Wind and solar benchmarks for a 1.5°C world
This report presents a detailed methodology for determining the amount of wind and solar capacity that is required for a country to align with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C temperature goal. While the focus
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High-throughput sequencing provides insights into genome variation and evolution in Salmonella Typhi
Isolates of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (Typhi), a human-restricted bacterial pathogen that causes typhoid, show limited genetic variation. We generated whole-genome sequences for 19 Typhi isolates using 454 (Roche) and Solexa (Illumina) technologies. Isolates, including the previously sequenced CT18 and Ty2 isolates, were selected to represent major nodes in the phylogenetic tree. Comparative analysis showed little evidence of purifying selection, antigenic variation or recombination between isolates.
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Road risk
living close to main roads could put your child at risk. A study conducted by German researchers in the Munich metropolitan area showed that traffic- related pollution could be responsible for increasing the risk of allergy and respiratory diseases by more than 50 per cent in children. Parents were asked to fill questionnaires about their children
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Bans up
The constitutional court is to rule on the legality of German smoking bans
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German formula for rejuvenating lakes
K. Venkateshwarlu HYDERABAD: All but reduced to cesspools, restoration of polluted, filth-ridden lakes, ponds and wells has always been a challenging, time-consuming and expensive process. Not anymore, as a novel German technique promises to make the clean-up process a little bit easy. A German group, Lavaris Lake, has come up with a
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Boehringer seeks allies to tap local mart
Joe C Mathew / New Delhi July 23, 2008, 0:19 IST Boehringer Ingelheim, the $17-billion German pharma major that set up a subsidiary in India three years back, has decided to adopt a partnership model to tap the domestic market. The company is exploring collaborative research options. It will launch its entire research portfolio in the country, said Managing Director J
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Speed of wind hits glaciers
Small changes in surface winds may have possibly played a substantive role in abrupt climate change during the last glacial period, says a study. The study, conducted by Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and Potsdam-Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany, concluded that there is a precise point from which a small variation in sea winds speeds corresponds to a dramatic change in the Atlantic circulation intensity.
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G8 & climate change (Editorial)
The Real Issues Are Far From Settled The G8 Summit in Japan of a few days ago was overtaken in India by the political crisis that has shaken the UPA government and continues to rumble on towards a climax. But at Toyako in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, the site of the summit, India's politics were peripheral and the talk was of other matters, being dominated by concerns about global warming and spreading food shortages, among other intractable issues.
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Renewable energy law to help tide over shortage
Sushmi Dey & Subhash Narayan NEW DELHI WHILE the Indo-US nuclear deal may be waiting in the wings, the government has proposed yet another initiative to boost the growth of alternative energy sources in the country. It is planning to enact a new Renewable Energy Law that would stipulate mandatory procurement of prescribed minimum renewable energy in each state. The move is aimed at diversifying the country's energy mix that is dominated by oil, gas and coal as basic fuel feed.
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Major win for Solar
Hyderabad, July 16: Hyderabad based Solar Semiconductor, a manufacturer of photovoltaic power generation units, has entered into a supply contract worth Rs 3,000 crore with AS Solar, a German firm. The contract value is $695 million and it will be executed over the next three years. At current rates, this could account for 160-170 mw of power generation units. "We currently have a fabrication capacity for 80 mw in Hyderabad and we are setting up another plant with a capacity for 40 mw," said Mr Ravi Surapaneni, vice president, Solar Semiconductor.