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Non-toxic mosquito repellent spray launched

Chennai, Feb 27 (UNI) Leading agro-chemical manufacturing and marketing company Ramcides Chemicals launched 'Stop', a toxic compound-free mosquito repellent spray.

Talking to newspersons, Managing Director R Padmanabhan said 'Stop' was a unique and effective 'Aerosol Spray', used exclusively by Indian Army utill recently.

"Ramicides takes pride in introducing it for the first time in the country, without any toxic compound in a healthy way", he claimed.

"Stop, unlike other mosquito repellent sprays, does not contain any harmful pesticides", he said adding "it helps to protect people from the mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, chikungunya, malaria and filariasis.

The liquid compound can be used as body spray, room spray and also on clothes, bed linen, covers curtains to ward off mosquitoes.

"The spray will effectively guard us from mosquitoes up to eight hours", he claimed.

'Stop', available in major retail outlets across Tamil Nadu in 320 ml quantity, is priced at Rs 125. A nation-wide launch is expected in a couple of months.

The product was launched by Director Defence Research and Development Establishment K Sekhar at a function held here.

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Australian Business delegation meets FAPCCI

Hyderabad, Feb 27 (UNI) The Australian Business Delegation today met the members of the Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry(FAPCCI) and discussed various matters including the business promotion on both sides. The delegation led by Chief Executive Officer, Australian Trade Commission, Peter O'Byrne, and Senior Trade Commissioner, South Asia, Mike Moignard held discussions with the members of the Federation on business promotion and business visits on both sides. The FAPCCI President Sudhir Sanghi said India was the sixth.....

Govt plans to set up IT academy

Coimbatore, Feb 27 (UNI) State IT Department Secretary C Chandramouli today said the government is planning to set up an IT academy soon, to provide training at college-level to fill the 'skill gap' in the IT sector. Addressing the conference 'Connect Coimbatore 2007', organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Dr Chandramouli said the IT task force led by the state Chief Minister had recommended to set up the IT Academy. This academy would prepare the curriculum which would be.....

USD, Pound, Yen and Euro North bound

Mumbai, Feb 28 (UNI) Following are the indicative currency notes and travellers' cheques buying and selling rates per unit as supplied by Thomas Cook India here today. (Figures in Rupess) Currencies Buy Sell US dollar 42.20 46.25 Sterling pound 83.15 90.55 Euro 55.55 60.95 Australian dollar 33.65 36.05 Bahrain dinar 111.00 123.40 Canadian dollar 35.65 39.25 Danish kroner 7.25 8.25 Egyptian pound 6.00 8.25 Hongkong dollar 5.30 6.10 Japanese yen/100 35.35 38.40 Jordan dinar 56.25 63.90 Kuwait dinar 140.15 159.20 Malaysian.....
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