Solar power: Shining sun; fading promises
In February 2019, Bridge to India published its report for the fourth quarter of 2018. The country’s total solar power generation capacity stood at 28.06 GW (see chart alongside). This included 3.86 GW
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One million kids suffer from TB annually: Study
This study by researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS) published in latest edition of the journal Lancet reveals that despite improved medication and government as well as aid agencies’ efforts, the number of children suffering from tuberculosis (TB) annually has doubled since 2011.
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Fried food can be more dangerous if you have wrong genes
Researchers have suggested that people with a genetic predisposition to obesity are at a higher risk of obesity and related chronic diseases from eating fried foods than those with a lower genetic risk.
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Obesity linked to low academic scores among teen girls
Washington: A new study has shown that obesity in adolescent girls is linked to lower academic attainment levels throughout their teenage years. The research conducted by the Universities of Strathclyde, Dundee, Georgia and Bristol is the most comprehensive study yet carried out into the association between obesity and academic attainment in adolescence.
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East India’s first net-zero building coming up at Bhubaneswar
Producing as much energy as it consumes by using geothermal cooling systems and solar energy, eastern India’s first net-zero energy building will come up at Bhubaneswar next year. Spread over three
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Hailstorms wreak havoc, rabi crop worth crores damaged
Eight states seek help from Centre, hope poll code is not a hindrance Unseasonal rains and sudden hailstorms have destroyed crops worth crores in farmland in states including Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Punjab posing a threat to expected yields besides causing huge losses to farmers.
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CM pegs hail damage in State at Rs 13,000 cr
Crops on 26L hectare hit; Rs 2600 cr sanctioned for relief Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan, interacting with journalists after a high- level meeting on relief for hailstorm- hit farmers, said that the succession of hailstorms in the state had caused damage to the tune of Rs 13,000 crore.
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CAG questions transfer of lands to trusts in J&K
Jammu: The Comptroller and Auditor General has claimed that prime lands in Jammu and Kashmir were allegedly transferred at concessional rate to various trusts though the lands were under commercial use,
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SC seeks details on deaths during clinical trials from Centre
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the centre to provide details on the number of deaths and severe adverse effects caused to people who were subjected to clinical trials. A bench headed by Justice R
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Moily reduces buffer zone to 2 km around AP bird sanctuary
At a time when Goa and some other states are locked in legal battles in the Supreme Court to reduce the buffer zone around reserved forests and eco-sensitive areas from 10 to one kilometres, Environment
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Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway likely to be scrapped
The 400-km-long Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway, expected to cost Rs 27,000 crore, is among the four expressways that may be scrapped unless the state governments concerned are prepared to take care of the