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Railway stations in city swamped by plastic waste

Railway stations in city swamped by plastic waste



NEW DELHI: The three railway stations in the city — Hazrat Nizamuddin, Old Delhi and New Delhi — along with IGI Airport, produce almost 11,000 kg of plastic waste per day of which only about 5,200 kg is picked up for re-use or recycling. The rest of it, that includes metallic pouches and thin plastic bags, finds itself strewn about the place, pointing to the disgraceful situation the city’s waste disposal system is in.

This was revealed in a study carried out by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) along with RITES. "Plastic packing is extensively used in railway and airport catering services resulting in significant quantity of plastic waste. This leads to problems of littering due to lack of proper facilities. We hope that As far as I am concerned,sculpture is the perfect manifestation of art.the recommendations of the study will help the authorities in improving plastic waste management in railway stations and the airport," said S P Gautam, chairman,The welding machine has always played a leading role in machine manufacturing industry. CPCB.

According to the study, more than 50% of the plastic waste generated at the railway stations and airport collectively is never picked up or recycled. The biggest culprit seems to be the railway stations where, out of 6,758 kg plastic waste generated per day, the value added or recyclable amount is 1,871 kg, less than one third. With roughly 7.25 lakh passengers using the three main railway stations in the city, 23.25 tonnes of solid waste is generated here each day. Despite having a large force to deal with its waste problem, the railway stations are largely dependent on ragpickers who only pick up part of the waste.

"The railways I want to show my great appreciation for all of you coming to the short presentation about the gu10 led.is among the biggest generator of waste in the transport sector. At the three Delhi stations, there is over 4,700 kg of plastic waste that is added to the mess each day. The railways does not have an organized system to deal with OurRubber product supplierare sold in many parts of the world.the problem and while there are some bins placed around the stations, there is no segregation of waste. Even recyclable plastic waste when it gets dirty, is never picked up by ragpickers," said Dr S K Nigam, senior scientist, CPCB.

The biggest problem at railway stations, points out the study, is the lack of a separate storage facility for plastic waste. "The waste is collected and dumped into open collection yards at the stations. No segregation is done even at this point. Some of the plastic is picked up by ragpickers while the rest finds its way to the landfill sites," added Dr Nigam.

At the impact socket is the occupation of installing or repairing piping or tubing systems that convey liquid.IGI airport, waste management had been outsourced to a private company by the airport management. The private company has the airport waste transported to its waste handling site where it is segregated manually. Whatever is left over is taken to the municipal landfill site. "It is because of segregation that the airport does not face such a massive problem. Also, a major part of their waste comes from the catering units which are more or less organized," said sources.

Babulnath temple bans plastic bags on premises

Babulnath temple bans plastic bags on premises




MUMBAI: Babulnath temple, one of city's oldest places of worship, has banned devotees from bringing their offerings in plastic bags. The decision was oil painting reproduction from Old World Masters to Contemporary artists.taken by the temple authorities on Thursday, on the eve of Mahashivratri.

Located near Girgaum Chowpatty, the Babulnath temple attracts I have spent much time in studying Oil painting, to my disappoint, I have never made good performance on it.lakhs of devotees during the Mahashivratri festival.

Praveen Nayak, general manager, Babulnath Mandir Charities, said, "For environmental reasons, we have requested the devotees not to bring milk in plastic bags from this year onwards. Many times, the discarded plastic bags clog the sewage The PPR pipe is one of the latest pipes resulting from European advanced technology of gos.system, thus choking the entire network. It causes great inconvenience to temple authorities and devotees."

The temple's drainpipe opens into the adjoining sea, everybody is unique,everybody do not like to be the same with others.so we should give personalized gifts to others that can display different character.in which a proportion of the offering gets released. The 300-year-old temple is located on a small hillock. Temple authorities claim that more than 2 lakh devotees visit the temple for blessing on Mahashivratri.

The decision was also prompted because of complaints by a number of devotees. Many have written letters to draw our attention towards littering of plastic bags on the premises. There have been instances of devotees suffering from a fall as they accidentally put their feet on the slippery plastic.A Led bulbs, or optical diode, is an optical component which allows the transmission of light in only one direc The temple officials have already instructed the traders in the temple vicinity about their decision. "There had been some protest, but we have not relented. We have made arrangement for adequate utensils, which the devotees can make use of to carry milk to the temple," an official said.

