Air pollution hits salt pans
Salt produced in various parts of Tuticorin is exposed to air pollution. The quality of salt is thus degraded, said A.R.A.S. Dhanabalan, secretary, Tuticorin Small Scale Salt Manufacturers Association,
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86,000 tonnes of Bangalore’s e-waste adds to garbage crisis
Companies prefer informal dealers as they offer better rates: study If it’s not enough that Bangalore’s IT companies and e-savvy population generates 86,118 tonnes of e-waste a year, a recent study
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Japanese agency to fund van panchayats in Uttarakhand
To provide Rs 807 crore to address forest degradation In a State with around 13,000 van panchayats, of which about 8,000 are practically non-functional, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
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Hourly differences in air pollution and risk of respiratory disease in the elderly: a time-stratified case-crossover study
Epidemiological studies have shown adverse effects of short-term exposure to air pollution on respiratory disease outcomes; however, few studies examined this association on an hourly time scale. We evaluated
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Service sector growing rapidly in Assam: Economic Survey
The State economy of Assam has witnessed “a picturesque change” over the period from 2004-05 to 2013-14, as the primary sector witnessed a shift to service sector and the service sector has flourished
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250-MW solar project in Purulia soon
West Bengal plans to set up a 250-MW solar project in Purulia at an estimated cost of Rs. 1,400 crore, said Manish Gupta, Minister for Power and Non-Conventional Energy Sources.“The largest solar project
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Tamil Nadu to launch baby care kit scheme
Tamil Nadu’s latest health care initiative comes packed compact in a small kit box. On Tuesday, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa announced on the floor of the Assembly that the government would provide an Amma
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Abrupt glacial climate shifts controlled by ice sheet changes
During glacial periods of the Late Pleistocene, an abundance of proxy data demonstrates the existence of large and repeated millennial-scale warming episodes, known as Dansgaard–Oeschger (DO) events. This
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Camden active spaces: Does the construction of active school playgrounds influence children's physical activity levels? A longitudinal quasi-experiment protocol
Physical activity is essential for every facet of children's health. However, physical activity levels in British children are low. The school environment is a promising setting to increase children's
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The competitiveness of cities
This report presents a taxonomy of drivers of city competitiveness as well as a number of representative case studies of cities. The case studies are drawn from different geographies and varying levels
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Ebola virus VP24 targets a unique NLS binding site on Karyopherin Alpha 5 to selectively compete with nuclear import of phosphorylated STAT1
During antiviral defense, interferon (IFN) signaling triggers nuclear transport of tyrosine-phosphorylated STAT1 (PY-STAT1), which occurs via a subset of karyopherin alpha (KPNA) nuclear transporters.
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Ebola — Underscoring the global disparities in health care resources
An outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) has jolted West Africa, claiming more than 1000 lives since the virus emerged in Guinea in early 2014. The rapidly increasing numbers of cases in the African countries
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Affidavit of the Joint Secretary to the Govt. of India and Mission Director, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in terms of the Supreme Court order dated 13/08/2014
Affidavit of the Joint Secretary to the Govt. of India and Mission Director, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in terms of the Supreme Court order dated 13/08/2014 in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs
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Genetic elimination of field-cage populations of Mediterranean fruit flies
<p>The Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly, Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann) is a pest of over 300 fruits, vegetables and nuts. The sterile insect technique (SIT) is a control measure used to reduce the reproductive
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Keeping track of adaptation actions in Africa
Investment in climate change adaptation can help ensure that the impacts of climate change - including a projected 20-50 per cent decline in water availability - do not reverse decades of development progress
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Panel to keep check on Ganesh festival pollution
KOLHAPUR: In its first ever meeting, the district environmental committee appealed to citizens to take precautions against environmental and noise pollution during the Ganesh festival from August 29. The
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NGOs in Ulhasnagar, Ambernath join hands to protect environment
Uttaran's Iccha inspires new initiative to curb pollution A host of organisations in neighbouring Ulhasnagar and Ambernath have joined hands to curb pollution, caused particularly during major festivals
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Plea to close down dyeing units violating pollution control norms
Environment activists and groundwater protectionists from Arulpuram area submitted a representation to Collector G. Govindaraj on Monday asking the administration to close down those individual dyeing
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Hotels Continue to Flout Norms, Pollute Puri Beach
The Puri beach is a major tourist attraction but pollution has always remained a matter of concern. Flouting environment laws, drains carrying sewerage water of hotels and commercial establishments
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National Green Tribunal orders developers to obtain clearance for Sports City project
The National Green Tribunal on Monday directed the developers of an upcoming housing project in Noida's Sector 150, Sports City, to obtain environmental clearance (EC) before commencement of any work.