Cotton crop in changing climate
<p>Cotton is a major cash crop of global significance. It has a peculiar and inherent growth pattern with coinciding physiological growth stages. This study is based upon modelling and simulation for Hisar
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Cotton crop in changing climate
<p>Cotton is a major cash crop of global significance. It has a peculiar and inherent growth pattern with coinciding physiological growth stages. This study is based upon modelling and simulation for Hisar
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Fluorosis and iodine deficiency disorders in India
<p>This review focuses on fluorosis and iodine deficiency disorders, two serious, highly prevalent metabolic disorders that are under-reported. <a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/iodine_deficiency_disorders_India.pdf"
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Genetic dissection of grain zinc concentration in spring wheat for mainstreaming biofortification in CIMMYT wheat breeding
<p>Wheat is an important staple that acts as a primary source of dietary energy, protein, and essential micronutrients such as iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) for the world’s population. Approximately two
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Personalized gut mucosal colonization resistance to empiric probiotics is associated with unique host and microbiome features
<p>Empiric probiotics are commonly consumed by healthy individuals as means of life quality improvement and disease prevention. However, evidence of probiotic gut mucosal colonization efficacy remains
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Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1·9 million participants
<p>Insufficient physical activity is a leading risk factor for non-communicable disease, negatively impacting mental health and overall quality of life, according to this new study published in Lancet. Physical and mental health of more than 1.4 billion adults is at risk reveals the study that details the levels of insufficient physical activity in different countries and estimates global and regional trends</p>
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Anthropological and socioeconomic factors contributing to global antimicrobial resistance: a univariate and multivariable analysis
<p>Understanding of the factors driving global antimicrobial resistance is limited. We analysed antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic consumption worldwide versus many potential contributing factors.</p>
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Atmospheric dust, early cases, and localized meningitis epidemics in the African Meningitis Belt: An analysis using high spatial resolution data
<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Meningitis_Epidemics_atmospheric_dust_Africa.pdf" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/homepage/download.jpg"
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Environmental chemicals in breast milk and formula: Exposure and risk assessment implications
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Fine and coarse particulate matter exposures and associations with acute cardiac events among participants in a telemedicine service: A case-crossover study
<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Particulate-Matter-Exposures-cardiac-events.pdf" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/homepage/download.jpg"
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An innovative approach to the assessment of hydro-political risk: A spatially explicit, data driven indicator of hydro-political issues
<p>Competition over limited water resources is one of the main concerns for the coming decades. Although water issues alone have not been the sole trigger for warfare in the past, tensions over freshwater
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From resource extraction to outflows of wastes and emissions: The socioeconomic metabolism of the global economy, 1900–2015
<p>The size and structure of the socioeconomic metabolism are key for the planet’s sustainability. In this article, we provide a consistent assessment of the development of material flows through
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Country- and manufacturer-level attribution of air quality impacts due to excess NOx emissions from diesel passenger vehicles in Europe
<p>In 2015, diesel cars accounted for 41.3% of the total passenger car fleet in Europe. While harmonized emissions limits are implemented at the EU level, on-road emissions of diesel cars have been found
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Environmental chemicals in breast milk and formula: Exposure and risk assessment implications
<p>Human health risk assessment methods have advanced in recent years to more accurately estimate risks associated with exposure during childhood.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/environmental_chemicals_milk_infant_formula.pdf"
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Geochemistry of sandstone type uranium deposit in Tarat formation from Tim-Mersoi Basin in Northern Niger (West Africa): Implication on Provenance, Paleo-Redox and Tectonic setting
<p>The study aimed at investigating the geochemistry of a sandstone-type uranium deposit in Tarat formation for provenance, <a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/uranium-Tarat-Niger.pdf"
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Projected increase in hydropower production in India under climate change
<p>Hydropower is a valuable renewable energy resource in India, which can help in climate change mitigation and meet the increasing energy demands. <a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Hydropower_climate_change_India.pdf"
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Land ownership and 20th century changes to forest structure in California
<p>Forests in California have changed dramatically during the 20th century. Shifts in forest structure including densification, declines in large trees and tree basal area have altered the function, productivity,
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Groundwater depletion causing reduction of baseflow triggering Ganges river summer drying
<p>In summer (pre-monsoon) of recent years, low water level among the last few decades, has been observed in several lower Indian reaches of the Ganges (or Ganga) river (with estimated river water level
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Assessing the Indus Waters Treaty from a comparative perspective
The 1960 Indus Waters Treaty dividing the rivers of the Indus system between India and Pakistan has continued to function through two wars and numerous political tensions. Nevertheless, given mounting
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Mycetoma: a clinical dilemma in resource limited settings
<p>Mycetoma is a chronic mutilating disease of the skin and the underlying tissues caused by fungi or bacteria. Although recently included in the list of neglected tropical diseases by the World Health