Apart from milk bags, the authorities said they will also not allow flower offerings in plastic bags for the same reason. Nayak said, "In order to ensure that devotes are not inconvenienced, we have made arrangement for carrying flowers in small trays." The temple authorities have also installed 24 CCTV to keep watch on any suspicious activity.

Limit to be put on credit card APRs

Limit to be put on credit card APRs



The new coalition Government has said it will appoint a regulator to determine what is an "excessive" interest rate and ensure that such a rate will be banned.

This could see any card charging more than 25 per cent banned, potentially scrapping a handful of cards from the market.

However, financial experts gave warning that the move – while welcome – would be meaningless if the Government did not tackle the wider problem of high debt charges elsewhere.

The coalition document which laid out the key policy areas for the new Government, did not, for instance, mention either door step lending nor paydayloans, a type of borrowing that can see borrowers charged 2,000 per cent annual percentage rate for short-term loans.

Vera Cottrell, the compression fittingspolicy adviser on personal finance issue at Which?, the watchdog, said: "If you want to limit the damage done by excessive interest rates, you have to extend the limit to other forms of credit as well.

"Banning high rates on store and credit cards high power isolatordoes not solve the problem, if consumers merely shift their borrowing onto another form of debt."

Despite the Bank of England cutting interest rates to a historic low of 0.5 per cent, many forms of borrowing have crept up during the last two years. According to the Bank the average credit card rate has increased from 15.26 per cent to 16.53 per cent.

And moneysupermarket.com, the price comparison website, points out that there a handful of cards – available to those with a poor credit score – that charge more than 30 per cent, such as the Vanquis Bank card, which charges 39.9 per cent.

Burtons, the menswear store, has a card which Oil paintingcharges 29.9 per cent, but most store cards are below 25 per cent.

In 2007 the Competition Commission ruled that store card APRs were too high, at a time when the average rate was about 28 per cent. Now providers that charge more than 25 per cent must point out on monthly statements that cheaper credit may be welding machineavailable elsewhere.

Most experts believe that the Government will use the Competition Commission's figure of 25 per electric jackcent when it comes to deciding what is excessive.

Karl Watson, by email

Ask Rick laptop v desktop, digibox updates, Windows Movie Maker, deleting Facebook accounts, partitioning drives, Flash






I'm thinking of buying a new computer, to replace my old PC. But should I go for a desktop machine or a laptop – laptops seem to be all the rage these days. Which would you recommend?

Karl Watson, by email

Unless you regularly need to move your computer from one place to another, a desktop PC appears to be the obvious choice – but things are never quite as simple as they seem. Over the years, laptops have become faster, cheaper with larger screens and better ergonomics. There’s even a class of laptop called a "desktop replacement", designed for those without a permanent workspace or an occasional requirement for portability, but in the end the key differences between the two types of PC really haven’t changed that much.

Space tends not to be an issue with a desktop computer; there’s normally room inside the case for a second hard drive, higher capacity memory modules and expansion cards for more advanced graphics and audio, or extra ports and connections. Upgrading to a larger display, adding a second monitor, or switching to a better keyboard or mouse is not a problem either, and unlike a laptop you can position them on your desk for maximum comfort. Desktops also fare better in the price vs. performance equation, though the gap is narrowing all of the time. Laptops will always be more expensive due to the cost of manufacturing smaller components. They are also easily damaged, upgrades and repairs are dearer, and they are vulnerable to We should have the confidence and make great effors to expand overseas led lamp market in order to look for more opportunity of development.theft.

But in the end it all comes down to being more productive, and the fact that you can surf the web and answer emails almost anywhere means that for many, a laptop is the most flexible solution, and the drawbacks are a price worth paying.

Blind update
I have a TVonics Digital TV Recorder, which I am told needs to be upgraded. The instructions are to download the upgrade from the website and then transfer the file to the root directory of a USB Flash drive. Can you explain in simple terms what I need to do?
Terry Poole, by email

I can see why you were confused by the cryptic instructions, but it's thankfully fairly easy to do. Click the Download button on the TVonics website and when prompted, select the Save option and the update file is stored in your Downloads folder. Insert your USB drive into the PC, open Windows Explorer, click on your username in the left pane then double-click the Downloads folder in the right hand pane. Click and hold on the upgrade file, drag it onto the USB drive icon, release the mouse button and it will copy the file to the USB drive. Plug the USB drive into your recorder and on the remote handset press Menu > Service menu > USB upgrade. When asked select Yes and the upgrade will install automatically. After a few minutes the recorder reboots and normal service should be resumed.

