Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Carbon nanotubes are being studied increasingly for their versatility and interesting properties. However, their incorporation into conventional microcircuits requires their synthesis and integration into silicon wafers, an important microelectronic material. Now, Jing Kong and his collaborators at Stanford University, USA, have reported a method to make high quality single-walled nanotubes …
Imagine how irritating it must be for the cows, to be milked when they least expect it. So in a move that brings compassion and technology together, Silsoe Research Institute, an agricultural and scientific research institute based in Bedfordshire, UK, has developed a robot milkmaid with laser-assisted vision system that …
T he collapse of a landmark anti-tobacco case in the uk has severely hit prospects of a us -style litigation against tobacco companies. While this had been successful in the us , where states had sued tobacco companies to recover the costs for treating smoking-related illnesses, the withdrawal of their …
When industry starts fooling the public what does one do? There is sufficient scientific evidence to show diesel fumes are particularly noxious for our health. We also know that we use an extraordinary large amount of very bad quality diesel. We even know that the standards for diesel emissions are …
the image of the Indian rural woman is changing. No more the stereotyped demure wife, she is searching for her own identity and cautiously trying to come out of the shadows of the patriarchs in her family. The rural women of Vidisha district in Madhya Pradesh are also a part …
the Cabinet committee amendments to the Land Acquisition Act ( laa ), 1894, is expected to be tabled in Parliament in the Budget session. The Bill has been drafted by the Union ministry of rural areas and employment ( mra&e; ). If passed, it is likely to displace millions of …
the conventional notion that vehicles are the main cause of atmospheric lead pollution may be wrong, according to new evidence gathered by us researchers. A recent study shows that the primary source of lead pollution in New York City is actually incinerated waste rather than leaded gasoline. The findings may …
The us Army is about to embark on a landmark mission: to launch a missile fuelled not by the usual solid fuel, but by a toothpaste-like gel. The gel will help them control the missile better, will improve the missile's range and even allow it to attack more than one …
the municipal government of Saitama, Japan, has asked an association of waste facilities to temporarily shut down incinerators after residents called for a boycott of vegetables, which were reportedly contaminated with dioxin. Officials said they will ask more than 100 industrial waste facilities in Saitama to cease operations until March …
The Supreme Court ruling to allow the construction of the controversial Sardar Sarovar Dam at the Narmada river has come as severe jolt to anti-dam activists. On February 17, in an interim order, the bench comprising Chief Justice A S Anand, Justice B N Kirpal and Justice S P Bharucha, …
The science, technology and environment ministry of Thailand has suspended a nuclear research reactor project at Ongkharak district. Deputy minister Pornthep Techapaiboon said the lack of required safety analysis from an accredited institution, risk assessment analysis and safety measures had prompted him to issue the suspension order. Speaking to a …
For the first time, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two drugs intended to help behavioural problems in pets. Clomipramine can now be used to treat canines suffering from separation anxiety
The ancestors of major animal groups may have existed 700 million years earlier than biologists realised. The fossil record suggests an "explosion' of animal life 530 million years ago, when many groups appeared. But a team led by Blair Hedges of Pennsylvania State University has traced the origins of nematode …
I s it correct? Can this be done in the name of science? Ever since the Vikings came to Iceland about a thousand years ago the natives have lived in isolation. Scientists refer to their gene pool as fairly undiluted. The family trees of the natives are well documented as …
Four states in the US have passed laws barring lawsuits against state governments for problems related to the year 2000 bug. These states fear an onslaught of litigations over who is responsible for the Y2K problem. Computers that have not been programmed will confuse the year 2000 with the year …
An epidemic of lung cancer caused by asbestos will sweep Europe, killing a quarter of a million men over the next 35 years, UK-based doctors have warned. "The figures are horrifying,' says Julian Peto of the Institute of Cancer Research in London. The cancer, which used to be extremely rare, …
The European Commission (EC) is taking the UK and France to court for violating European Union (EU) pollution laws. The EC claims that the UK has failed to prevent water pollution from nitrates and France has not come up with adequate plans to deal with waste and hazardous materials. Under …
Hong Kong disappeared under a blanket of filth as the air pollution index shot up on January 19,1999. According to country's Environmental Protection Department, the smog was caused by low winds and a temperature inversion
A group of scientists have reported the development of a reflecting surface that is highly reflective for a broad range of wavelengths and is also insensitive to the angle at which the light strikes it. The reflecting surface is made of a special material which allows it to have unusual …
