London, Sept.28 : Britain plans to phase out traditional bulbs by 2011.
The Telegraph quoted Environment Secretary Hilary Benn as telling a Labour conference that he wanted to see an end to the sale of 150-watt bulbs from next January.
Less powerful traditional bulbs would be taken off the shelves in stages under the voluntary energy-saving scheme by 2011, he added.
London, Sept.28 : To mark the 138th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, the Indian High Commission in London will release a book titled "Mahatma Gandhi: Images and Ideas for Non-Violence" by Vijay Rana.
London, Sept 28 : Plastic surgeons are warning British men and women not to fall for “miracle” anti-wrinkle treatments in the country, for some of the products being offered are from companies that have been refused licences elsewhere.
Surgeons warn that a lack of regulations over non-surgical procedures means that women are being used as ‘guinea pigs’ to test unproven cosmetic treatments.
London, Sept 27 : The Advertising Standards Authority has rapped the UK Tea Council for a poster that suggested drinking four cups of tea as a part of a healthy diet.
The council claimed that the beverage has abundant antioxidants that are found in vegetables and fruits.
"Five portions of fruit and veg plus four cups of tea. It all adds up to a healthy diet,” the BBC quoted the poster, as saying.
An independent expert told the ASA that the evidence about tea’s benefits is ‘promising but inconclusive’.
