WHO, UNDP, UNEP and UNICEF have partnered to create a new compendium of 500 actions aimed at reducing death and diseases driven by environmental risk factors, the first such resource to unite this expertise from across the UN system. Environmental pollution and other environmental risks cause 24 per cent of …
Closed-door meeting at Kanyakumari on January 29, 30 The 15-member Central Expert Group constituted by the Union government on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in the wake of protests is looking forward to reaching out to a cross section of people and create a ‘win-win situation' for all. An internal/closed-door …
Closed-door meeting at Kanyakumari on January 29, 30 The 15-member Central Expert Group constituted by the Union government on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in the wake of protests is looking forward to reaching out to a cross section of people and create a ‘win-win situation' for all. An internal/closed-door …
* Only those inside houses coated with cow dung escaped the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. * There are only two ways to remain insulated from nuclear radiation, and one of them is application of cow dung. * Using cow dung can ensure normal delivery instead of C-section. * Those who …
The ancient Indian tradition of growing tulsi (Ocimum sanctum) in the backyard is not without scientific backing. Research shows that the tulsi, or Indian basil, mitigates the ill-effects of radiation, whether background or nuclear, and could protect cells in patients undergoing radiation therapy for cancer. Scientists at the DRDO’s Institute …
While exhibits from the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) have been a regular at IIT Bombay’s Techfest, for the first time at this year’s festival, NPCIL addressed the students to dispel myths and fears about nuclear energy. In the wake of the Fukushima disaster last year, NPCIL had …
GURGAON: In a bizarre move, the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) has decided to seal all the mobile towers in its jurisdiction with immediate effect, citing health hazards. This move is seen affecting mobile services particularly in the old city. While it's not clear what the health hazards caused by …
Japan said it will set age limits on nuclear plants and require operators to plan for worst-case scenarios, as the country strives to restore public trust pummeled by the world's worst nuclear accident in a quarter century. Goshi Hosono, the government minister responsible for overseeing the aftermath of the disaster …
An experiment using tulsi has entered phase II clinical trial, says scientist India is now working on herbal solutions for protecting its security personnel and civilians against radiation with widely found tulsi (basil) showing very encouraging results. While an experiment using tulsi (basil) has entered crucial phase II clinical trial, …
Decommissioning Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will take three or four decades, Japan's government said on Wednesday as it unveiled plans for the next phase of a huge and costly cleanup of the tsunami-wrecked complex. The plant, 240 km (150 miles) northeast of Tokyo, was destroyed on March 11 by …
Consider this story: It’s January 1990, during the pioneer build-out of mobile phone service. A cell tower goes up 800 feet from the house of Alison Rall, in Mansfield, Ohio, where she and her husband run a 160-acre dairy farm. The first thing the Rall family notices is that the …
Allaying apprehensions regarding nuclear cooperation in the wake of the Fukushima accident, Japan on Wednesday expressed keenness to expand ties in the sector after taking into consideration the safety aspects. Seeking to expand cooperation in the 60th year of establishing diplomatic ties, India and Japan decided to expedite work on …
The senior citizens of the Kudankulam area in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu have forwarded a communiqué to the Prime Minister of Japan against the revival the civil nuclear cooperation negotiations with India. The correspondence indicated that “although Japan is scientifically more capable, technologically superior, and financially better-off than most …
Japan's response to the nuclear crisis that followed the March 11 tsunami was confused and riddled with problems, including an erroneous assumption an emergency cooling system was working and a delay in disclosing dangerous radiation leaks, an interim report revealed on December 26. The disturbing picture of harried and bumbling …
Civil nuclear cooperation will be among the major issues of discussion at the summit meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Japanese counterpart Yoshihiko Noda here on Wednesday during which the two sides will also look at ways to enhance trade. Mr Noda will arrive here tomorrow on a …
Tokyo Electric Power Co asked a government-backed bailout body on Tuesday for an additional 690 billion yen ($8.8 billion) to help compensate victims of the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant. To help Japan's biggest utility, known as Tepco, meet costs running into trillions of yen for compensation …
Japanese regulators were so unprepared for a serious accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear-power plant that they had to abandon the emergency response center they set up nearby in part because it didn't have an air filter to remove radioactive particles, according to a report released Monday that faults the …
MUMBAI: The high level of radiation emitted by three unauthorized mobile towers atop Victor Shelter building poses a health hazard for neighbouring Nilesh society residents at Kandarpada in Dahisar (W), says IIT-Bombay professor Dr Girish Kumar. The radiation level in the New Nilesh society flat was measured by Wilcom Technologies …
Mumbai-based Tata Institute would conduct a survey on radiation levels in villages surrounding Kaiga Nuclear Plant in Karnataka and treatment would be provided to anyone found affected, the Chief Minister, Mr D.V. Sadananda Gowda, said today. “Tata Institute will conduct survey on radiation levels in villages surrounding Kaiga plant and …
New Delhi: Over 900 million mobile subscribers will soon be direct beneficiaries of stringent new government norms to control harmful radiation from mobile handsets, a tacit admission that the present radiation levels are injurious to health. The government wants to enforce education of consumers about the benefits of the hands-free …
MUMBAI: While the global debate over cellphone towers and ill-health will not be settled soon, activists and citizens' organizations are hopeful that the Centre's guidelines for setting up of these towers will set up healthy standards in India. An inter-ministerial committee had, a few months back in the run-up to …
