SURAT: Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) will install air and water quality monitoring systems at five town planning schemes of the city by January 2017. The systems would be placed at a distance of 5
Delhi's air quality on Monday was the best the city has seen in 20 days although it was still in the 'very poor' category. The good news is that the city's air is likely to get slightly cleaner in the
The US today announced two financial projects worth USD 95 million in India to bring more energy-efficient appliances to rural sector, as part of its efforts to continue the global transition to zero-and-low
Villagers of Rajasthan's Alwar district have started using internet being provided through solar-run telecom towers. People in remote villages of Rajasthan’s Alwar district are catching up on the ‘Digital
The company, which becomes first cement firm to commit to 100% renewable electricity, is the third Indian business to join the RE100 initiative in after Infosys and Tata Motors Dalmia Cement (Bharat)
World Diabetes Day was observed by the Kochi branch of the Indian Medical Association, Kerala Government Medical Officers’ Association and State chapter of the Research Society for the Study of Diabetes
The Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is likely to come up with fortification standards for packaged food products such as cereals and biscuits. Fortification means deliberately increasing
In the last one decade, the number of diabetes patients in India increased by over 30 million due to sedentary lifestyle and erratic schedule mostly common in the age group of 20-40 years, said the country's
With Satkosia Tiger Reserve almost counting its last big cats, Wildlife Wing of the Odisha Government is busy working on a tiger restocking plan for the habitat. It is seeking a tie-up with Tadoba Tiger
Ahmedabad: The recent population count of the Great Indian Bustard taken up after six years has raised serious questions on conservation efforts. Alarmingly, the count taken late last week has revealed
Adopting technologies and practices that can help make surface mining more environmentally sustainable was the focus of a two-day national seminar hosted by the Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) India.
Residents of Rishi Nagar area are running from pillar to post for getting tubewell installed in their area. Many of them complained that they have been facing problem due to contaminated and improper water
The Neela Hauz lake, a natural depression near Sanjay Van in south Delhi, once the source of drinking water for the locality, had turned into a dumping ground for malba and raw sewage from the surroundings.
Vijayawada: In a disturbing trend, the number of Type - 2 diabetes cases among children and youth in the 18-35 age group is gradually increasing in the state, according to health experts. The prevalence
Among the 260 pesticides in use in India, 56 are carcinogenic and banned in other countries. Of them, 20 clearly harm children causing leukaemia or blood cancer, yet it escapes from the Indian government
Momentum on climate action gained at 2015 Paris summit won't slow down Addressing a volley of questions on the possibility of the U.S. withdrawing from the Paris climate treaty, U.S. climate envoy Jonathan
Wasting food is akin to being a “carbon criminal”, Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave has said while calling for making a lifestyle of minimum carbon footprint a movement of the future. Dave, who is
A new IEA publication highlights the critical role that carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies can play in meeting the climate goals set out in the Paris Agreement. The report, 20 years of CCS:
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<p>A major factor for the population decline of Native Americans after European contact has been attributed to infectious disease susceptibility. To investigate whether a pre-existing genetic component