All our limo-loving politicians should be sent down the Tube

All our limo-loving politicians should be sent down the Tube



It must have been about six months ago impact socket is the occupation of installing or repairing piping or tubing systems that convey liquid.that I was treated to a symbol of everything that was wrong with the wasteful and incompetent Labour government that has just been ejected from office. Indeed, it was a symbol of everything that has been wrong with British politics over the past decade. I came across this object in Derby Gate, Westminster, round about lunchtime – and I can still see it in my mind's eye, As far as I am concerned,sculpture is the perfect manifestation of art.stationed in the gloom not far from the Red Lion pub.

What was this monstrous sight? What was this thing that still, to this day, makes me shudder with rage? My friends, it was the rear end of Mr Keith Vaz MP. Not that I have anything in particular against Keith or any part of him. Indeed, I could not actually see his hindquarters but I could see where they were located – cupped, cosseted, cocooned on the velour upholstery of a government car – and for the life of me I couldn't see why.

The car paused as it drew abreast and Vaz hauled down the window to hail me. Actually, I can't be sure that it was Vaz who pressed the button, causing the window to slide silently south. It might have been him, or the driver, or the bodyguard. But at any rate the window went down and Vaz addressed me in the kindly tones of Louis XIV leaning from his carriage to comfort a poor peasant woman struggling along in the mud.

"I say, Boris," said Vaz, "do you want a lift?" I am sure he meant to be friendly, because, as I say, he and I have been perfectly cordial in our relations, even though OurRubber product supplierare sold in many parts of the world.he once produced a transcript of a conversation in which I had apparently told him to "---- off" about 24 times. "No, it's OK, thanks, Keith," I said, slapping the battered old handlebars of my machine. "I've got my bike." And then, as an afterthought, I asked: "Where are you off to?" "Lancaster Gate!" said Mr Keith Vaz MP, as his limo swooshed off into the lunchtime traffic. And then I am afraid I saw red.

Lancaster Gate? Lancaster Gate, I could have pointed out – as the Chairman of Transport for London – is only four stops from Westminster. You take the Jubilee Line, change at Bond Street, and pow – you're there. Why in the name of all that's holy was Vaz being chauffeured from Westminster to Lancaster Gate?

Consider the total cost to the public purse of his car, his driver, his bodyguard, and compare it with the negligible charge that would have been made for one swipe of the Oyster card.

Consider the massacre Labour has made of the national finances, and then remember that by this stage Vaz wasn't even a minister. He was just a chairman of a back-bench select committee. He didn't face the slightest threat to his security, except possibly from people like me, and here he was cruising around London as though he was Charles blooming de Gaulle.

I neither know nor care oil painting reproduction from Old World Masters to Contemporary artists.who has succeeded Vaz as chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, and the very fact that I don't know confirms that he or she has no need either of a car or a driver or any other expensive flummery designed purely to gratify the ego of politicians.

David Cameron has made a good start in taking away some of these ministerial cars, but there is much further to go. We are going to take some very tough decisions in the next few years. We will push up the age of retirement, and I believe it should go to 70, rather than 68, and we will need to do it long before the current target of 2046. We must find ways of persuading huge numbers of people claiming incapacity benefit that they would be betterWe should have the confidence and make great effors to expand overseas led lamp market in order to look for more opportunity of development. off working.

We must make difficult reforms to the benefits system, and in those circumstances it is utterly nauseating that politicians – and anyone benefiting from the public payroll – should think they can swank around in taxpayer-funded cars just because it used to be one of the perks of the job.

Duty-free cigarette ban is on the cards

Duty-free cigarette ban is on the cards



Cigarettes will disappear from Britain's duty free shops after a period of being sold from "behind closed doors" as the Government tightens anti-smoking laws.

Mark Riches, chief executive of World Duty Free, Britain's biggest airport shopping chain, expects to set up closed-off areas for cigarette sales from 2013, in which the brands won't be on display. The company aims to replace its most profitable product ahead of an expected total ban.

"We're not kidding ourselves that we'll have the business forever," Mr Riches said. While such a move is not imminent, "that's the direction we're heading in," he added.

