To save the planet, first save elephants
Wiping out all of Africa’s elephants could accelerate Earth’s climate crisis by allowing 7% more damaging greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, scientists say. But conserving forest elephants may reverse
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Pak, US scientists increase wheat harvest
American scientists and Pakistani wheat experts are collaborating to increase Pakistan's wheat harvest and ensure greater prosperity to farmers nationwide. A bi-national team of scientists, sponsored
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Vitamin E can help prevent cancer: study
Researchers discovered the elusive anti-cancer property of vitamin E that has long been presumed to exist, but difficult to find Vitamin E found in vegetable oils, cereals, meat, eggs, fruits and vegetables, can help prevent cancer by inhibiting the activation of an enzyme that is essential for tumour cell survival, scientists say. Researchers discovered the elusive anti-cancer property of vitamin E that has long been presumed to exist, but difficult to find.
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‘Serious gaps’ in EIA of Mithivirdi nuclear plant
Environmentalists say EIL is not qualified to conduct study, want report to be reviewed by an independent experts panel Environmental experts and activists, who have alleged that Engineers India Limited (EIL) is not qualified and accredited as yet to conduct an environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the Mithivirdi nuclear power plant in Gujarat’s Saurashtra region, have found serious gaps in the EIA report itself in its present form. They have demanded that the EIA presented by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) as submitted by EIL should be reviewed by an independent experts committee.
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Efforts on for new rice seeds
Scientists Work On Breeds That Can Resist Climate Change Researchers based at the Rice Research Station at Mankombu here are working on new hybrid derivatives of rice seeds, which could withstand the vagaries of climate change, salinity and waterlogging in eco-fragile regions like Kuttanad. A recent World Bank commissioned report had warned that the world was moving to a one degree celsius increase in mean temperature, and this would create extreme heatwaves and life-threatening rise in sea levels. The study also pointed out that coastal and wetland areas near the sea would be the most affected, creating havoc in the prevalent eco-system.
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SC panel to discuss future of BMHRC today
BHOPAL: The future and functioning about sole super-speciality hospital for treatment of Bhopal gas victims- Bhopal memorial hospital and research centre (BMHRC) will be deliberated upon at a meeting of Supreme Court appointed 17-member expert committee here on Thursday. The committee headed by Lt Gen (Retd) Dr D Raghunath, principal executive (Retd.) Sir Dorabji Tata Centre for Research in Tropical Diseases has been constituted by the apex court to look into the functioning of BMHRC and recommend to improve its efficiency as a super speciality medical centre.
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Breath test to spot stomach cancer: Study
London: Scientists have developed a new type of breath test to diagnose stomach cancers — with an accuracy rate of over 90%. The new test works by detecting biomarkers — a chemical profile that is associated
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Sharks at risk of extinction from overfishing, say scientists
Almost 100 million sharks are killed each year and many species need better protection, according to researchers Sharks risk being driven to extinction due to overfishing, with almost 100 million killed
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Environment, science given short shrift
Environment has been given short shrift in the budget with finance minister P. Chidambaram concerning himself only with the thousands of tons of garbage being generated in our cities everyday. The budget
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“SRI is something unprecedented”
Norman Uphoff, Professor Emeritus of Government and International Agriculture at Cornell University, served as director of the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture, and Development (CIIFAD)
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Shallow reefs more vulnerable to warming: scientists
Coral reefs in shallow ocean waters are far more vulnerable to sea temperature rises blamed on global warming than previously thought, with some areas of the Great Barrier Reef likely to pass critical