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)
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Air quality index doesn't give you correct picture
Lack of calibration of pollution-measuring instruments has been hampering efforts of the country's pollution watchdog to come out with accurate data on air pollution. When Delhi experimented with car
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NHAI to use Ghazipur solid waste in expressway construction
Solid waste from the Ghazipur landfill site in East Delhi would be used in the construction of Delhi-Meerut Expressway, a section of NH-24, in a move aimed at curbing pollution in the city. The standing
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Quantitative analysis of marine pollution need of the hour, says National Institute of Oceanography
Senior Scientist at National Institute of Oceanography Mahua Saha said We have to deal directly woith Pollution control boads to get quantitative analysis of pollutants, in the northern Indian Ocean region.
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Rotating 'solar power tree' to catch maximum sunlight
A 'solar power tree' that takes up only four square feet of space and generates enough power to run about five households is being upgraded to include a rotating motor to help it align with changing sunlight,
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Solar power tree developed to solve world's energy problems
The solar powered tree occupies about 4 sq ft of land compared to 400 sq ft required by a conventional solar photovoltaic layout. The Ministry of Science and Technology has come up with a 'Solar Power
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CSIR lab to monitor quality of coal supplied to power plants
The Centre has engaged a Council of Scientific & Industrial Research's (CSIR) laboratory to monitor the quality of coal before it is supplied to thermal power plants by companies. The move is expected
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CSIR labs to come up with new rice variety, anti-malaria drug
The CSIR-run laboratories will come up with some key consumer products over the next two years. These would include arsenic-free rice and anti-malarial drug. The Council of Scientific and Industrial
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NGT notice to Centre on microbeads in cosmetics
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has recently issued notices to the ministries of environment, water resources, and health, asking for their comments on microbeads found in personal care products.
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'Stone flower' wilting under pollution
Pune: A type of lichen named Usnea ghattensis, found in the northern areas of the Western Ghats particularly in the vicinity of Mahabaleshwar, could well be the source of the next wonder drug. Under laboratory
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CSIR's proposal to combat Delhi's pollution
The research lab claims their idea will be more effective that Delhi's proposed odd-even licence-plate policing. A mid-week work-from-home, rather than licence-plate policing, may be the solution to