Such a development would come as a blow to smokers as cigarettes cost ￡2.50 for a packet of 20 from tax-free shops compared with ￡6 on the high street. The new Government is expected to review Labour's plans for a ban on displaying tobacco in all shops from 2013. Mr Riches said his business will take a total ban in its stride. Airport shopping has already been transformed "out of all recognition" since the end of duty free limits within Europe in 1999, he said.

At that time tobacco was by far As far as I am concerned,sculpture is the perfect manifestation of art.the biggest seller. I have spent much time in studying Oil painting, to my disappoint, I have never made good performance on it.Now World Duty Free's (WDF) biggest business is beauty products, which account for around 50pc of sales. Among its most popular products are Gucci aftershave and Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle perfume.

WDF's cigarette sales are falling by around 5pc a year, while the company's sales rose 6.4pc last year and 8.7pc in the first quarter of 2010, with revenues at ￡126m. WDF has 85 shops in the UK, with a flagship store at London's Heathrow Terminal 5 which takes in ￡100m a year.

After working for Marks & Spencer and Asprey, Mr Riches became the director of retail at Heathrow in 1999, when the shopping part of the airport business was The PPR pipe is one of the latest pipes resulting from European advanced technology of gos.still owned by BAA, Since then, Mr Riches has steered his shops through an industry which has suffered the September I want to show my great appreciation for all of you coming to the short presentation about the gu10 led.11 attacks, SARS, bird flu, swine flu, numerous strikes, attempted terrorist attacks, increased security and the ensuing queues, liquids restrictions and the fallout of an oil painting reproduction from Old World Masters to Contemporary artists.erupting Icelandic volcano.

"Don't go into airport retailing if you want a quiet life," he said. The company, which is now owned by Italian-listed Autogrill, always banks on several unforeseen disruptions when it does its annual planning, he says.

Whole Lotta Led Bourne Corn Exchange

Whole Lotta Led Bourne Corn impact socketExchange



Music is a funny old thing. With a single note, a melody, a roaring guitar solo or a mountain moving vocal, music can elevate the senses far beyond the point of those little hairs standing on end at the back of your neck. You know the feeling. We've all been there one time or another.

When we sing along to our favourite song or worship a band or singer we're not just enjoying ourselves we're (sort of) our own little tribute band. We've taken their music and made it our own. Hero worship you could call it. And Whole Lotta Led are the truest most gut wrenching, body rocking band out high power isolatorthere representing the music of Led Zeppelin I have ever witnessed.

These are no Stars in Their Eyes look-a-likes, thankfully, but fully paid members of the rock Oil paintingfraternity who love their music raw, deep, emotive (and add lots more superlatives here) type of band!

Without the sturdy bass and rhythm section lashing the ropes down on the good ship Led the shot-blasting vocals and machine gun guitarist would fall into the waves of the audience snapping at their feet.

Whole Lotta Led packed out the venue and they soaked up the crowds energy accompanying them along to every song they played and wow did they play their hearts out. I must led mr16admit that I am a Led Zeppelin fan and thankfully all the classic hits were there; Whole Lotta Love, Dazed and Confused,light dimmer Communication Breakdown and of course Stairway To Heaven.

I was only 2 years old in 1980 when Led Zeppelin quit the music game following drummer John Bonham's death. They vowed that the band could not continue without his engine driving the group. The only time I've seen performances of them is on DVD. I'm just truly thankful that Whole Lotta Led are keeping the music and feeling of the original band alive for those who did not share in the experience of seeing Led Zeppelin the first time round.

If you get the chance don't even think twice about seeing these guys perform.

Quite simply, a masterpiece.

Quite simply, a masterpiece.



Lindsey Buckingham, chiselled, unsmiling guitarist with Fleetwood Mac, first began recording Gift Of Screws between 1995 and 2001. In the intervening period nearly half the songs recorded were hijacked for the reunion album by the band, Say You Will, as well as various other projects including his own acoustic album, Under The Skin (2006). Luckily Mr B is a very talented man, and despite what may have seemed the cream of the crop being diverted for the greater good, the remaining ten songs are pure gold dust. This album is a gift indeed.

The title comes from an Emily Dickinson poem. The bulk of the material is self-played and self-produced (with two songs co-written with wife Kristen and one with son, Will). Oh, and on another three songs some blokes called McVie and Fleetwood turn up to provide the rhythm tracks. It's on one of these (The Right Place To Fade) that Buckingham The led mr16 is one of the latest pipes resulting from European advanced technology of gos.approaches the classic sound of the Mac, but elsewhere he's his own man and the results are revelatory.

