpayers’ money by dragging a teenager to crown court over a dropped mint wrapper.

The sweet wrapper had blown out of Larissa Wilkinson’s car window when her 18-month-old niece unwrapped it, and when the officer spotted it, the 19-year-old girl was charged with depositing controlled waste.

Judge Roger Scott was stunned when she appeared before him at crown court, where murderers and rapists face trial.

“Can you explain to me why this charge was ever brought? She has dropped a single sweet wrapper,” the Sun quoted the judge as asking the council’s barrister Austin Newman.

“Is it controlled waste? I’ve looked it up and I don’t see how you could possibly argue it is.

“It’s the most inappropriate set of proceedings I’ve personally ever, ever seen and it’s a fantastic waste of community charge payers’ money.

“This was a grotesque misuse of the powers of the authorities,” he stated.

The judge refused to let Wilkinson sit in the dock, and invited her into the witness stand instead.

The interior design student explained that she was driving her Fiat Punto with niece Lyla Henderson when the tot unwrapped a Bassett’s Murray Mint, and dropped the wrapper in the car but it blew away.

Wilkinson, who had passed her test a month earlier, only realised what had happened when a 75 pounds fixed penalty was sent to her home in Mirfield, West Yorks.

“I decided I wasn’t going to pay. As a student I only get 30 pounds a week to live on. But also it just wasn’t fair. It wasn’t my fault and if I’d tried to stop the wrapper then I might have crashed,” she said.

She appeared before magistrates three times, but chose to be tried by jury at Bradford Crown Court.

“The judge was great. I am so pleased he was on my side. It was quite scary,” she added.

The cost of the case, estimated at 5,000 pounds, would have spiralled to 10,000 pounds if it had been heard before a jury.

“Rubbish thrown from vehicles contributes greatly to the defacement of our streets,” a Kirklees Council spokesman said.

“The person in control of a vehicle is liable for waste thrown from that vehicle whether they threw the waste out or not,” he added.

Wilkinson accepted a caution, but did not have to pay the 75 pounds.

“I hope you enjoyed your day in court,” the judge told her. (ANI)

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Nehra’s family shocked over ‘racial’ attack on their son in Australia

May 30, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Yamunanagar (Haryana), May 30 (ANI): Family members of Rajesh Kumar Nehra at Yamuna Nagar in Haryana are under shock since learning about their son becoming a target of a racist attack in Australia.

Nehra studying in Sydney has suffered 30 percent burn injuries after some unidentified person hurled a petrol bomb at his house in Harris Park in Sydney, where he was staying with his friends.

As Rajesh battled the flames, his friends wrapped him in a blanket and took him to hospital.

“Somebody hurled a petrol bomb in the house where he was staying and he sustained burn injuries. His friends wrapped him in a blanket and admitted him to a hospital,” said Neelam, Rajesh’s sister.

A series of attacks on Indian students have angered the family members who question the Australian government’s failure in providing security to their kids.

Rajesh’s family now wants to get him back to India.

“Why would we send our children to such a place where our kids are not safe. The government should stop issuing visas if they cannot provide security? Do they call the children just to mint money?” said Amarjeet, Rajesh’s mother. (ANI)

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Mint launches in Kolkata

May 25, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

New Delhi, May 25 (ANI/Business Wire India): Mint, HT Media’s business daily in exclusive content partnership with The Wall Street Journal, is now going national.

With the launch of the Kolkata edition on May 25, the daily now has a national footprint that includes Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chandigarh and Pune as well.

With an introductory price of Rs. 3, Mint will target the key business and policy leaders in the metropolis, in line with its reader profile nationally.

In just over two years, Mint now has a readership of 200,000 daily. With a readership of 175,000 in the Delhi and Mumbai editions alone, and a circulation of 25,000 in the other cities, Mint is a strong and growing No. 2 player in the category.

With a one-third share of readers in the cities that matter, Mint is now the choice of advertisers for reaching decision makers across markets.

Mint was created to the address the growing reader demand for Clarity in Business.

“The spectacular readership numbers have validated our belief that there is a market for unbiased, jargon-free reporting and analysis in the business news domain, across formats”, said Rajiv Verma, CEO, HT Media Ltd.

With its accent on clarity in reporting, stand-out design and printing, and the exclusive WSJ section, the daily has been embraced by senior decision makers across industry and government. There is no better proof of this than the fact that 4 out of 5 Mint readers do not read another business paper.

