The Punjab Energy Development Agency has released a draft green hydrogen policy aiming to achieve a green hydrogen and ammonia production capacity of 100 kilo tonnes per annum by 2030. The policy proposes extending incentives under the existing “Punjab Industrial and Business Development Policy 2022” to new green hydrogen and …
from mad cow to mad fish. It is not the disease by another name; instead it is a "brand new disease' according to Donald Low, head of the department of microbiology at Mount Sinai and Princess Margret hospitals in Ottawa. This is passed on to the humans from the fish …
Environmental degradation arising out of desertification, deforestation, erosion and climatic changes and poaching is seriously threatening the delicate ecosystem of the riparian areas of Yangtze river. It is China's longest river, flowing from four points located high on the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau at over 5,000 metres above sea level. The 5,980-km-long …
The government has turned to forcible spraying of defoliant chemicals on coca plants across the country in an attempt to give strength to its anti-drug policy. This has led to strong protests from the Columbian farmers who have tried various methods like blocking the roads to the airstrips in Putumayo, …
The World Food Programme (WFP) will supply 137,000 metric tonnes (t) of wheat and 3,140 t of vegetable oil to Bangladesh to supplement the government's Vulnerable Groups Development Project. The seventh phase of the WFP assistance will allow the rural women to participate in an income generation sub-project where they …
troubled by fiscal constraints to operate their water systems, local authorities in Canada are opening their doors to foreign expertise to bail them out. Private water companies from France, us and uk are all making a beeline for Canada in the hope of profiting from ventures there. One such private …
chocolate could actually be a drug in disguise. Scientists at the Neurosciences Institute in San Diego, a privately supported, non-profit laboratory in the us, report that chocolate contains three chemicals which could mimic the actions of marijuana. This could be the reason behind the well-being expressed by people who have …
A proposed power station on Lamma Island has met with opposition from environmentalists. Hong Kong Electric is planning to build two 600- mw generating units next to its existing 2,955- mw -plant on Lamma, with the first unit to be commissioned by the year 2003. Criticising the proposal, Mei Ng …
Electron crystallography, although catching up fast, has a disadvantage: there is a strong interaction between the electrons of the probe and the sample itself. Now, T E Weirich and his colleagues have obtained the complete determination of an unknown structure for the compound Ti_11 Se_4 by electron crystallography. This is …
it will be a test of technology and human endurance . T wo British cyclists will appear at the air show at Farnborough, uk , this month in an attempt to set a world speed record on a tandem built from stealth-fighter materials. They believe their bike is capable of …
cosmology is one of those sciences where experimentation is rare. The scientist observes the universe and draws his own conclusions. But this might change now with reports of two experiments on the dynamics of phase transition in the early universe. These pioneering experiments, performed in France and Finland, have confirmed …
A new afforestation programme is on the anvil in Bangladesh. Involving US $72 million, the plan includes the development and establishment of new nurseries, tree plantation along the highways and experimental afforestation in sea beaches. A total of 10 coastal districts, including Chittagong and Cox's Bazaar, have been selected for …
Geologists at Stanford University in the US have predicted that the next earthquake that hits the San Francisco bay area could be more devastating than the one that occurred in 1868. Working on the rupture patterns of the Hayward fault
to ease the perennial traffic snarls and the concomitant ill-effects on its citizens, the Japanese city of Kamakura has prepared a new draft strategy - congestion pricing. In other words, drivers wanting to motor through Kamakura, a busy tourist attraction, will have to pay toll at nine different booths to …
some people are born lucky. Take the case of a minute segment of humanity belonging to the white people of European ancestry. New research reveals that a small fraction of this community is genetically free from falling prey to the aidsvirus. Two separate teams of researchers - one led by …
Liquified Natural Gas (LNG), is being considered as an effective alternative to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). In Trondheim, Norway, buses filled with LNG will soon undergo test trials. Compared to CNG, LNG contains more energy per unit weight. It is also believed that emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from using …
while plants like sugar cane and wheat store about 10 times the energy the world consumes annually, only about 13 per cent of the world's total energy comes from their use. A large and renewable source of energy is thus left untapped or wasted. A small entrepreneur, Satish Raut, from …
what do bananas, oranges, potatoes and other fruits and vegetables have in common with dry cells? Researchers from the Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh, have developed 'biobatteries' from these natural products based on the principle that all living matter emit certain amounts of electric power. They have demonstrated that …
