The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Permitted Coliform Count: 5/ml. In some places on the Mandovi it is 1900/ml PANJIM: Scientists of the National Institute of Oceanography have discovered waters in Goa’s two main rivers Mandovi, Zuari and along the coast have levels of bacteria far higher than the permissible for recreational bathing and even fishing. …
Climate change factors such as elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and ozone (O3) can exert significant impacts on soil microbes and the ecosystem level processes they mediate. However, the underlying mechanisms by which soil microbes respond to these environmental changes remain poorly understood. The prevailing hypothesis, which states that CO2- …
OUR BUREAU New Delhi A test conducted on samples of water of the Ganges, lifted at nine sites, has revealed that it is not fit for use even in farming, let alone for human use. The Delhi- based Shriram Institute for Industrial Research and STAR News carried out the research …
KOCHI: Considered the most important effort at sustainable development of fish resources in the Arabian Sea, the one-and-a-half-month annual ban on fishing using trawl nets will take effect in Kerala's territorial waters on Tuesday midnight. Roughly 4,000 boats will take the
p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } German E. coli deaths show it's time to look past the wonder drugs of the 1950s in the battle against lethal bacteria. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028163.600-beyond-antibiotics-a-new-way-to-fight-superbugs.html?full=true&print=true
TILL swine flu panic gripped the world, washing hands was considered the best way to maintain personal hygiene and protect oneself from diseases. But as fear of the disease spread, so did hand sanitisers. They became a prefered choice because of their mobility and convenience. All you need to do …
bioprocessing of organic solid wastes is a must DR P SANKAR GANESH An analysis of municipal solid waste generated by various cities in India evidently reveals that more than 50% (typically 35-70%) contains biodegradable/organic waste. In addition to the organic material in the municipal waste streams, the wastes generated by …
Microbes may be harnessed more easily to generate energy after a finding about how they naturally let off tiny electrical charges, scientists said on Monday. The bacteria, found to have microscopic "wires" sticking through their cell walls, might also be used to clean up oil spills or uranium pollution, according …
p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Efforts to squeeze fuel out of microbes have passed a turning point. (Editorial) http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028135.100-prepare-for-the-renewable-oil-gush.html
p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Microbes with tweaked DNA can convert sunlight and carbon dioxide into oil, but will it ever power our cars? http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028136.200-renewable-oil-ancient-bacteria-could-fuel-modern-life.html?full=true&print=true
DRUG-resistant NDM-1 gene has been debated ever since India was identified a source of the gene in patients in the UK. The debate intensified on April 7, 2011, when the journal Lancet Infectious Disease published a paper which stated that the gene (New Delhi Metallo-betalactamase- 1) was found in tap …
RESEARCHERS have found a new culprit of cardiovascular diseases—gut flora. The bacteria present in the intestine help in the metabolism of fats and carbohydrates setting off a chain of reactions which lead to the development of plaque. Its accumulation clogs the arteries which finally becomes the cause of cardiac disorders. …
Not all patients infected with NDM-1-positive bacteria have a history of hospital admission in India, and extended-spectrum β-lactamases are known to be circulating in the Indian community. We therefore measured the prevalence of the NDM-1 gene in drinking water and seepage samples in New Delhi. The presence of NDM-1 β-lactamase-producing …
Only a global effort to stop misuse of antibiotics will save mankind from drug-resistant microbes We have been hearing a lot about superbugs in recent years for both right and wrong reasons. Right, because these bugs are difficult to treat with antibiotics, the wonder drugs of modern medicine, and, therefore, …
Antimicrobial resistance in pathogens causing important communicable diseases has become a matter of great public health concern globally including India. Resistance has emerged even to newer, more potent antimicrobial agents like carbapenems. The factors responsible for this are widespread use and availability of practically all the antimicrobials across the counter …
In 2004, several hundred Kenyans became severely ill, and 125 died, of acute aflatoxicosis: a disease of liver failure associated with consuming extremely high levels of aflatoxin in food (Lewis et al. 2005; Strosnider et al. 2006). Since then, over the last six years, greater global public attention has been …
The containerised seedling production technology, especially use of polypacks/root trainers is dependent on suitable growing media for raising quality seedlings. In the present investigation, experiments were carried out to find out the suitable potting mixture for raising Cedrus deodara and Cupressus torulosa seedlings.
The increasing globalization of food trade has resulted in India being a fast emerging market for probiotic products. With the availability of these products increasing exponentially and the multiple claims made regarding the beneficial health effects, there is the need to put in place sufficient safeguards to protect the consumers …
