Reply on behalf of the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) in response to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order September 12, 2024. The matter related to the news item titled "People are breathing in cancer-causing chemicals in their cars study find" appearing in NDTV.com dated May 8, 2024. ARAI …
Local Politicos Active In Operating Mines As Toxic Dust Chokes State Bicholim (Goa): As the famous sun-soaked Calangute beach gets decked up for yet another Christmas and New year parties, villagers of Shirgao situated a few kilometres away try to find new ways to escape the halo of toxic red …
Erika, who is a photographer, and myself, headed out in a boat from Fourchon, US state Louisi ana’s southernmost port. We had four co-travellers: Jonathan Henderson from non-profit Gulf Restoration Network, his friend Randy, who is a cameraman, and Craig, our fishing captain and guide. It was August 16, the …
THE air is full of volatile chemicals ranging from fragrances to toxins like carbon monoxide. A robot that could sniff out the toxin would be useful in mines and industrial units. Scientists at the University of Tokyo have developed a sniffer robot using frog eggs. The researchers used oocytes, or …
Aircraft emissions impact human health though degradation of air quality. The majority of previous analyses of air quality impacts from aviation have considered only landing and takeoff emissions. We show that aircraft cruise emissions impact human health over a hemispheric scale and provide the first estimate of premature mortalities attributable …
PAINTERS and those working in the construction industry are at a risk of developing bladder cancer, according to a report that reviewed the case studies of 3,000 painters with bladder cancer. Bladder cancer is the ninth most common form of cancer that claims 130,000 lives a year worldwide, according to …
FOR the past five years Hyderabad has been trying to clean the Hussain Sagar Lake, separating the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh. The efforts suffered yet another blow on June 20 when the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) denied permission to dredge the mouths of …
For the past five years Hyderabad has been trying to clean the Hussain Sagar Lake, separating the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh. The efforts suffered yet another blow on June 20 when the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) denied permission to dredge the mouths of …
Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Trivedi has sought action against sale of oxytocin, used by farmers to enhance the growth of fruits and vegetables. Oxytocin is a Schedule H drug banned in India for use on animals. In local parlance, it …
The Bhopal question has one more angle: why was there so much public and media outrage over this 25-year-old issue? Why did the national media focus on this story, which till now had been consigned to the backrooms where only noisy environmental activists live? Many things, I believe, have contributed …
Recent agreement by BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL) to buy half the power generated by the 16 mw municipal solid waste-based power plant being set up by the Timarpur-Okhla Waste Management Company Private Limited (TOWMCL) in Delhi has triggered off a fresh debate on how to dispose off the city
Cycling to work may seem the healthy option, but a study has shown that people riding in cities inhale tens of millions of toxic nanoparticles with every breath, at least five times more than drivers or pedestrians. The research showed that urban concentrations of nanoparticles, which measure just a few …
Exposure to environmental chemicals and drugs may have a negative effect on human health. An essential step towards understanding the effect of chemicals on human health is to identify all possible molecular targets of a given chemical. Recently, various network-oriented chemical pharmacology approaches have been published. However, these methods limit …
Bacillus thuringiensis is one of the most useful bacteria in insect pest management: it is used as an environmentally friendly biopesticide and its insecticidal toxins are incorporated into genetically modified crops. Concerns for its ongoing economic exploitation include the rapidity with which insects can evolve resistance to its toxins and …
K. Lakshmi The regulation will cover toys targeted at children below six years Toys with toxic substances pose health risk to children CHENNAI: Imported toys sold in the city will soon be required to carry statutory information about their conforming to the safety standards specified by the Bureau of Indian …
book>> Our toxic world, A guide to hazardous substances in our everyday lives • Script Aniruddha Sen Gupta • Illustrations Priya Kurian • Toxics Link and Sage • Rs 395 The Sachdevas are a typical West Delhi middle-class family. Mohanlal is an inspector of boilers in factories. Rajeshwari looks after …
SandipDas New Delhi, WHILE SWEDEN AND UK ACCEPT INDIAN GRAPES, GERMANY & NETHERLANDS YET TO CLEAR CONSIGNMENTS FOR SAFETY REASONS The deadlock over India's grapes export to the European Union, which had come under a cloud following the presence of chlormequat, a chemical residue, in some consignments has shown some …
Hrishikesh Joshi / Pune May 06, 2010, 0:50 IST A little over two weeks after European Union (EU) authorities rejected a 52,000-tonne export consignment of Indian grapes worth Rs 300 crore, the issue is yet to be resolved. The grapes are docked at various European ports, after EU authorities said …
Beijing: After the recent scare over toxic oil made from vegetable waste, over 9600kg of vegetables with excessive pesticide content have been seized in Nanning, capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Regulators are also investigating whether restaurants throughout China are creating food hazards by cooking with recycled oil, some tainted …
