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 …
A team of scientists April 19: A team of scientists from Atomic Energy Regulatory Board will carry out deradiation in Mayapuri scrap market to make it safe for the residents.
To check the knowledge of doctors, a study at the premier medical institute AIIMS revealed that doctors who regularly subject patients to X-rays and CT scans are themselves ignorant of the harmful effects of radiation exposure. The study was conducted amongst 100 senior and junior resident doctors at AIIMS and …
After the recent failure of the authorities, including the police, to detect entry of the harmful Cobalt 60 into the national Capital which resulted in injury to seven people, the Delhi police has finally decided to procure sophisticated radiation detection devices to track radioactive materials and avoid such a tragedy …
Was Carrying Cobalt-60 Pin Given To Him By First Victim New Delhi: Eight days after six people landed in hospital with severe health complications following exposure to radioactive radiation in Mayapuri junk market, another scrap dealer has been admitted at Max Hospital in Pitampura with similar symptoms. Ajay Jain, who …
The Delhi gov ernment on Friday directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to submit a report on the scrap dealers dealing with hazardous material and the sources from where they get the scrap within two weeks. Delhi chief secretary Rakesh Mehta on Friday held a high-level meeting attended by officials …
After having been caught unprepared during the radioactive Cobalt-60 exposure incident in the city that has affected eight people till now, the Delhi police has now decided to procure sophisticated devices to monitor radiation.
Ajay Jain got exposed to radiation after he unwittingly kept a Cobalt-60 pin in a purse in the back pocket of his pant One more case of Cobalt-60 radiation exposure has come to light, taking the total number of affected persons in the Mayapuri scrap market episode to eight. In …
Bindu Shajan Perappadan NEW DELHI: The waste imported to the Capital will have to go through a tighter sieve now with the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) having decided to seek the Customs Department's intervention to ensure that radioactive waste does not find its way into the public domain again …
The standing committee of the MCD on Thursday passed a resolution suggesting installation of radiation detecting devices on all the border points to prevent radioactive substances from entering the city. The resolution was moved by BJP councillor Meera Agarwal, who said that radioactive scrap entering the city was a serious …
PRASHANT PANDEY and SUCHITRA K. MOHANTY The Delhi Municipal Act, which was enact- ed in 1957, has no provision to deal with e-waste and nuclear waste. There is no law on disposal of such waste. `No laws for nuke, e-waste' : After the first ever incident of radiation that occurred …
NEW DELHI: One more suspected source of radiation has been detected in the sprawling scrap market at Mayapuri here in the Capital where two scrap dealers and five workers were taken ill this past week after being exposed to Cobalt-60 radioactive isotope. Confirming this, B. Bhattacharjee, Member of the National …
PREETI KARMYOGI NEW DELHI A team of nuclear April 13: A team of nuclear experts visiting Mayapuri scrap market, where Cobalt 60 radiation was reported on Friday, discovered one more source of radiation on Tuesday. However, they said that intensity of the emission was very low and it may be …
After being alerted by the DAE, the IAEA will turn to the Nuclear Suppli- er Group. All these agencies will help trace the source from where the Cobalt 60 emanat- ed. RASHME SEHGAL The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of the Mayapuri …
NEW DELHI: The six victims undergoing treatment after being accidentally exposed to radioactive material in Mayapuri here this past week are still reported to be in a critical condition, according to Delhi Health Minister Dr. Kiran Walia who visited the patients on Sunday. While Deepak Jain is undergoing treatment at …
Devesh K. Pandey NEW DELHI: A scrap dealer and three of his workers suffered serious burns and complained of uneasiness after they were exposed to a radioactive isotope under mysterious circumstances at a scrap market in West Delhi on Thursday. The material has been covered and the entire area cordoned …
V NarayanaMurthi | ENS PRESIDENTS of Sathuvachari near here have opposed the erection of mobile phone towers in their vicinity citing possible harmful electromagnetic radiation (EMR). While urging the district administration to ban the setting up of such towers in residential areas, they also demanded that the State government formulate …
Mumbai: Soon, you may face trouble finding mobile connectivity inside your home, but at the same time it might just prove beneficial for your health. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), after repeated demands from citizens, has plans to pull down all mobile phone towers from terraces of residential buildings in …
London: Safer nuclear power could be a step closer after researchers discovered a phenomenon which allows tiny materials to repair themselves after suffering radiation damage in reactors. US experts found a previously unknown effect where atoms inside reactor walls became packed together during exposure to radiation, causing damage but then …
