Powerful typhoon approaching Daitojima isles
Powerful Typhoon No. 11 as of Thursday morning was moving north in the Pacific east of Okinawa, poised to bring the Daitojima islands under a storm area and threatening to reach western Japan over the
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Caribbean records big jump in chikungunya cases
The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) says the number of new cases of the Chikungunya in the Caribbean has increased, with the Dominican Republic having the most cases. PAHO said that the total
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Japan's nuclear restart may be delayed until 2015
The long-awaited restart of Japan’s nuclear power plants is facing yet another setback and may be delayed until 2015, Japanese media said on Wednesday, piling pressure on struggling utilities to push for
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New Jersey bans Ivory sales
The state of New Jersey has enacted a statewide ban on sales of Ivory. The following statement was issued by John Calvelli, WCS Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Director of the 96 Elephants
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US big-data health network launches aspirin study
One of the largest big-data experiments in health care has set its first research target. The leaders of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) in Washington DC voted on 29 July to focus
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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachments within the Kishore Sagar Lake, Chhattarpur, Madhya Pradesh, 07/08/2014
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of BL Mishra Vs Collector, Chhatarpur regarding constructions both, residential and commercial by way of encroachment
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachments on green belt and drainage system namely Sahibabad Drain, 07/08/2014
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Hazi Arif & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others regarding encroachments on green belt and drainage system namely
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding health effects suffered by the Applicant from asbestos as a result of having worked in the mine in Village Roro Hills West Singhbhum, 07/08/2014
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Kalyan Bansingh & Others Vs HIL Ltd. & Others regarding health effects suffered by the Applicant from asbestos as a result
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding disposal of municipal solid waste in Mohali, Punjab, 07/08/2014
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Mohali Industry & Commerce Association Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 07/08/2014 regarding disposal of municipal solid
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding disposal of wastes in Deonar abattoir, Mumbai, 07/08/2014
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Akhil Bharat Krishi Goseva Sanga (Mumbai) Vs MPCB & Others dated 07/08/2014 regarding disposal of wastes in Deonar abattoir.
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The Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2014
A Bill further to amend the Factories Act, 1948. This Act may be called the Factories (Amendment) Act, 2014. It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification, in the
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Delhi-NCR likely to generate 95,000 MT e-wastes by 2017: ASSOCHAM
US acquires lion’s share in dumping e-waste in India: Study Delhi-NCR is emerging as the world’s dumping yard for e-waste and likely to generate to an extent of 95,000 metric tonnes (MT) per annum by
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Holocene history of ENSO variance and asymmetry in the eastern tropical Pacific
Understanding the response of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) to global warming requires quantitative data on ENSO under different climate regimes. Here, we present a reconstruction of ENSO in
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Potential hydrologic changes in the Amazon by the end of the 21st century and the groundwater buffer
This study contributes to the discussions on the future of the Amazon rainforest under a projected warmer-drier climate from the perspectives of land hydrology. Using IPCC HadGEM2-ES simulations of the
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Transport of short-lived climate forcers/pollutants (SLCF/P) to the Himalayas during the South Asian summer monsoon onset
Over the course of six years (2006–2011), equivalent black carbon (eqBC), coarse aerosol mass (PM 1–10), and surface ozone (O 3), observed during the monsoon onset period at the Nepal Climate Observatory–Pyramid
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on exploitation of ground water in Delhi, 07/08/2014
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on exploitation of ground water in Delhi, 07/08/2014.
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Comprehensive identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with Beta-lactam resistance within pneumococcal mosaic genes
<p>Streptococcus pneumoniae is carried asymptomatically in the nasopharyngeal tract. However, it is capable of causing multiple diseases, including pneumonia, bacteraemia and meningitis, which are common
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The conceptual imperfection of aquatic risk assessment tests: highlighting the need for tests designed to detect therapeutic effects of pharmaceutical contaminants
<p>Standardized ecotoxicological tests still constitute the fundamental tools when doing risk-assessment of aquatic contaminants. These protocols are managed towards minimal mortality in the controls,
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KSPCB promotes eco-friendly Ganesha idols
Close to nature: Karnataka State Pollution Control Board chairman Vaman Acharya (second from right) looks at the eco-friendly Ganesha idols being created at a workshop organised in the City on Tuesday.
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NGT orders govt officials to comply within three weeks
NASHIK: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Western Zone, Pune, has ordered the respondents in the fly-ash case to comply with its orders within three weeks or else face consequences. The tribunal passed