The Punjab Energy Development Agency has released a draft green hydrogen policy aiming to achieve a green hydrogen and ammonia production capacity of 100 kilo tonnes per annum by 2030. The policy proposes extending incentives under the existing “Punjab Industrial and Business Development Policy 2022” to new green hydrogen and …
The US Food and Drug Administration (PDA) has approved rifapentine (Priftin) - the first new antituberculosis (anti-TB) drug to be licensed in 25 years. Rifapentine is indicated for pulmonary tuberculo-sis but must be used in conjunction with other anti-TB drugs. It is expected to increase patient compli-ance because it has …
Farmers in Haryana have found a novel way to prevent rapid decline of natural forests in India. This method would also help support nearly 500 wood-based industries. They have demonstrated commercial viability of the poplar tree (Poplus). This tree can reduce pressure on natural forests that are declining annually at …
PREMENSTRUAL syndrome or PMS is an inseparable part of every woman's life. Involving both physical as well as emotional symptoms, it occurs regularly in relation to the menstrual cycle. PMS, according to experts, usually sets in about five to eleven days before the menses and subsides either with menses or …
The idea of aroma-emitting televi-sion sets is being extended to Websites by Ricoh of Japan, which wants to equip both television sets and computers with devices that would eject smells that will go with the programme or website that the user might have chosen. Ricoh says Web pages could carry …
Researchers at the Magan Sangrahalaya in Wardha, Maharashtra, have designed an efficient charkha (spinning wheel). This three-spindle spinning machine is simple, light and reasonably priced. A team led by expert Narayanarao Khallarkar is working further to improve the technique and management of decentralised spinning and weaving system. The traditional charkha …
Indonesia has conceded that its plans to develop the giant Natuna gas field are no longer feasible because of low demand in Asia, which has also slowed other natural gas projects.
have you ever had a mouthful of curry that had too much chilly powder and, two seconds later, felt your mouth explode in searing, white hot burn? Well, get used to the feeling because the chemicals that make your mouth explode are becoming increasingly fashionable in medical circles as pain …
Apart from telling the time, your wristwatch may soon be able to tell who you are. The layout of blood vessels, tendons and muscles in the wrist is different for each of us
about 400 years after Galileo revolutionised the study of the Universe, a telescope will be commissioned on a 2,600-metre peak in northern Chile. This will be a vast improvement on the existing telescope technology. The Very Large Telescope (vlt) will, so obviously, be the largest in the world with a …
since the discovery of high temperature superconductivity (hts) in ceramic materials in 1986, there has been a lot of debate about the applications of these revolutionary materials. Several applications have been discovered for the phenomena. But one area where there has been a roadblock is the development of wires made …
The government's move to allow private participation in the transmission sector has finally got the green signal with Parliament adopting the Electricity Amendment Bill today.
Air pollution in the Bangladesh city of Dhaka has long been a problem causing ill-health among the residents. Although no confirmation is really needed that the biggest source of these polluting emissions come from old vehicles plying on the roads, it is comforting to know that the police authorities as …
Located near Leiston on theSuffolk coast, northeast of London, Sizewell B is a nuclear power station which proudlymaintains high standards of environmental management and safety. The staff at Sizewell B take responsibility for the environmental impact of the plant, and try to reduce harmful effects through effective environment management that …
The Union environment ministry has come down heavily on the Gouripore power project, indicating that it might even withdraw the green clearance given last year. The West Bengal venture is being jointly promoted by the Boston-based Thermo Ecotek Corporation and the G.P Birla group, with the former having the predominant …
Taken aback by a Supreme Court order directing all commercial vehicles older than 15 years should be phased out by October 2 this year, transporters now plan to file a review petition within the next two days. Davinder Puri, general secretary of the Federation of Transport Unions Congress, said the …
The Education Ministry's Science Council today accepted a study group's recommendations to regulate research into human cloning, according to sources close to the council. The move comes amid heated debate on the ethics of cloning following the birth of calves cloned from adult cow cells in Kanazawa on July 5, …
Fukushima Prefecture Governor Eisaku Sato said Monday that he would accept Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s plan to use fuel that includes a mixture of plutonium and uranium at light-water nuclear reactors, sources said. Tokyo Electric plans to start the plan at a nuclear reactor in the town of Okuma, Fukushima …
The drive for cleaner air is paying dividends. Concentrations of hydrocarbons released by vehicles in Melbourne's central business district of Australia are now 61 per cent less than they were 15 years ago - even though the number of motor vehicles has risen. Much of the air quality gains are …
The power utility, Enron, has dropped its plan to set up a power project in Tamil Nadu, as the State electricity board refused to give escrow account facility to the project. The multinational had conveyed to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) that it was no more interested in setting …
