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• Indian researchers’ team finds endogenous water on the Moon

  The finding is based on an analysis of spectral data of Compton-Belkovich Volcanic Complex region A research team from the Space Applications Centre (SAC) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Ahmedabad, led by Satadru Bhattacharya, has found evidence of water of volcanic origin — water that has originated from deep within the Moon’s interior — rather than water-bearing igneous surface lunar material detected hitherto by different lunar missions including Chandrayaan-1.

  • 09/09/2013

  • Hindu (New Delhi)
  • • Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
    • Scientists
    • NASA
    • Volcanic Eruptions
    • Science And Technology

• Studies confirm cosmic rays originate in the aftermath of exploding stars

  Hundred years after Victor Hess discovered cosmic rays in 1912, astronomers have finally found proof of what they had always suspected — but could not find direct evidence — that these highly energetic

  • 18/02/2013

  • Hindu (New Delhi)
  • • Atmosphere
    • NASA
    • Scientists
    • Hydrogen
    • Energy
    • Science And Technology

• Elite resistance

  The government and the MCI dither on a proposed course to provide better primary health care in villages. On February 27, the Delhi High Court slapped contempt notices on the Union Health Secretary

  • 13/07/2012

  • Frontline (Chennai)
  • • Delhi
    • High Court
    • Health Care
    • Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare
    • National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)
    • WHO
    • Planning Commission
    • Chhattisgarh

• Public health crisis

  The goal of universal health care requires an overhaul of the public health system, medical education and regulatory mechanisms. At long last, public health is on the agenda of the country’s policy makers.

  • 13/07/2012

  • • Health Care
    • Planning
    • India
    • Rural Health

• ‘Retinal disease will get cell therapy first'

  Interview with stem cell researcher Shinya Yamanaka. SHINYA YAMANAKA, the Japanese physician and renowned adult stem cell researcher, says, “Any new technology cannot escape from ethical issues. I think

  • 01/06/2012

  • Frontline (Chennai)
  • • Japan
    • Scientists
    • Medical Research
    • Medical Systems
    • Diseases

• Lethal mix

  <p> It is the improper mode of application, violating the law and regulations, that is responsible for the apparent adverse toxic effects of endosulfan. People marking their protest against endosulfan

  • 03/06/2011

  • Frontline (Chennai)
  • • Kerala
    • Endosulfan
    • Pesticides
    • Aerial Spraying
    • WHO
    • Health Effects
    • Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR)
    • National Institute Of Occupational Health (NIOH)
    • FAO
    • Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
    • Conference Of Parties

• Shock, aftershock

  THE massive earthquake of March 11 that wreaked widespread devastation over a 500-kilometre-long stretch of the eastern, or Pacific, coastline of Japan is the largest-ever recorded in Japanese history. The magnitude 9.0 earthquake occurred at 05-46 UTC/GMT (2-46 p.m.

  • 08/04/2011

  • Frontline (Chennai)
  • • Japan
    • Earthquakes
    • Natural Disasters
    • Tsunami

• For safety check

  The nuclear crisis in Japan presents an opportunity for India to hone its nuclear technologies further and make them as failsafe as possible. THE ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan arising from the failures of the safety systems, in particular core cooling systems, of the nuclear power plants (NPPs) struck by the ferocious tsunami on March 11 has naturally led to all-round concern about the safety

  • 08/04/2011

  • Frontline (Chennai)
  • • Japan
    • Nuclear Power
    • Nuclear Safety
    • Nuclear Accidents

• Cosmic link

  Scientists argue that cloud formation modulated by galactic cosmic rays has an impact on climate change. IN January, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) issued a discussion paper authored by the space scientist U.R.

  • 25/03/2011

  • Frontline (Chennai)
  • • Scientists
    • Climate Change
    • Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
    • Climate Science
    • IPCC
    • Green House Gases
    • Global Warming

• India, Norway for joint polar research

  NEW DELHI: The potential for enhancing collaborative polar research between India and Norway is immense.

  • 07/02/2011

  • Hindu (New Delhi)
  • • Polar Ice Sheet
    • Glaciers
    • Research Agencies
    • India
    • Norway
    • Ministry of Earth Sciences
    • Antarctica
    • Climate Change
    • Science And Technology
    • Arctic
    • Air Pollution