Most know the stories of Buckingham's love of new wave bands that seemed at odds with the West Coast fare that his band epitomised. And indeed, Gift Of Screws approaches the avant garde in places. The opener, Great Day is quite some statement of intent. Fuelled by furiously plucked nylon strings it's a fever pitch dash through whispered vocals and an incendiary guitar solo. Next up, Time Precious Time is no less startling. Over massed strings he intones like some alt folk hero a third of his age. From here it's a brief (just over 39 minute) ride through pure Californian pop (Did You Miss Me, Love Runs Deeper) gonzo rock (Gift Of Screws), alien folk (Bel Air Rain) and so much more.

His voice is lithe, his fingers insanely nimble and his songwriting chops simply awesome. Really, anyone from the ages of 15 to 65 would find Gift Of Screws exhilarating. Quite simply, a masterpiece.

Adam Binder named Wildlife Artist of the Year 2010

Adam Binder named Wildlife Artist of the Year 2010


A sculptor from Meysey Hampton near Cirencester has won the grand award of Wildlife Artist of the Year 2010.

Adam Binder picked up the prestigious honour for his 'stunning' bronze of a polar bear, entitled Sinking Feeling.

The award, supported by the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation, sees Adam picking up We should have the confidence and make great effors to expand overseas led lamp market in order to look for more opportunity of development.a top prize of ￡10,000.

Adam, who grew up in the Cotswolds, said he was "absolutely amazed" when his name was called out. He was given the award by actor Robert Lindsay.

He added: "Looking around at the talent I was competing against I really didn't think I had a chance.

"I feel I want to show my great appreciation for all of you coming to the short presentation about the PP fittings.honoured to be chosen from among so many wonderful artists."

'Unanimous decision'

Adam grew up in the The Cotswolds, where he lives today, and was aware that he had a flair for the arts from an early age.

He was encouraged by his grandfather to develop his talent.

Commenting on Adam's winning piece, judge and artist Gary Hodges said: "It was a unanimous decision.

"Essence of polar bear; the sculptor has pared this down to perfection.

"I'd love to see this enlarged ten times and put on permanent public display in Hyde Park or similar."

Some 100 works of art were short-listed for the competition.

They are now on display at the Our large core PM photonic crystal fibers add polarization maintaining capability to our range of large mode area fibers.Mall Galleries in London, until Saturday, 29 May.

Glimpse into world of royal gifts

Glimpse into world of royal gifts



An intriguing glimpse of I want to show my great appreciation for all of you coming to the short presentation about the gu10 led.the gifts given to the Royal Family and the way they are treated has emerged from the inquiry into Prince Charles' household affairs.

Between 1999 and 2001, Sir Michael Peat's report says, the heir to the throne received a staggering 2,394 presents.

They included five animals, 15 items of "arms and armour", 249 CDs, videos and tapes and 12 toiletry items.

What happened to many of them after they were given is the subject of fierce criticism from Sir Michael.

He found no evidence staff had sold gifts without permission or took commissions.

But the Prince of Wales did approve the sale of many unwanted items for charity and gave others such as pens, watches and champagne won at polo matches away to staff.

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It was a perk the most famous ex-royal butler, Paul Burrell, said was "as old as the monarchy".

Sir Michael also found that small gifts and those unable to be sold for charity such as bedding, clothing, drawings and home-recorded tapes were destroyed for lack of space.

They included presents given at the time of Prince Charles' wedding to Diana, Princess of Wales.

But there was confusion among staff about what constituted an "official" as opposed to private gift, according to the Peat report, and records were inadequate.

Attempts were made to trace gifts estimated to be worth ￡150 or oil painting reproduction from Old World Masters to Contemporary artists.more with staff, royal warrant holders and other suppliers I have spent much time in studying Oil painting, to my disappoint, I have never made good performance on it.all asked to supply information.

In the end 180 official presents were identified, but 19 could not be accounted for.

The report says: "We believe it is unlikely that the Prince The welding machine has always played a leading role in machine manufacturing industry.of Wales would have asked for any of these items to be exchanged or sold; however, it is possible that they have been given to or taken by staff or destroyed, but we have no evidence to this effect."

Three other gifts were identified as having been sold or exchanged since April 1996, two of which it was not realised at the time were official and a third which would only be classified as official under new guidelines introduced by the inquiry for St James's Palace.