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 …
Significant studies on climate change and generation of data on high-altitude eco-systems can now be possible with the setting up of a high-altitude research centre at Ribling in Lahaul-Spiti by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The centre will be of international importance considering the growing thrust on …
Encouraged by the second successful experiment of the cloned buffalo Garima on June 6, the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) is set to go ahead with another experiment of cloning Changthangi or pashmina goat in Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh in next two months. The move to clone pashmina …
New Delhi: Qutub Minar will now come under intense scrutiny for keeping tabs on the extent of its tilt. After requests from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), a team of experts from Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee will arrive in Delhi next month and conduct a periodical study …
Who were the first Indians? Were they the chocolate-hued Dravidian southerners or the dark-skinned tribals that inhabit East India and the Andaman islands? Was the relatively fair Indo-European population of the North the original settler? Or did the Mongoloid-featured Tibetan-Burmans beat the rest to it? When and how did the …
Five earthquakes of moderate intensity that have jolted the North East region between August 11 and September 4, have raised concern among the people as they apprehend that a mega earthquake may be on the offing. The region experienced the last mega earthquake in 1950, which left a trail of …
New Delhi: Janata Party president Subramaniam Swamy told the Supreme Court on Friday that experts had warned against going ahead with the Rs 2,400 crore Sethusamudram project in a development that could land the government in an embarassing position. The Manmohan Singh government had earlier boxed itself into a corner …
BHUBANESWAR: Goaoa-basedbased National Institute of Oceanography has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chilika Development Authority (CDA) for sustainable management of Chilika through regular environmental monitoring. The five-year collaboration would include monitoring of water and sediment quality, coastal processes, biological characteristics, besides an advisory on remedial measures. It will …
CUTTACK: With pest and disease infestation becoming a major hindrant in agricultural productivity and use of pesticides and insecticides arousing environmental and health concerns, the Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) here is soon going to come out with a special package on pest management for farmers using natural and biological …
The Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR) is playing an important role in helping the country promote energy security among South Asian countries. The Dhanbad-based laboratory, under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, is training 11 executives from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan and one from India …
The scientists at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) here have developed a genetically modified (GM) fish that are superior in yield and quality. The popular fish variety
Herbal products could soon be prescribed by allopathic doctors (ABP) During a recent visit to the US, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh delivered an eloquent speech to US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials on the medicinal properties of Indian Ayurvedic herbs. One official asked him:
The number of patents being filed by Indians is on the rise CHENNAI: The Intellectual Property (IP) regime is important to a developing country to leverage its knowledge power into economic might, speakers at the World IP day function said here on Monday. K.M.Vishwanathan, deputy controller of patents and designs, …
LUCKNOW: As many as 23 students from various parts of the state will be participating at a CSIR programme on Youth for Leadership in Science (CPYLS) to be conducted at the Central Institute for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) on April 27 and 28. The participants will be from Lucknow, …
In a major initiative, the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) has decided to adopt French genetics and technology to improve the breed of non-descriptive cows through cross breeding for higher milk production. The experiment would be confined to non-descriptive breeds of cows only and in case of yields like Saiwal, …
Chandigarh: To discuss the role of information technology in disaster management and counter terrorism, a two-day symposium is being organised by the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) in collaboration with the Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO) here tomorrow. Hayrana Governor Dr AR Kidwai would inaugurate the symposium, while …
LUCKNOW: Could NBRI be dumping radioactive waste in Gomti directly through its sewage system? Knowing that radioactive material can induce cancer, birth defects and infertility in humans directly exposed to it, releasing it in Gomti is a huge big ecological disaster. A Bareilly-based NGO, Shree Mahalaxmi Aushadhiya Paudha Sanrakshan Vikas …
If scientists at Palampur are to be believed, sugar daddies of India are not eager to have organic alternatives to sugar in the market Dharamsala, March 22 All that is safe and good for the USA need not be good for India. While the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA) …
