Minister unveils measures to cut pollution
The program to combat pollution will place greater emphasis on monitoring, gathering and releasing information and tackling PM2.5, the minister leading the fight for cleaner air told a major anti-pollution
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Water riots in Kurnool, Naidu talks to Krishna
With acute drinking water crisis leading to virtual riots in Kurnool town for the past few days, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday appealed to Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna that he
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding waste management at Bharampuram Solid Waste Processing Plant, Kochi, Kerala, 03/07/2020
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of non-compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 (SWM Rules, 2016) causing huge pollution at Bharampuram Solid Waste Processing Plant on the
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Scientists discover antibody to fight flu
The first antibody which can fight all types of the influenza A virus has been discovered, researchers claim. Experiments on flu-infected mice, published in Science Express, showed the antibody could
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Ban the two-stroke rickshaw
The just out Economic Survey of Pakistan notes that although air quality in many of our cities is bad, studies conducted in Lahore and Karachi show that carbon monoxide, cadmium and lead levels in these cities far exceed the internationally accepted threshold limits. An estimated 60 to 70 percent pollution in our cities is caused by vehicular emissions.
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Truth to tell: Protein that causes thrombosis found
British scientists have discovered a cholesterol regulating protein which plays a key role in the formation of thrombosis, a type of blood clot that can lead to heart attacks and strokes. The breakthrough in understanding the role of the protein, called LXR, in causing thrombosis could pave the way for new and better treatments for the condition and may help save thousands of lives every year,
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One lakh children in India die of diarrhoea annually: Lancet
Over 1,00,000 children, below the age of 11 months, die of diarrhoea annually in India which is the second leading killer of young children globally, after pneumonia. India accounts for the highest number
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Engineered Antibodies Fight AIDS Virus In Monkeys
Researchers may have discovered a technique that will eventually lead to a way to vaccinate against the AIDS virus, by creating an artificial antibody carried into the body by a virus. This synthetic immune system molecule protected monkeys against an animal version of HIV called SIV, the researchers reported in the journal Nature Medicine.
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Use and throw
Indian industry depends extensively on heavy metals. Toxic emissions are but natural
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Change for the worse
heating of the planet can cause the dreaded dengue fever to rise to epidemic proportions. Simon Hales and colleagues at the Wellington School of Medicine in New Zealand believe that the occurrence
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Wrong drug problem continues
Medication error is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalised patients. Due to high potency, variety and frequency of drugs administered to patients undergoing anaesthesia, the potential
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Found: Cells that can help prevent spread of cancer
WASHINGTON: A team led by an Indian-origin scientist has identified a group of little-explored cancer cells that may play a key role in preventing the progression of the disease, a finding they say could
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Wear a coat to Mars
According to a research by a leading space group, vast fields of carbon dioxide ice are eroding from the poles of Mars. Scientists maintain that the climate of the Red planet is gradually warming and
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Measles vaccination kills 4 infants in MP
BHOPAL, March 14: There was complete breakdown of supervisory mechanism and the protocol for administering anti-measles vaccine was blown to the wind leading to the death of four infants in Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh within a few hours of being vaccinated on Saturday. The children who have died are Rohani Rajgaud, Arman Vishwakarma, Gaurav Vishwakarma and Karnika Thakur.
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Puffed out
Exercising after exposure to air pollution can be fatal for heart patients
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A health hazard
When ammonia increases in water, the demand for chlorine goes up. It is used as a disinfectant to kill pathogenic organisms in drinking water. But ammonia consumes a large quantity of chlorine to oxidize to form chloramines and disinfection becomes ineffective. <br><br> Higher doses of chlorine in water with organic matter leads to the formation of disinfection byproducts like chloroform, bromoform etc. These are carcinogenic and cause problems related to liver, kidney and the nervous system. There are no standards for disinfection byproducts in India. <br>
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A review of Mahyco's GM Brinjal food safety studies
This document has been written in response to Mahyco's dossier in the public domain and a request for an appraisal of the data by lead petitioner in the Supreme Court of India, Aruna Rodrigues. This review concentrates on the food safety evaluation done by Mahyco as reported in Chapter 7 of Volume I of their submission and critiques that section.
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'Greener' cars offer hope
Toxic emissions from vehicles are the leading cause of air pollution in Asia but stepped-up collaboration within the region and new technology for "greener" cars offer hope for a cleaner environment,
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President To Be Chief Guest At TOI Social Impact Awards
An evening to honour India’s changemakers They took the path less travelled, and on Monday it will lead a group of remarkable men and women to the stage for the second Times of India Social Impact Awards in association with J P Morgan. The awards are being given to changemakers within NGOs, corporates and the government who have quietly worked to transform the lives of millions of marginalized Indians.
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Assessment of ambient air quality of Lucknow city during pre-monsoon, 2012
The study was carried out during the months of March-May, 2012 to see the status of air quality by monitoring and assessment of some selected air pollutants namely Respirable Particulate Matter (RSPM or