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New Delhi, Jan 26 () Manufacturers of appliances and consumer electronics are seeking lower taxes on eco-friendly and energy-efficient products, more incentives for domestic manufacturing and waiving of customs duty on inputs imported to make the components in the upcoming Union Budget....

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Union Budget 2020: Appliances & Consumer Electronics Industry Seeks Tax Relief & Incentives

News18 26 Jan 2020

Manufacturers of appliances and consumer electronics are seeking lower taxes on eco-friendly and ......

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Hundreds of Indiana warehouse workers face job uncertainty

Dothan Eagle 20 Jan 2020

Many of those workers gathered outside the warehouse this past week to protest what their union leader said is uncertainty with a new subcontractor taking over the facility for Chinese-based appliance maker Haier Group ... Union officials said they’re trying to ......

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Trump renews attack on lightbulbs and goes after dishwashers, fridges, toilets and showers

Yahoo Daily News 15 Jan 2020

Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images ... But his fight against ill-performing household appliances continued ... “Sinks, toilets and showers, you don’t get any water ... While also joking about running for president again in 10 years, he conceded the talk of appliances probably wouldn’t make it into a state of the union speech ... ....

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James Orville Stafford

Herald-Standard 16 Dec 2019

He is survived by his children Lisa Barron (Steve) of Union ... He was an appliance repair man for 50 years, where he worked at Montgomery Ward and owned and operated his own business Jim Staffords Appliance and Repair. He graduated from South Union High School with the Class of 1965....

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New York Times crossword puzzle

Hastings Tribune 27 Nov 2019

Randolph Ross, of New York City, is a retired principal for high schools in Queens, Great Neck and Plainview, N.Y. Crosswords helped him get one of his jobs. He says his final interview with the Great Neck Board of Education was devoted mainly to crossword constructing rather than how to run a school ... A+ ... 43 Some kitchen appliances ... 47 Union station? ... D....

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Could letting consumers fix their iPhones help save the planet?

Grist 11 Nov 2019

The European Union just adopted new repairability standards for household appliances, though not personal tech devices, and polls suggest the right to repair is broadly popular across partisan lines ... The same is generally true for home appliances, according to a 2018 analysis by Germany’s Öko-Institut....

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Netmarble faces backlash from Woongjin Coway union

Korea Times 01 Nov 2019

Netmarble is facing a backlash from Woongjin Coway Workers' Union for its takeover of Korea's largest household appliance rental firm as workers demand job security and better working conditions, according to industry officials Thursday ... "As far as we're concerned, Woongjin Coway and the employee union are discussing the matter at the moment."....

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‘Divyang’ is Modi’s biggest gift to persons with disabilities: Amit Shah

Indian Express 26 Oct 2019

The distribution of aids under the Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids & Appliances Scheme (ADIP Scheme) and Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) was organised by the Union Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (SJE) at KIRC College campus here in ......

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The Right to Repair Busted Appliances is Getting a Big Boost in Europe

Gizmodo 14 Oct 2019

From 2021 onward, manufacturers in Europe will have to make household appliances longer-lasting and easier to repair thanks to new standards in the European Union. As part of the new standards, appliance makers will have to make spare parts available to independent repair shops for up to a decade, according to the BBC....

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New EU rules will make appliances stronger and greener

China Daily 02 Oct 2019

Environmental campaigners have given a warm welcome to the announcement that new household appliance repair rules are to be introduced across the European Union, making machines longer-lasting, considerably reducing their environmental impact and energy consumption ... Libby Peake from the UK Green alliance told BBC News ... ....

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It’s about to get a lot easier to repair old appliances in the EU

The Verge 01 Oct 2019

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The European Union has adopted new rules that should make it easier to repair your old household appliances in the future....

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EU Brings In 'Right To Repair' Rules For Appliances

Slashdot 01 Oct 2019

Household appliances will become easier to repair thanks to new standards being adopted across the European Union. From 2021, firms will have to make appliances longer-lasting, and they will have to supply spare parts for machines for up to 10 years....