The new edition in provides discerning readers in Kolkata the same Clarity that the rest of the country has so overwhelmingly embraced.

“The clean design and printing quality, premium and contextual content environment, an array of innovative advertising options and events, and the large unduplicated reader profile with the best audience makes Mint the choice of premium advertisers. The addition of Kolkata gives advertisers yet another reason to partner Mint”, added Vivek Khanna, Publisher and Business Head, Mint.

Every weekday, Mint comes with a special section of international news and analysis from the 1,900 global journalists at The Wall Street Journal, the world’s leading business newspaper.

These are the articles that are selected by Mint editors with the Indian reader in mind.

Mint also comes with Markets Watch, a Tuesday to Saturday pullout that offers comprehensive and relevant market data on stocks and funds. Campaign, on Tuesday, offers readers insights into strategy and marketing.

On Saturday, Lounge, the magazine-style weekend edition of Mint, takes reader beyond business. With its emphasis on lifestyle and life aspirations of the well-heeled discerning leader, the magazine is a window to life that is both comprehensive and stimulating. (ANI)

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Summers bring a variety of therapeutic drinks on Amritsar roads

May 11, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Amritsar, May 10 (ANI): Even though summers make life difficult people in Punjab want to move out.

To cater to them, the stalls along the roadside offer a variety of drinks which are both therapeutic and cooling.

You can choose Jalzeera, the tangy masala drink, Chusky (the ice Gola) or the all time favourite Lassi.

One can enjoy sipping the spice-mixed Jalzeera at any roadside vendor, who serves this summer drink of mint and lemon. It tastes quite delicious, as it quenches one’s thirst in no time and is cheap enough-Rs.5 to 10 a glass.
Also, it’s usually been noticed that while undertaking long drives in sweltering heat during afternoon, there is a risk of sunstroke or even falling victim to jaundice and diarrhoea.
But with wood apple juice– a thick drink made of Wood apple, mashed with milk and sugar, one need not worry too much.
Medical physicians prescribe this fruit that grows wild all over the sub-Himalayan forests and central India offering a help in situation of diarrhea and dysentery.
“It’s pure and also a traditional cure for jaundice and indigestion. One gets immediate relief. Even doctors recommend belgiri (Wood Apple) in place of medicines. The popularity of bael fruit is increasing by leaps and bounds,” said Raj Sadosh, a resident of Abohar.

Another special item in demand is the roadside Chuski, the ice Gola, which is served as crushed ice covered with colourful and laced with sugar syrup available in various flavours.

To make it more tantalising to the customers these days the Faluda (noodles) has also been added to the ice Gola served in different flavoured sugar syrups.

Not to forget the all-favourite ‘Lassi’, made by blending yogurt with water, salt, and spices until frothy.
One popular Lassi shop of Amritsar is Gyan Singh’s Punjabi lassi, which is located in the Hathi Gate area, the shop has been functioning for 70 years.
A glass of Lassi, priced about rupees 12 (30 cents), is served with butter and cream floating on the top.
Gyan Singh’s lassi is popular not only in Amritsar but outside the city as well. Even foreign tourists, during their visit to the city, make it a point to relish a glass of it.
“Summer has already arrived and the heat wave is expected to continue. The traditional Lassi is the only remedy to keep your mind and body cool. Lassi is a healthy drink in comparison to other soft drinks available in the market. It is very popular among the wrestlers in rural Punjab and people also drink it to keep their body healthy,” said one of the Lassi lovers .

“The people of earlier generation used to be very fond of milk, yogurt and lassi. And Amritsar city, is known for reasonably priced and quality food. During summer time, we often visit this part of the city as it has popular lassi shops. Though we live on the outer side of the city, but whenever we visit this area we drink lassi,” said another Lassi lover.
Be it young or old, an icy treat on roadsides are making summer the best season for one and all complaining about the heat. So if you are visiting Punjab don’t forget to make the best of the heat. (ANI)

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Peanut-butter sandwiches left Julia Roberts with bad breath during love scenes

April 13, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Washington, Apr 13 (ANI): Hollywood actress Julia Roberts’ love for peanut butter sandwich left her with a bad breath – making it difficult to shoot love scenes with co-star Clive Owen in ‘Duplicity’.

The ‘Pretty Woman’ star and Owen have been very good friends since starring in 2004′s Closer, and Roberts insists that it made her more comfortable shooting the saucy scenes in their new movie.

