This study assesses targets for charging infrastructure at the borough level up to 2035, complementing the Delivery Plan created by the Mayor of London’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Taskforce. Specifically, it estimates the needs for public and private charging infrastructure in each of the 32 boroughs and the City of London, …
LONDON : Global warming will get worse as agricultural methods accelerate the rate of soil erosion, which depletes the amount of carbon the soil is able to store, a United Nations' Environment Programme report said on Monday. Soil contains huge quantities of carbon in the form of organic matter. which …
‘Games organisers toeing company line' There were fresh calls on Thursday for an independent inquiry into Dow Chemical's controversial sponsorship of the London Olympics after Meredith Alexander, a leading environmentalist, resigned from the Games' ethics committee — the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 — protesting against Dow's links with …
British government plans to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes were ruled legally flawed by the High Court on Wednesday. The decision was a victory for environmental campaigner Friends of the Earth and two solar companies, Solar Century and HomeSun, who said the plans were creating economic uncertainty. Energy …
Londoners will next year be drinking water from a desalination plant – a type of facility more commonly associated with the arid Gulf region – if the current dry spell continues, Thames Water has warned. The company, which supplies water and sewerage services to 8.8m customers in the capital and …
Phase IV will cover about 440 km by 2021 With work beginning on Phase III of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, the Central Government has decided to expand the metro network further, and DMRC has already been directed to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for Phase IV, which is likely …
A new report presented at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress in Amsterdam over the weekend claims that individuals who regularly bicycle in major cities like London and Amsterdam have increased levels of black carbon in their respiratory systems. A condition commonly associated with turn-of-the-century industrial revolution processes, black lung …
London: Beware! Traffic fumes can take a toll on your life, for a new study, led by an Indian-origin researcher, has found that air pollution raises one’s risk of heart attack for up to six hours after exposure. Krishnan Bhaskaran and colleagues at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical …
Use Of Electricity Ups Treatment’s Potency 100-Fold London: Scientists have developed a hand-held device which delivers a ‘turbo-charged’ vaccine into muscles to treat malignant melanoma, an aggressive type of skin cancer that kills thousands every year. Developed by researchers in the UK, the device contains a syringe needle and four …
Though the city has over 5.5 lakh cars, there are only about 3,100 legal on-street parking slots Prevailing parking rates in the city are among the lowest anywhere in the world. Car users are pampered so much that even hawkers pay double the amount to use street space. While hawkers …
The venue where metal and minerals major Vedanta Resources held its 2010-11 shareholders’ meet in London is an earshot from Westminster, the seat of the UK’s government. It was here at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in January this year former Prime Minister Tony Blair had faced the Iraq …
As the incidence of respiratory and allergic symptoms has been reported to be increased in children attending schools in close proximity to busy roads, it was hypothesised that PM from roadside schools would display enhanced oxidative potential (OP). Two consecutive one-week air quality monitoring campaigns were conducted at seven school …
Urban areas are responsible for significant amounts of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but cities can have quite different values of carbon footprints. The purpose of this paper is to identify the determinants of urban GHG emissions in order to explain these differences. Seven global cities – Bangkok, Chicago, London, Madrid, …
Mamata finalises Annual Plan with Planning Commission The Annual Plan for West Bengal for 2011-12 was on Wednesday finalised at Rs.22,214 crore at a meeting here between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and State Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. At this level, the State Plan outlay for the current …
PATHANAMTHITTA: The Rotary Club of Thiruvalla has launched a series of charity schemes for the poor in the past one year, president Varghese Thomas Kalaikattil has said. He was presiding over the inaugural function of a drinking water supply scheme implemented by the club at Kaviyyor panchayat on Wednesday. The …
The London Congestion Charging Scheme (CCS) – which charged for travel into central London and reduced traffic volume – showed little evidence that it improved air quality, according to a study published by the Health Effects Institute (HEI).
Scientists claim they may have finally found an "elixir of life" by discovering eight genes which could hold the key to a long and healthy life. An international team, led by King's College London, has pinpointed the eight genetic variations which control the production of a crucial hormone which is …
