HSPCB calls for shared mobility to cut bad air
GURUGRAM: Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has launched a campaign with a city-based private bus aggregator to raise awareness about the impact of shared mobility on air pollution. As many
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Increased risk of ischemic heart disease, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes in women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus, a target group in general practice for preventive interventions: A population-based cohort study
<p>Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with developing type 2 diabetes, but very few studies have examined its effect on developing cardiovascular disease.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002488"
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EU HDVs: Cost effectiveness of fuel efficiency technologies for long‑haul tractor‑trailers in the 2025‑2030 timeframe
In the European Union, CO2 emissions from commercial vehicles grew much faster than from passenger vehicles from 1990 to 2014. Trucks and buses now produce about a quarter of CO2 emissions from road transport
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African Economic Outlook 2018
The African Development Bank is launching the 2018 edition of its yearly flagship report, the African Economic Outlook (AEO), on January 17, 2018 at its headquarters in Abidjan. As a leading African institution,
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Transpacific airline fuel efficiency ranking, 2016
This report compares the fuel efficiency of 20 airlines operating nonstop flights between the mainland United States and East Asia and Oceania. It extends the previous transatlantic fuel efficiency methodology
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by Himadri Chemicals, Singur, West Bengal, 16/01/2018
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Shivaji Chatterjee Vs Himadri Chemical & Others dated 16/01/2018 regarding pollution caused by Himadri Chemicals,
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The dynamic character of Northern Hemisphere flow regimes in a near-term climate change projection
<p>The dynamic character of an enstrophy-based diagnostic, previously used in the study of atmospheric blocking, is examined here, in near-term future simulations from the Institut Pierre Simon Laplace
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Factors associated with elevated blood lead levels in children
<p>Aligarh, a densely populated town of Uttar Pradesh, is the hub of a variety of industries and is feared to be home to children at risk of lead exposure. Hence, this study was planned to determine the
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Nylon manja in use for kite flying despite nationwide ban, injuries to birds continue
Harsh Shah, an animal welfare officer nominated by the Environment Ministry validates these claims. Shah, who also conducts rescue operations in south Mumbai, received at least 40 to 50 cases of bird injuries
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70% teens at risk of lifestyle diseases
A seven month-long survey conducted by a gynecologist in various schools and colleges of Navi Mumbai to find out the risk factors associated with changing lifestyles showed that the main causes for lifestyle
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Fast food may make immune system more aggressive: Study
Junk food can make the body's defences more aggressive in the long term, according to a study which found that the immune system reacts similarly to a high fat and high calorie diet as to a bacterial infection.
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Six swine flu cases reported in first week of 2018, hospitals on alert
The recent IDSP, Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, report by the Ministry of Health revealed six new cases of Swine Flu in the first week of 2018. The patients, four of whom are Delhi residents
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85 per cent warning on tobacco packs: How the battle continues in the courts
Health advocates have long argued that prominently displayed pictures of what consumption of tobacco can do to humans — including some grotesque depictions of tumours — help drive home the message more
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Renewable generation costs continue to fall: IRENA
For new projects commissioned in 2017, electricity costs from renewable power generation have continued to fall significantly compared to the fossil fuels, according to a new report from the International
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Mahavitaran to purchase 1000 MW solar power in 2018
Bids to purchase 1000 MW solar power have been invited at Rs 3 per unit, an Energy department official said. In a move to boost solar energy production in Maharashtra, Mahavitaran, the power transmission
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New pollution-control device for furnace units
Upgraded system installed at two industrial units Taking the matter of deteriorated air quality of Mandi Gobindgarh seriously, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) developed a pollution-control
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Air quality bad even in evenings
KOLKATA: Pollutants hung heavy in the ambient air of the city and refused to dissipate even in the evening when the ambient air tends to get cleaner. Throughout Sunday, according to US Co nsulate air-quality
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SRF gets green nod for Rs 4,800-cr expansion project in Guj
Multi-business entity SRF Ltd has received green nod for expansion of its specialty chemicals, pesticide and fluoro chemicals manufacturing plant at Dahej in Gujarat, which will entail an investment of
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Bhajan mandalis cannot be stopped from playing in Mumbai locals, says Railway Minister Piyush Goyal
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday that the bhajan mandalis, groups of music artistes who play devotional songs in Mumbai trains, would not be banned even if they did create noise pollution.
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Not just lifestyle, geography too plays crucial role in mapping of cancer incidences
CHENNAI: Over two decades back, doctors at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, noticed that most gall bladder cancer patients were from the Gangetic belt states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh or West Bengal. This