However, she often ate peanut butter sandwiches between takes, which forced her to freshen up before filming the intimate scenes.

“At least we could talk to each other and say, ‘Honey, do you have a mint? I’m sorry but I just had a peanut butter sandwich,’” Contactmusic quoted her as saying. (ANI)

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Now inhale chocolate sans the guilt – courtesy Le Whif

April 11, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Apr 11 (ANI): Chocoholics’ dream has finally come true – a sweet treat packed with tiny particles of chocolate and zero calories has been invented!

Brainchild of Paris-based professor David Edwards, boffins have created a chocolate sans calories, which dieters can inhale.

Users breathe chocolate powder into their mouth from the 1.50- pounds plastic cylinder called Le Whif.

It comes in four flavours – raspberry, mint, mango and plain – and can be used several times.

Edwards believes people eat so fast today that they are already on the way towards “breathing” food, The Sun reported.

He said: “We’ve helped move eating habits to their logical conclusion. We call it whiffing.”

Tom Hadfield, who is launching Le Whif in France later this month, said: “It fills your mouth with almost pure chocolate. It tastes really good.”

Others being developed include a mint Whif to be inhaled with lamb.

Hadfield said, “Eventually we could have three course meals this way.” (ANI)

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BSE Sensex set to rise; banks seen in focus

April 2, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

MUMBAI (Reuters) The BSE Sensex should kick off the new financial year on a strong note on Wednesday, with financial stocks in focus after upbeat banking sector news spurred European and Wall Street higher and boosted sentiment in Asia.

Private-sector lenders ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank, and government-run State Bank of India may bounce back after lagging the market this week.

A Reuters technical analysis showed near-term trends from the main index were bullish, and the correlation with Wall Street was still very high.

Financials across the world rose after British bank Barclays Plc rejected an offer to take part in a British government plan to insure risky assets.

Top real-estate firm DLF Ltd will also be watched after the Mint newspaper reported several companies, including Adani Group, Essar Power, Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services, Hong Kong’s CLP Group and UK’s BG Group, have shown interest in buying its wind power business.

Asian markets were higher. Japan’s Nikkei was 2.1 percent higher by 0353 GMT, while while MSCI’s measure of other Asian markets was up 0.4 percent.

Nifty futures traded in Singapore were trading up 0.3 percent, pointing to a higher opening in India.

On Tuesday, Indian shares rose 1.5 percent and propelled the main index to its first quarterly gain since 2007. The 30-share BSE index ended up 140.36 points at 9,708.50.

STOCKS TO WATCH

* Hero Honda Motors Ltd, after its March two-wheeler sales rose 10.2 percent to 353,342 units.

* Drugmaker Wockhardt Ltd, after it said it was considering a potential recasting of some businesses and its units, fuelling speculation the company may sell stake in one of

its units.

* Punjab National Bank, after it said it reduced interest rates on retail term deposits between 50 to 100 basis points across different maturities.

* Software firm Geodesic Ltd, after it said it bought back $8.5 million worth of 2013 foreign currency convertible bonds listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.

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Here’s what G20 leaders had for dinner at 10 Downing Street

April 2, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, April 2 (ANI): The G20 leaders gathered at 10 Downing Street on the eve of crunch talks at the global summit enjoyed a dinner menu chosen by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, which featured the best of seasonal produce from around the UK.

Organic salmon from Shetland, with samphire and sea kale, local vegetables and Irish soda bread formed part of the menu.

The leaders also got to enjoy slow-roasted shoulder of lamb from north Wales, Jersey Royal potatoes, wild mushrooms, and mint sauce.

Bakewell tart and custard were also available.

“I’m very, very proud of my country and its food traditions and I know that the guests at Downing Street will be in for a real treat,” Sky News quoted Oliver as saying.

Even though his wife Jools is due to give birth to their third child imminently, he still prepared delicious dishes for the guests.

Assisting him were eight current apprentices and recent graduates from his Fifteen restaurant. (ANI)

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World’s first biodegradable chewing gum goes on sale

March 30, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, March 30 (ANI): The world’s first biodegradable chewing gum, which is completely environment friendly, has been introduced in supermarkets all over Britain.

According to a report in The Guardian, Chicza Rainforest Gum, as it is called, is manufactured in Mexico by Consorcio Chiclero, which is a consortium of 56 co-operatives employing some 2,000 chicleros (gum farmers) and their families.

The workers extract natural gum from the sap of the chicle tree, which is then used to make the product.

