Green victory
As of February 1, petrol stations all over the country will supply only unleaded petrol. An apparently inconsequential development reported earlier this week, the shift from leaded to unleaded petrol
As of February 1, petrol stations all over the country will supply only unleaded petrol. An apparently inconsequential development reported earlier this week, the shift from leaded to unleaded petrol
The cancer drug Erbitux prolonged the lives of patients with advanced lung cancer by five weeks, according to a new clinical study described as an important gain for such individuals. "Patients with advanced NSCLC (non-small cell lung cancer) have limited treatment options and life expectancy is short, so the survival increase shown in this study is an important step for these patients,' said Robert Pirker of the Medical University of Vienna, a lead investigator in the study.
The threat posed to children and their rights by the climate crisis is not theoretical: it is real, and it is urgent. Save the Children has partnered with an international team of leading climate researchers
This brief, which builds on discussions at the Adaptation Futures 2016 conference, argues that in order to transform adaptation knowledge into successful action, we need research on adaptation as well
Hazardous lead-based paints have a huge market in India with 30 million new houses on offer by the booming real estate sector. Talking to The Tribune a day after the Quality Council of India (QCI)-initiated study revealed shocking findings of lethal lead levels in majority of enamel paints available in the country, council
New Delhi: Three companies are leading the race to make and deliver India
India's leading brands of honey contain high levels of antibiotics.
KOCHI: The Kochi Corporation is planning to set up a new solid waste treatment plant at Brahmapuram. As per the initial plan, the new plant will be set up on a raised land adjacent to the existing plant which is in a dilapidated condition. A team lead by Mayor Tony Chammany along with Health Standing Committee chairman T K Ashraf visited the plant the other day.
Global experts lauded India's leadership and efforts in operationalising the technology of neoinformatics and hoped the country would continue to play the lead role in judiciously tapping natural
A parliamentary panel has urged the government to upgrade the infrastructure for cancer treatment and make it affordable by enlarging the network of a leading healthcare institute, as it expressed concern
Worldwide, 3.3 million deaths in 2012 were due to harmful use of alcohol, says a new report launched by WHO. Alcohol consumption can not only lead to dependence but also increases people’s risk of developing
For the first time, researchers have shown that reducing air pollution leads to improved respiratory function in children ages 11 to 15, a critical period of lung development. Scientists have long known
Scientists have uncovered more evidence of a "switch" which allows breast cancer to grow and spread. The finding by American researchers could lead to drugs being precisely targeted to stop this
<p>According to this new report by the IPBES, more than 3,500 out of the 37,000 alien species that have been introduced by many human activities to regions and biomes around the world pose major global threats to nature, economy, food security and human health.</p>
It is a long trek to the emergency department of the Sucheta Kriplani Hospital . Thanks to DMRC no vehicles can enter through the main gate leading to the emergency department . These gates open to
It suggests implementation of health, nutrition and development programmes A study by the National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, on the death of tribal infants in Attappady noted that “high maternal under-nutrition of 48 per cent of adult women leading to chronic energy deficiency” resulted in the death of a large number of infants.
The Environment Court (ec) of New Zealand (nz) has rejected all appeals regarding a controversial battery recycling plant located in Petone, Wellington. They upheld the lead emission limits set by
Young children who regularly ingest Indian spices and ceremonial powders like vermilion, or sindoor, may be exposed to lead, a dangerous neurotoxin, an American study has claimed.
People living in areas of heavy air pollution may be at greater risk of heart attacks, European scientists have said in the leading medical journal devoted to advancing science related to thrombosis,
The toxicological monographs in this volume summarize the safety data on two contaminants in food: cadmium and lead. Monographs on nine groups of related flavouring agents evaluated by the Procedure for