Hyderabad: Alternative to antibiotics found
Scientists identity anti-microbial protein in milk. The protein was found in the milk of mammals like Echidna which are found only in Australia and New Guinea. Hyderabad: A novel anti-microbial protein
Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research (CSIR)
-
Railway to take initiatives to tackle carbon footprint
PUNE: The Union railways minister, Suresh Prabhu, in his e-address at the 6th CII GreenCo Summit 2017 said that all-round effort were being taken by the Indian Railways to reduce carbon footprint of railways
-
'Great Delhi Smog' of November 2016 may have caused deaths: Experts
CSE had described the situation as alarming and the smog episode as the worst in 17 years The November-2016 smog episode in Delhi, when air pollution had hit perilous levels, might have temporarily
-
Noise-mapping at every airport to check noise pollution
NEW DELHI: Taking serious note of noise pollution from aircraft during its take off and landing and also during its movements at airports, the National Physical Laboratory of the Council of Scientific
-
Air pollution problem 'very serious', urgent steps needed: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday warned that the problem of air pollution was very serious and solutions need to be found urgently, rather than in years. "This pollution problem is very serious. If you
-
War against pollution hits diesel roadblock
Delhi's fight against pollution is likely to hit the diesel roadblock even in the public transport segment. While the Delhi government runs all its buses on CNG, a large number of buses plying in the city
-
Diwali 2016 easier on ears than on lungs
Lucknow: Diwali celebrations left Lucknowites gasping for breath with alarmingly high air pollution levels, more than double compared to last year. The silver lining, however, was a decline in noise levels
-
Bulk of Delhi’s pollution comes from neighbouring States'
The findings were part of a study conducted by the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute. An analysis of Delhi’s air pollution and future trends says that 60% of Delhi’s particulate
-
60% of PM 2.5 pollutants in Delhi from outside: Study
Nearly 60 per cent of pollution in Delhi caused by fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) originates from outside, with the neighbouring states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh being major contributors to it, a
-
Ocean thermal power plant to come up at Lakshadweep
The Ministry of Earth Sciences, (MoES) will set up an Ocean thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) power plant at a cost of `100 crore in Lakshadweep in Kaviratti island. The project which will be commissioned
-
India takes R&D route to find alternatives to climate-damaging refrigerants HFCs
Environment ministry on Thursday announced an ambitious collaborative R&D programme to develop next generation sustainable refrigerant technologies as alternatives to the climate-damaging hydrofluorocarbons