Novel device filters heavy metals from water
December 18th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 18 (IANS) Lakes and water bodies contaminated with heavy metals could become a thing of the past -- thanks to a novel device that filters their traces from ... Read more...
Posted in World |
MOEF gets Rs. 200 crores under bioremediation for first time
March 23rd, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 23 (ANI): Informing about special allocation of Rs. 200 crore under environmental remediation for the ministry in this year's Budget, Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Rs.600 cr for green initiatives, fighting climate change
February 28th, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) With climate change posing one of the biggest challenges before the country, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday announced Rs.600 crore for protection and regeneration of ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
U.S. announces $773M settlement with GM to resolve environmental liabilities
October 20th, 2010 - 11:28 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- The United States on Wednesday announced a $773M settlement with Motors Liquidation Co, formerly known as General Motors Corp., to resolve environmental liabilities at several of its ... Read more...
Posted in Business, Environment |
Centre to pay for clean-up of Union Carbide plant
August 20th, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Based on the recommendation of the Group of Ministers, the central government has decided to bear the cost of clearing up the toxic waste lying at the ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
India has no plan to ban Dow Chemicals
August 19th, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) India has no plan to ban Dow Chemicals in the country while the due process of law will be followed in fixing civil and criminal liabilities of ... Read more...
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Fungi shows promise in decomposing toxic plastic
May 13th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 13 (IANS) Pretreating polycarbonate plastic, source of a huge ecological headache because of its bisphenol A (BPA) content, with the help of fungi may be the key to disposing of ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Indian boffins come up with ‘green’ way of decomposing BPA-containing plastic
May 13th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 13 (ANI): Fungi may provide an eco-friendly way of decomposing polycarbonate plastic waste containing bisphenol A ((BPA), two Indian scientists have suggested.Mukesh Doble and Trishul Artham say manufacturers produce about ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Green way of decomposing toxic plastic found
February 3rd, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 3 (IANS) Research has found a 'green' way of disposing toxic plastic waste. Plastic used in screwdriver handles, eyeglass lenses, DVDs, and CDs, among other things, can be pretreated to ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Indian origin scientists find eco-friendly way of decomposing BPA-containing plastic
January 28th, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 28 (ANI): In a new research, two scientists of Indian origin have found that the source of a huge environmental headache because of its bisphenol A (BPA) content, may be ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
No radiation leaks in China’s quake zone: Official
May 23rd, 2008 - 9:42 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, May 23 (Xinhua) No radiation leaks have been detected in the nuclear facilities in southwest China's quake-hit zone, but 15 radiation "sources" are still inaccessible, the government said Friday. "We did ... Read more...
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New gas sensors would monitor C02 in large areas cost-effectively
May 9th, 2008 - 3:06 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 9 (ANI): Scientists have developed a novel gas sensor system, which makes it possible to monitor carbon dioxide in large areas, cost-effectively the first time.Developed at the Helmholtz ... Read more...
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Forward Bloc joins Bhopal gas tragedy victims protest
April 3rd, 2008 - 9:04 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Apr 3 (ANI): The All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) cadres on Thursday joined a protest staged by victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy at the Jantar Mantar here.The ... Read more...
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