Unlike conventional chewing gum, which contains petrochemicals, the organic chewing gum does not stick to clothing or pavements.

Once disposed of, it will crumble to dust in about six weeks, dissolving harmlessly in water or being absorbed into the soil.

Chicza comes in lime, mint and spearmint flavours, and is going on sale at 1.39 pounds a packet.

It is costly and difficult to remove conventional chewing gum from public places because of its chemical content, with cleaning typically costing between 10p and 30p per piece.

It takes 17 weeks for chewing gum to be removed from the entire length of Oxford Street in London, for example, but only 10 days for it to be littered with gum again.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has calculated that local authorities spend up to 200,000 pounds a year each on clearing gum.

Westminster city council in London, which has one of the highest clean-up bills, is backing the new product.

A spokesman for Encams, which runs the ‘Keep Britain Tidy’ campaign, said, “While we welcome any product that could potentially alleviate the worst problems of staining, the real solution remains for people to put gum in the bin or – if there isn’t one around – in a piece of paper or tissue until they find one.” (ANI)

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Shampoos, conditioners, soaps can cause eczema

March 28, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Washington, Mar 28 (ANI): Many shampoos, skin conditioners and soaps contain an ingredient that can cause eczema, warn Swedish scientists.

A thesis presented at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden found that over 5 percent of those who underwent patch testing were allergic to the air oxidized form of the fragrance ingredient linalool.

Eczema can cause a lot of different skin conditions, including rashes, swelling, itching and cracking.

“I would suspect that about 2 percent of the complete population of Sweden are allergic to air oxidized linalool. That may not sound very much, but it is serious since linalool is so widely used as a fragrance ingredient. Linalool is found in 60-80 percent of the perfumed hygiene products, washing up liquids and household cleaning agents that can be bought in the nearest supermarket, and it can be difficult for people who are allergic to avoid these products”, says dermatologist Johanna Brared Christensson, author of the thesis.

Nickel is by far the most common substance that causes eczema, but the thesis shows that oxidized linalool occupies third place in the list, after nickel and cobalt.

In the study, oxidized linalool was added at patch testing for more than 3,000 patients who wanted to find out what was causing their eczema. Between 5 percent and 7 percent proved to be allergic to the oxidized form of the fragrance ingredient.

“Linalool is present in many products around us, and this is probably the reason that contact allergy to this material is so common. Some people can shower with shower cream that contains linalool but never develop contact allergy, but we know that the risk increases as the exposure to t! he substance increases”, says Johanna.

Linalool is a fragrance ingredient found naturally in lavender, mint, and other plants. Linalool breaks down when it comes into contact with oxygen, it becomes oxidized and can cause allergy. Manufacturers do include other substances in the products to delay this oxidation process, but allergenic substances can stiill be formed from linalool when it is stored.

“One way of trying to minimize exposure to oxidized linalool is to avoid buying large packs of soap and shower cream, and always to replace the top after using a bottle”, says Johanna. (ANI)

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Mahindra and Mahindra Limited launches XYLO

February 15, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Chennai, Jan 14 (ANI): Mahindra and Mahindra Limited unveiled its latest model of Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV) named XYLO here last evening.

It was launched with an introductory price tag of rupees 6,24,500 rupees.

The XYLO, which would be available in four variants and eight shades – fiery black, mist silver, mint green, lucky lilac, gold shimmer, toreador red, Java brown and rocky beige – would target customers from entry level to upper segment of the cars.
“This has been targetted basically at people who look at Sedans. One is who looks at luxury cars, that is one, people who want to upgrade to, say from entry level cars to upper end cars, that’s the second segment and also people who look at multipurpose vehicle. So, it will get customers from all various segments,” said Arun Malhotra, Senior Vice President, Sales and Customer Care, Mahindra and Mahindra Limited.

The vehicle manufacturer hopes that the ongoing global recession would not have any impact on the sale of the product.

“The introductory prices are very aggressive. The value for which you are getting this product, for 6.26 lakh is unbelievable. You would not get a car of ten lakhs even,” added Arun Malhotra.

The vehicle promises enough space in all the three rows. The Sedan is powered by 2.49 litre mEagle CRDe engine that delivers a power-packed 112 bhp with 24 kg metre torque over a range of 1,800 to 3,000 rpm.

As for the ex-showroom price in New Delhi, it starts from rupees 6,24,500 with the premium car priced at rupees 7,69,500. (ANI)

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