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 …
Extensive measurements of columnar aerosol optical depth (AOD), composite (MT) and black carbon aero- sol mass (MB) concentrations were made over the tropical Indian and Southern Oceans as a part of the Pilot Expedition to the Southern Ocean during the boreal winter. The AOD, MT and MB show large lati- …
Final Clearance After AERB Approval As NEERI Okay Does Not Deal With Radiation Concerns THE Expert Appraisal Committee of the environment ministry has given a conditional clearance to the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power project in Maharashtra. Final clearance for the project, however, will be given only after the Atomic Energy …
This study starts with a physical assessment of the quantities of the radioactivity being generated and mobilized by the entire system of related industrial processes making civilian nuclear power possible. It assesses the actual and potential exposure of the public to natural and human-made nuclear radioactivity, and it discusses empirical …
Starting this month, the government will begin a crack-down on cellphone radiation. From November 16, it would conduct nation-wide random tests to ensure that radiation from cellphone towers is within permissable limits. Radiation from cellphone towers has become a big issue in recent months, with consumer groups linking high radiation …
New Delhi: The government has decided to install a radioactive material detection system at key airports in the country to avoid any illegal trafficking of radiation sources.
The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board's (AREB) withdrawal of authorising Delhi University (DU) to use radioactive sources in its laboratories has started affecting the research work of post-graduate students and teachers. After repeated written requests from teachers and students, the university has requested the AREB to lift the ban on at …
Sanjay Jog / Mumbai October 15, 2010, 0:20 IST Radioactive releases from the proposed plant of Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) in Maharashtra are expected to be insignificant and their impact would be negligible, according to the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (Neeri). The state-run nuclear power major
Is radiation from cellphone towers proving to be harmful for residents living around them? Whether the assumption that such radiation affects the health of human beings is hypothetical or has a concrete base is still a point of debate. To ensure that there is some clarity on the issue, Napean …
NEW DELHI: Delhi University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Deepak Pental is going to set up a three-member sub-committee of the Executive Council which will examine the
Even as the semester row continues between the Delhi University administration and teachers' association, the Executive Committee (EC) of the university yesterday decided to institute a three-member panel to fix blame in the case of radiation exposure in April. The move came after the EC discussed the report of a …
Mumbai: In the backdrop of some localities in the national capital region removing mobile towers on the ground that they pose radiation hazards, cellular operators on Monday refuted these allegations, describing them as
Atomic Energy Regulatory Board has withdrawn the permission given to Delhi University to use any radioactive source in its labs as it failed to submit its final reply on the radiation exposure incident at the Mayapuri scrap market in Delhi within stipulated period, the board said. Rejecting the university's plea …
Radiation, cancer, blindness, tardiness, cover-ups.The lessons from the Kalpakkam nuclear facility-------------- In the end, loud voices were all that mattered. After three months of extended discussions, legislators in the Indian Parliament yelled their assent. The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, 2010 was a legislation. As India charts its journey …
Global warming and the established responsibility of the anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases represent a strong push towards the construction of new nuclear power plants (NPPs) to cope with the growing energy needs. The toxicity of nuclear waste associated with the extreme difficulty of their disposal and increase in cancer …
Israeli start-up firm Tawkon (pronounced talk-on) has developed a software to measure mobile phone handset radiation, to help users reduce exposure to emissions without giving up their phones. Tawkon
Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: With a view to ensuring that the guidelines of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) and the Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules are strictly implemented, a UGC expert committee has suggested the setting up of university committees to review safety in handling radioactive and other …
Read this Discussion in Lok Sabha on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, 2010.The bill has been approved after the government agreed to opposition’s demand for strengthening a contentious provision relating to suppliers' liability in the legislation. See Also Report: Parliamentary Committee on Nuclear Liability Bill www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/313253 Bill: Civil Liability …
