Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Bhanjibhai Mathukia is a 70-year-old farmer from an obscure village in Gujarat's Junagadh district. He has no formal background in science yet his name figures in the list of nation's best innovators. Bhanjibhai's claim to fame is that he has developed a low cost check dam and a tractor. His …
Scientists from the University of Strathclyde, collaborating with an international team from Imperial College,Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), ITU (Karisruhe) and the University of Jena, have turned radioactive isotope Iodine-129, a major waste product in the nuclear power industry, into the more friendly isotope Iodine-128 using laboratory lasers. They announced their …
Russian scientists have found a new application for old tyres. Ground into powder and mixed with common polyethylene, rubber tyres form a strong and durable composite that could be used for covering roofs. "Initially the aim of the study was to solve the important environmental problem of tyre recycling," says …
Shri Ram School, Vasant Vihar has been selected by the Delhi Department of Environment for initiating awareness programmes towards a better environment. The announcement came at an eco-meet held at the school yesterday. Teachers from 23 schools participated in the meet which focussed on training of teachers for environmental education. …
A climate prediction experiment, expected to involve two million people around the world and produce a probable forecast for the 21st century, will be launched recently. Anyone with a personal computer can join the project and will be expected to conduct their own unique version of Britain's Met Office climate …
With pesticide contamination in soft drinks proving a major issue in India, American scientists at the John Hopkins University claim to have developed a new approach to clean up organohalides, a class of compounds used in pesticides that pollute groundwater. This method combines an extremely thin film of titanium dioxide …
While pesticide contamination in soft drinks has triggered a controversy in India, American Scientists at the John Hopkins University claim to have developed a new approach to clean up Organohalides, a class of compounds used in pesticides that pollute groundwater.
An ultrafine, 'nanoscale' powder made from iron, one of the most abundant metals on Earth, is turning out to be a remarkably effective tool for cleaning up contaminated soil and groundwater, a trillion-dollar problem that encompasses a number of underground storage tank releases, and a staggering number of landfills, abandoned …
A professor at Scotland's Edinburgh University has been awarded a government grant to develop the world's first rainmaking machine., the Times reported on Monday. Professor Stephen Salter will create a 200-metre foot high turbine to suck water out of the sea and turn it into water vapour through nozzles, spraying …
A new process of treating sewage uses ultrasound to boost the drying time and amount of biogas released from sludge. In a collaborative sludge treatment study, the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Sintered Materials (IKTS) has developed a process that exposes portions of sludge to sound waves that mechanically …
According to research by Australian scientists spider webs can help in reducing air pollution in the environment. Spider webs hold the sulphur dioxide and heavy metals like zinc, lead etc. in their web, due to which the air in room remains clean to some extent. This research is done by …
Working out a plan of action to reduce air pollution from Greenhouse Gases from automobiles, power stations and buildings could soon be a mouse click away. A computer software that enables planners and policy makers to select control strategies that achieve emission reductions of both air pollutants and GHGs has …
Scientists have found an elusive microbes that could break down a major environmental pollutant known as TCA, according to a report published Thursday in Science magazine. "TCA was one of the remaining ground water pollutants for which biodegradation had not been resolved" said James Tiedje, researcher, Professor of Microbiology at …
Scientists at the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy, Hyderabad have produced a type of highly reactive iron powder that they claim can be used for decontaminating groundwater as well as river water. They say it can also be used to remove arsenic a deadly poison present in wells …
The everlasting problem of drinking water in the Kathmandu Valley (Nepal) will be less severe in the days to come, thanks to a local potter's technology, aided by an American's idea. Reid Harvey,an American has come up with the addition of a yellowish liquid called colloidal silver, that is claimed …
A new research centre will explore whether citrus waste could be used as a wood protector. The centre will test extraction methods and establish the cost-benefit of manufacturing wood biocides from a range of citrus fruit and fruit parts. The Basque Research Centre (CIDEMCO) will develop a method for processing …
Scientists at the international Advanced research centre for powder metallurgy and new materials have produced a type of highly reactive iron powder which can be used for decontamination ground water as well as river water. They said it could also be used to remove arsenic a deadly poison present in …
A new climate study, finds that large amounts of soot particles and other pollutants are causing changes in precipitation and temperatures that may be responsible for the tendency toward increased floods and droughts in China and other Asian regions over the last several decades.
An environmental data centre will soon come up in the United Arab Emirates (uae). The centre will collect and analyse information on issues, including air pollution and marine ecosystems, from across the globe as an aid to better environmental strategy and policy-making. "It would help a lot of developing countries …
