Reply by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order dated January 21, 2024 in the matter of ‘News item titled “Feeling anxious? Toxic air could be to blame” appearing in Times of India dated 10.10.2023’. NGT had directed CPCB to file a …
http://www.science.nasa.gov This National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)-maintained website should be of immense interest to space-watchers. Its purpose is to update the public on exciting developments in NASA research and help the organisation's "scientists fulfil their outreach responsibilities'. On-site scientific content is segregated to suit "kids, teachers and adults'. The …
the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (nasa) of the us has found answers to long-standing questions pertaining to the Universe. The most startling find is the formation of stars just 200 million years after the Big Bang
The provisional figures for India’s forest cover are now ready, and Down To Earth has managed to acquire a copy. (see table: Change in forest cover) The figures, when compared to earlier ones, show an overall increase of 236, 800 ha of forest. Is that really so? Every two years, …
indian scientists have digitally mapped rich flora spread over an area of about 84,000 square kilometres of thick forest. The first phase of this exercise was conducted in the biodiversity hotspots of the northeast, western Himalaya and Western Ghats with the aid of state-of-the-art satellite technology. The digital mapping project …
cities are slowly gnawing at the most fertile and productive lands. This was revealed in a study conducted by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (nasa) scientists. Though construction activity has been carried out on only three per cent of land in the us, the resulting loss in plant growth was …
Non-resident Indian websites caused ripples when they claimed that a 30-kilometre-long bridge of shoals, across the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka whose images were captured by the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (nasa), bore an uncanny resemblance to a structure described in the epic Ramayana. The us agency …
large amounts of soot particles and other pollutants are causing adverse changes in precipitation and temperatures over China, indicates a new research done by Washington dc-based National Aeronautical Space Administration (nasa). The soot is partially responsible for the increased incidences of floods and droughts witnessed by China during the last …
this year's ozone hole over Antarctic is not only much smaller than what it was in 2000 and 2001, but it has split into two. The so-called hole, actually an area of thinner-than-normal ozone, was measured at 15.6 million square kilometers (sq km) in September 2002
The speed of light has slowed down since the Big Bang, a team of Sydney researchers has conjectured. If true, the findings rock the very foundations of some of our most sacred scientific laws. The discovery was made by Paul Davies from Macquarie University and Tamara Davis and Charles Lineweaver …
Forewarned is forearmed. With this motto, Argentina has embarked on a mission to launch two Earth observation satellites so that it is alerted against environmental threats. Named Saocom 1 and 2, the satellites are supposed to improve the management of emergencies such as forest fires, droughts and floods. While monitoring …
An amino acid, one of the most important ingredients required to start life, has been recently traced in deep space. At least 130 molecules, including sugars and ethanol, which are essential for the survival of life have been identified in space so far. But finding an amino acid is significant …
Scientists have always thought that the Sun was the most dependable body in the heavens. But with a new peak in solar activity, researchers are discovering a frightening new face of our star. As a raging ball of super-heated plasma and gas, the Sun can be violent and erratic. Researchers …
There is emerging hope that the incidence of cholera might be reduced due to early warning signals emitted by satellite images. Under a new project, the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (niced)
With evidence being unearthed of huge amounts of frozen water below the surface of Mars, the likelihood of life existing on the red planet has increased. The finding made by the Mars Odyssey spacecraft of nasa has solved one of the biggest puzzles: where did the water on the planet …
a new computer model by National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) can now indicate exactly where rain or snow originate across the world. The model simulates water movement in the atmosphere around the world and traces it from the places where it evaporates to the places where it falls back …
Clear pictures of a galaxy colliding with another smaller one and spewing trails of stars, billowing pillars of dust and enormous gas fields splashed with different hues: the Hubble Space Telescope, with its new camera, has produced the most spectacular images of the universe. The two galaxies are 300 million …
ENVISAT carries 10 instruments, each dedicated to different environmental criteria. These devices will study the Earth's surface, scrutinise the atmosphere and monitor the satellite's position relative to the ground. The instruments have been divided into three categories: Surface: The Earth's surface will be monitored by the largest instrument of the …
the us Mars Odyssey spacecraft has discovered massive ice fields on the planet. Scientists already know that water exists on Mars, but these latest images showing that ice may be abundant on the planet bolster theories that life exists or once existed on Mars. "The signal we have been getting …
