Environment ministry to review 5 acts
A high-level committee has been constituted by the government to review various environment laws in order to bring them in line with "current requirements", an official said Wednesday. The committee
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Green panel non-functional for two months, 400-odd projects on hold awaiting appraisal
Around 400 projects across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) are awaiting appraisal for environment clearances since July since the regulatory body has remained non-functional for two months. These
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Early therapy for type 2 diabetes in China
Diabetes is a huge burden in China, where about 100 million people have been diagnosed with the disease. Treatments are needed that are optimal for treating Chinese patients with diabetes. Chinese patients
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Diabetes in China: a societal solution for a personal challenge
China has a large burden of diabetes: in 2013, one in four people with diabetes worldwide were in China, where 11·6% of adults had diabetes and 50·1% had prediabetes. Many were undiagnosed, untreated,
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Industrialist on a green mission aims to plant one lakh trees
Since the World Environment Day on June 5, Vijay Dobaria, a city-based industrialist has been spending most of his time in village of Padadhari taluka near the city. Dobariya, 32, has taken upon himself
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Causes of type 2 diabetes in China
The prevalence of diabetes in China has increased substantially over recent decades, with more than 100 million people estimated to be affected by the disease presently. During this period there has been
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Chhattisgarh to check air quality with four new monitoring systems
Chhattisgarh government has decided to survey its air quality by installing two air-monitoring systems in the state capital. Two similar systems would also be installed, one each in Bilaspur and Raigarh.
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55 test positive for dengue on single day
The rapid spread of dengue continues to challenge health officials, with 55 people testing positive in the city on Wednesday — the highest in one day this year. The case tally for this month is now
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State clears 11 water supply schemes worth Rs 13 crore
NASHIK: The state government has approved 11 water supply schemes worth Rs 12.88 crore. These Zilla Parishad schemes required special sanction as the per capita expenditure was beyond the prescribed administrative
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State takes back review plea on forest land, lakhs of homes saved
Populist Move Driven By Polls; Owners To Pay To Regularize Plots Ahead of assembly polls, the state forest department on Wednesday decided to withdraw a review petition on a Supreme Court order to regularize
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Gomti water never tested for drinking
Past Checks On Other Parameters One-third of Lucknow drinks water from the river Gomti but it has never been tested whether that water is fit for consumption. Now, a high court order will make the
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HUDA gets notice from green court
The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday issued a notice to Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) for allegedly damaging the rainwater harvesting systems of Rapid Metro in Gurgaon. The Tribunal's
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Climate change may have caused Kashmir floods: CSE
The devastating floods in Jammu and Kashmir could be a manifestation of extreme weather events induced by climate change, the Centre for Science and Environment said Wednesday. Sunita Narain, director
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The drivers of tropical speciation
Since the recognition that allopatric speciation can be induced by large-scale reconfigurations of the landscape that isolate formerly continuous populations, such as the separation of continents by plate
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Climate change could ‘fundamentally alter’ US forests
Wildfires, insects and drought are crippling forests in the western United States' iconic Rocky Mountains, scientists warned on Wednesday, urging more efforts to stop global warming. "If left unchecked,
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J&K floods, a grim reminder of climate change
Changing rainfall pattern part of a trend: Centre for Science & Environment The worst floods in Jammu and Kashmir in the past 60 years and the subsequent devastation are due to a combination of unprecedented
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Ozone layer that started depleting in 1980s healing
The protective ozone layer that started depleting heavily in the 1980's is on a recovery mode according to a new assessment by 300 scientists across the world released on Thursday. "Assessment for Decision-Makers"--
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More towers, more complaints, less action
6,650 And Counting, Masts Throw DoT Guidelines To Winds The number of cell phone towers in the city is going up, and so is public awareness on the debated ill effects of electromagnetic radiation they
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Chikungunya cases on rise after showers
Outlying Areas Like Ambattur At Highest Threat Of Disease The occasional spells of rain in the city over the past few days have led to a sharp spike in vector-borne diseases, especially chikun gunya,
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NGT gets second petition against municipal corporation
A local resident who had earlier filed a petition before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking orders for the municipal corporation to stop dumping garbage in front of his house, has once again moved