Gunning for biotechnology
The vast economic potential of biotechnology in India has created some interesting alliances. At the Indian Science Congress held recently in New Delhi, the Confederation of Indian Industry (cii), the Union government's department of biotechnology (dbt), and a delegation of lawyers from the us joined hands to convince …
Parkinson s disease and
Exposure to pesticides at home or in gardens doubles the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to a study of almost 500 people diagnosed with the disease. It is the first study to show a significant association between use of pesticide in households and Parkinson's disease. The researchers questioned 496 …
Clean Kolkata
euro II emission norms have been enforced in the Kolkata metropolitan area, which includes the Kolkata, Howrah and Chandernagore municipal corporations and 39 municipalities. K S Ramasubban, member secretary, West Bengal Pollution Control Board, (wbpcb), has confirmed that the board has issued a notice to implement Euro …
THAILAND
Researchers at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, have evolved a Clean Dream project that aims to turn the university campus into a pollution free zone. "Chulalongkorn suffers from a lot of air and noise pollution because it is located in the middle of the city,' said Soontorn Boonyathikarn, who heads the project. …
Setting low standards
the oil industry held its annual jamboree, Petrotech in January 2001, in New Delhi. The conference focussed on the technology used for refining fuel. Little time was spent discussing the role of fuel quality in reducing emissions.
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Omnipresent Poison
SCIENCE FOR ECOLOGICAL SECURITYThe Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)New Delhihas recently set up a laboratory to monitor pollution. Its aim is to conduct scientific studies and generate public awareness about pesticides and heavy metal contamination of foodwater and soil. It provides scientific services at affordable prices to communities …
The killer tracked
It's a medical equivalent of tracking a pathological killer and his method. US-based researchers have sequenced the genome of a potentially deadly strain of Escherichia coli 0157 , a bacterium that causes a variety of ailments, like urinary tract infections , diarrhoea and neonatal meningitis. It is mainly transmitted through …
Standard & Specification Diesel
VARIOUS STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR DIESEL | |||||
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India 20001 | Mukhapadhyay committee 20052 | Europe 20003 … | |||
ECOFRIENDLY VEHICLE
A local company in Dhaka, Bangladesh, will launch electric vehicles, the first of its kind in the country by March 2001. "We have already imported some vehicles for trial and are going to launch these vehicles in the city,' said Niaz Rahim, director of Rahimafrooz (Bangladesh) Limited. They will travel …
Turtle graveyard
the Orissa coast, between Paradip and Jatadhar has been littered with thousands of dead Olive Ridley sea turtles. Dead turtles have also been found on the stretch between Harishpur and Devi river mouth, said Biswajit Mohanty, project coordinator of Operation Kachhapa, a conservation programme launched to save the turtles.
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