The Global Gender Gap Index annually benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions (Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment). It is the longest-standing index tracking the progress of numerous countries’ efforts towards closing these gaps over time since …
For effective advisories, an accurate pollen count POLLEN grains inspire botanists the same way snowflakes inspire poets. These intricately structured entities also cause hay fever and make thousands sneeze during the flowering season. Health authorities usually bring out advisories to caution allergic people when the culprit plants are in bloom. …
Date: 29-Jan-09 Country: UK/US Author: Nigel Hunt and Brad Dorfman LONDON/CHICAGO - As recession drives consumers to cut costs, their commitment to organic food has been tested with sales growth slowing -- but so far, sales are not falling. How green are our wallets? Grown without the use of synthetic …
Amit Bhattacharya | TNN New Delhi: Ending days of suspense and anxiety for the Indo-German team of scientists sailing in the cold and desolate waters off Antarctica, the German government on Monday gave the go-ahead to a controversial ocean-seeding experiment that experts say could lead to a way of fighting …
A German research ship laden with 20 tonnes of iron sulphate has whipped up a storm of protest as it sails towards the Antarctic, where it intends to dump its cargo into the ocean late this week.
Amit Bhattacharya | TNN Can tossing tonnes of iron powder into the ocean help the world fight global warming? A team of Indian scientists, along with their counterparts from Germany and elsewhere, is embarking on an ambitious 70-day ocean expedition on Wednesday to find answers to that. The scientists
The paper describes, with the help of several representative case studies, how 'dust' explosions commonly occur in process industry all over the world and the devastation they cause to life and property. Dust explosions also pose serious risk of environmental contamination.
It has been hypothesized that ambient particulate air pollution is able to modify the autonomic nervous control of the heart, measured as heart rate variability (HRV) . Previously we reported heterogeneous associations between particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter < 2.5
A German medical museum will return the skulls of nine Namibians killed in uprisings against German colonial forces between 1904 and 1908. It will also return the skulls of 18 Australian aborigines that were taken from the continent more than a century ago. The skulls are part of a sprawling …
life sciences It is the small ones Smaller mosquitoes are better at transmitting diseases than larger ones. Researchers in the US fed mosquitoes blood contaminated with dengue virus and tested them for infection. Smaller-sized mosquitoes showed higher infection rates and greater potential to transmit the virus. Even a slight difference …
Solar photovoltaics is the fastest growing area in the energy sector. Of the us $71 billion invested in renewables worldwide in 2007, 30 per cent was in solar pv. According to market analysts, between 2007 and 2011, this industry is poised to grow at a whopping 73 per cent. By …
Retail off-limit for German wholesale giant, but West Bengal traders are wary German wholesale major Metro Cash and Carry recently ran into rough waters in Kolkata when Forward Bloc leaders tried to block the renewal of the company
Crossing through ten countries and draining the territory of 19 countries, the Danube is the most international river in the world. In addition to the 83 million people living in the river basin, the Danube is home to globally important species of flora and fauna.
This study offers important insights into bioenergy policies and related measures in Germany, the European Union, and the United States, including these energy sources
Germany is one of the leading countries in Europe, as well as globally, in terms of its renewable energy and climate change policies. The multiple levels of government within the European Union (EU) mean that the German government must interact both with EU institutions (e.g., the Commission, Council, and Parliament) …
Climate Change and Energy Security: Lessons Learned delivers some extremely valuable insights into the respective debates on both sides of the Atlantic. Joe Aldy, Camilla Bausch, and Michael Mehling shed light on the experiences Germany and the United States have had in these important issue areas over the course of …
