Global Gender Gap Report 2024
<p>The Global Gender Gap Index annually benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions (Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and
Finland
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Ecofriendly treatment of dye-effluents
A research team of a college in Tiruchi has evolved an eco-friendly process for the safe disposal of effluents from the dyeing industry. S Senthil Kumar, who was the lone participant from India at the international conference
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Australia's Forests Key to Fighting Global Warming
Towering Mountain Ash forests covering Victoria state's cool highlands hold four times more carbon, or around 1,900 metric tons of carbon per hectare, than tropical forests, scientists at the Australian National University said.
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Swine flu turns into epidemic
MARK STEVENSON and DAVID KOOP MEXICO CITY ? VIRUS SPREADS TO CUBA, CHINA, THAILAND AND FINLAND; STRICT TRAVEL ADVISORIES ISSUED The swine flu virus was confirmed on Tuesday to have spread to more countries as scientists estimated the new strain could have sickened 23,000 people in Mexico alone before anyone realised it was an epidemic.
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Six SASA students invited to Finland under UNEP
Six students of the Sahibzada Ajit Singh Academy (SASA), Ropar, have been invited by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to Finland. The team will participate in a week-long conference at University of JOENSUU in Finland in the second week of April. The students are Ranjit Singh, Gurtej Singh, Harmandeep Singh, Gurkirat Singh, Ranjodh Singh and Gurveer Singh.
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Europe ban on modified maize upheld
Efforts by Monsanto to introduce genetically modified maize into the European Union hit a fresh roadblock yesterday when member states upheld bans imposed by Austria and Hungary.
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A friend in weed
They are good for pollinators WEEDS have invariably been considered unwanted by modern agriculturists who have always laid emphasis on their removal. They affect crops by competing for nutrients. India loses an estimated 30 per cent of its crop yield every year due to weeds. This is more than the damage wreaked by pathogens like fungi, bacteria and viruses (16 per cent) or by insects
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Associations between PM2.5 and heart rate variability are modified by particle composition and beta-blocker use in patients
It has been hypothesized that ambient particulate air pollution is able to modify the autonomic nervous control of the heart, measured as heart rate variability (HRV) . Previously we reported heterogeneous associations between particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter < 2.5
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State of biodiversity in the Nordic countries
The Nordic countries have agreed on a common target to halt the decline in biodiversity by 2010. This report aims at evaluating the 2010-target by presenting indicators that can describe trends in biodiversity in the Nordic countries. The results comprise the most comprehensive documentation of land use in the Nordic countries to date.
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Money talks
Economic incentives are