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Tag Archives: India
TB Bacteria use Iron to Survive
The tuberculosis (tb) bacteria kill two people every three minutes. The bacteria uses iron from the human body to survive. But the mechanism by which they source the iron was not known. Researchers from the University of Hyderabad have recently … Continue reading
Tigers that recently killed people in India
Close to the foothills of the Himalaya four tigers ventured out of forests and killed 11 people in the past five months. The killings have challenged the official understanding of man-eaters. Unlike the man-eaters of Kumaon Jim Corbett wrote about, … Continue reading
Posted in India, Travel, WildLife
Tagged Elephant, India, Tiger, Tiger Conservation, WildLife, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI)
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Mercury ban agreed – Global treaty to control neurotoxin
Global treaty to control neurotoxin OVER 120 nations have agreed to have legally binding measures to control the pollution by mercury, a neurotoxin. Formal negotiations for the treaty will begin in 2010. The agreement, reached at the 25th session of … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, News, Pollution
Tagged Developing Countries, European Union (EU), India, Kenya, Mercury, Pesticides And Toxins
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Too Hot to Handle – Storage of Toxic Industrial Waste
India has tightened guidelines for storage of toxic industrial waste. But is it enough? A fire at Ankleshwar forced India to rethink how it handles hazardous waste. Drums carrying dangerous industrial sludge flew amid leaping flames and burst in the … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Pollution, Travel
Tagged Bharuch, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Gujarat, Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Regulations, India, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Toxic Wastes, Waste Disposal, Waste Incineration, Waste Management, Waste To Energy, Waste Treatment
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Bail industry out – CII wants government to reconsider land acquisition bill.
CII wants government to reconsider land acquisition bill. THE Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has opposed the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill 2007 likely to be tabled in the next session of Parliament. The CII in a press release said it … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged Benefit Sharing, Farmers, India, Industry, Land, Land Acquisition, Land Ownership, Ministry Of Rural Development, Parliament
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[Nuclear Power] Stepping on a minefield
As nuclear waste maims people, India plans to generate more. INDIA intends to increase the share of nuclear power from 3.1 per cent of its total energy generation to 25 per cent by 2050. Six nuclear power reactors are under … Continue reading
Posted in India, Pollution, Research
Tagged Hazardous Waste, Health Effects, India, Jharkhand, Mining, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Wastes, Uranium
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Current trends of Renewable Energy
Solar photovoltaics is the fastest growing area in the energy sector. Of the US $71 billion invested in renewables worldwide in 2007, 30 per cent was in solar PV. According to market analysts, between 2007 and 2011, this industry is … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, India, Renewable Energy
Tagged California, Climate Change, Energy Policy, Germany, India, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Water Heaters, Statistics, Subsidies
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[India] Asbestos, endosulfan escape blacklist
India blocked export restrictions on them at Rotterdam Convention. India yet again played spoilsport by preventing chrysotile asbestos and endosulfan from being included in Annex III of UN’s Rotterdam Convention that brands them hazardous. Had the two been included in … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, India, Pollution
Tagged Asbestos, Endosulfan, Exports, Hazardous Products, Health Effects, India, Pesticides And Toxins, Trade
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