More than 100 dengue cases in Gurgaon
GURGAON: Despite the efforts of the district health authorities, the number of dengue cases in the city is increasing. The figure crossed the 100 mark on Friday and reached 111 on Saturday. According
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4.3L kids to be weighed to detect malnutrition
BAREILLY: Over 4.27 lakh children, below five years of age, will be weighed on September 7 and 10 to detect the exact number of malnutrition cases in the district. As many as 2,857 anganwadi centres have
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Pacific leaders to confront Abbott on emissions targets
Tony Abbott faces a cool reception when he flies to Port Moresby this week from Pacific Island leaders who say global inaction on climate change threatens their existence. The Prime Minister stands
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Government Approves Proposal to Cut Haifa Bay Air Pollution by Half by 2018
At its weekly cabinet meeting yesterday, the government approved a plan to reduce air pollution in the Haifa Bay area up to half by 2018. The plan was submitted by Environmental Protection Minister Avi
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Safe” Levels Of Air Pollution Still Associated With Increased Risk Of Severe Heart Attacks, Research Finds
Even “safe” levels of particulate and nitric dioxide (NO2) air pollution are associated with a notably increased risk of severe heart attacks, according to new research presented by Dr Jean-Francois Argacha
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Food processing pollutes villages
Residents of Hoai Duc district's Duong Lieu Village complain they have had to live for years with pollution caused by thousands of cubic metres of untreated waste water discharged from the nearby food
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Climate Change: Mountain Ponds Dried Up in the Heat Leaves Amphibians Starving for Water
Between less winter snowfall, increased evaporation and the lengthened period of drought occurring in the Pacific Northwest, amphibians are stressing as they lose their mountain pond habitats. Can climate
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EVs Could Cut Global Gasoline Use By 2040
A tipping point has been reached in the last two years for electric cars. Almost half of all fully or partially electric vehicles sold in the past decade were sold in 2014. In addition to the standard-bearing
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Bayer issues fungicide warning for wine grape growers, pending crop investigation
Germany's Bayer has advised wine grape growers not to use its Moon Privilege fungicide until its CropScience arm has investigated whether there is a connection between the product's use and reported crop
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Ministry to measure cities' resilience to climate change
HA NOI (VNS) — A project to develop an urban climate resilience index in Viet Nam was introduced last Friday in Ha Noi. It comes as part of a long-term programme to make urban areas more prepared for and
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More forests wiped out by farmers in central Highlands
Dak NONG (VNS) — Deforestation is on the rise in the Central Highland province of Dak Nong's Dak Song District. More than 30 cases have been detected and tackled since the rainy season started in May,
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Biodiversity and Tree Population: More Intense Farming is Better, Researchers Say
You would think that deforestation eliminates bird's homes and inevitably reduces species' populations. However, according to a recent study, it's better to farm more intensively in some areas and leave
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NBA steps up checks at entry points to stop GM Foods
The National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has stepped up checks at the country’s entry points to stop the illegal entry of Genetically Modified Foods (GM Food). This follows concerns GM foods including rice
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55% Of Child Mortality Is Associated With Malnutrition’
A 32-year old mother of three children, Margret Edet, whose third child, Eno Abasi Edet is currently on admission at the general hospital, Calabar, the Cross Rivers state capital is faced with the challenges
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Govt okays accession to Nagoya Protocol
The federal cabinet has approved accession to the Nagoya Protocol (NP) on access to genetic resources and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilisation. After approval from cabinet,
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The UAE’s wildlife app Charles Darwin would have wanted
ABU DHABI // If Charles Darwin had a smartphone he would probably have downloaded the Collector for ArcGIS, a free app being used by the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD) to help record species of wildlife
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Renewable Energy: Splitting Water Molecules from Sunlight
Researchers from Rice University have a new way of harvesting sunlight for energy, and it involves using light-activated gold nanoparticles. These absorb the light and transfer energy to excited electrons
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Mining industry's new 'coal is amazing' TV ad labelled desperate
Green groups criticise ‘ludicrous’ Minerals Council of Australia ad which claims coal creates ‘light and jobs’ and ‘can now reduce its emissions by up to 40%’ The campaign, called Little Black Rock,
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Massive floods hit northern districts
As flood situation continued to deteriorate in different parts of the country, it has brought misery to northern districts leaving a million people marooned and damaging crops, houses and other infrastructures,
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Flood wreaking havoc in Nigeria’s Adamawa State
A week-long flood ravaging through Adamawa State in northeastern Nigeria has claimed the life of a six-year-old boy and completely submerged 116 communities and threatens further damage, local authorities