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 …
Stuttering and the reasons behind it have perplexed scientists for long now. Some assign the trouble to the deficiencies in hearing, others to the peculiarities in the areas of the brain that govern the motor functions of speech, and still others to the undeveloped left side of the brain which …
the days of boardrooms darkened for projecting documents via an overhead projector during meetings are now on their way out. No more hamhanded presenters fumbling with transparencies while the audience expectantly waits in gloom. Polycom Inc of San Jose, California, have come up with ShowStation unit, a unique device that …
The second anniversary of the International Day of Indigenous People was celebrated on August 9 this year. In his address, the UN secretary general Boutros-Boutros Ghali stressed the need for increasing support to the world's indigenous community and rightfully redress its grievances. "It is right that we recognise injustice and …
Microbes found in mud, soil, and water contain compounds with potent anti-cancer activity, say Michael Shipman and his research team, which is supported by the UK Cancer Research Campaign at Loughborough University of Technology. Researchers are hopeful that these compounds, called azinomycins, will be valuable in treating some of the …
Anti-pollution measures have been introduced by the government to control growing vehicular emissions in Nepal. Data from two months of emission tests has revealed that emission levels of four-wheelers were higher than the prescribed limit. Polluting vehicles whose emission levels are not brought down even after a stipulated two month …
The invention of the laser in 1961 heralded a revolution in optics. Here was a source which was so coherent and monochromatic that it made possible a host of applications from CD players to surveying instruments. But the power delivered was usually very modest. Now, scientists at the Lawrence Livermore …
next winter, a new material promises to keep you warm when standing in freezing rain but cool when running around. Gateway Technologies in Colorado, us , has developed Outlast, a lightweight fabric that can adapt to changes in both body and environmental temperatures. The fabric keeps the wearer warm when …
one of the hottest races in the fiercely competitive world of microelectronics has been for the development of bright blue and green light-emitting diodes ( led ) and laser diodes. Most of the big electronics companies in the world, including rca and Sony have been involved in the research for …
Thousands of Africans fall prey to malaria every year. But a recent study shows that a Chinese herbal medicine could do wonders for treating cerebral malaria. The medicine called artemether can cure the patient more quickly and with fewer side effects. Earlier, malaria used to be treated with quinine which …
Investigators in France have shown that bioengineered plants that disrupt fungal cell walls are resistant to fungal pests and they can reduce or eliminate the need for chemical fungicides. The group has devel oped a transgenic rapeseed ( Brassica napus ) that produces a chitinase gene at high levels enabling …
in one of the worst outbreaks of food poisoning in Japan, four children lost their lives and over 4,000 more have been taken ill. The poisoning cases were primarily reported from the Sakai, in Osaka Prefecture, the second-largest city in Japan. The Escherichia coli 0157 bacterium strain has been found …
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it could be a while before genetically engineered products gain worldwide acceptance. The Switzerland-based multinational Ciba-Geigy's bid to market its genetically engineered maize suffered a setback when the issue, which was brought up at a meeting of European Union (eu) environment ministers in Luxembourg recently, did not secure majority approval. …
Low-cost housing has remained on the agenda of policy makers for long now. Various options have been tried for building a dream house that would not only be affordable to the multitudes but will also retain an aesthetic appeal. The innovative tile built recently by the research team led by …
Indians and Americans are, in some ways, very similar. For one thing, neither of them like high energy prices, regardless of the cost to sanity, society and the environment. Even as Indians were agitating against the government's hike in energy prices - and with pre dictable results, the government partially …
seventeen European countries belonging to Eumetsat, the agency responsible for European weather satellites, met recently at Darmstadt, Germany, to approve a us $2.3 billion-system of weather satellites which will help provide more accurate forecasts. The members have proposed to build three satellites, for launch from the year 2002 , to …
