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28th Dec 2010 - The Hindu
NEW DELHI: Safe and effective disposal of compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) continuing to remain a challenge, the Delhi Government is scouting for an alternative to the energy efficient equipment. And the closest replacement could be the LED (l...
28th Dec 2010 - The Hindu
CHENNAI: A sanctuary for ghariyals (fresh water crocodiles) spread over 1,600 sq km will be created along the Chambal River in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh to protect the species from extinction, Minister for Environment and Fo...
28th Dec 2010 - The Times Of India
With India’s soaring growth and rising global clout hogging media headlines, it is easy to forget the nation is beset by security challenges. Naxalite insurgency rages across more than two-thirds of India’s states, while long-simm...
28th Dec 2010 - Indian Express
The Environment Ministry has made it mandatory for industrial houses putting up large projects with more than one component, like a steel plant with a captive mine or a captive port, to prepare a single comprehensive environmental impact asse...
28th Dec 2010 - Financial Express (New Delhi)
The Union Cabinet is all set to bring clarity and finalise procedures for forestry clearance of projects that involve large-scale displacement of tribal population. Lack of well-defined procedures for forestry clearances under the new Forest ...
27th Dec 2010 - Science Daily
What goes in must come out, a truism that now may be applied to global river networks. Human-caused nitrogen loading to river networks is a potentially important source of nitrous oxide emission to the atmosphere. Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse...
27th Dec 2010 - Articles Base
The environmental protection has attracted more and more people's attention. The whole world has been developing various ways to deal with the pollution. Although great progress has been achieved, environmental problems can not be stopped. Re...
28th Dec 2010 - Science Daily
Karin E Zimmer's PhD research shows that persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as PCB and mixtures of different POPs, affect the way the adrenal cortex functions and thereby the synthesis of the stress hormone cortisol. Cortisol plays a...
29th Dec 2010 - Science Daily
A study in HortTechnology featured a new technology that improved greenhouse climates by reducing solar heat radiation and temperatures during the hot summer season. The study, published by a team of Canadian researchers, was the first investigation ...
28th Dec 2010 - Science Daily
Polyethylene mulches, used widely in commercial vegetable production to improve crop yields and produce quality, have distinct disadvantages. Disposal options are limited, and plastic mulches often end up in landfills, being burned, or disposed of il...