Scientists developing salt-resistant rice
January 23rd, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 23 (IANS) Scientists are developing a salt-resistant rice variety after a huge tsunami last year hit paddy fields in Japan leaving behind a salty sludge.
Farmlands that accumulate ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Scientists isolate bug protein to trap viruses
December 16th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 16 (IANS) With the help of a bug protein isolated from sewage, scientists have successfully trapped and neutralised enteric viruses -- which, surviving for a long time in ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Israel producing electricity from sludge
November 25th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Nov 25 (IANS) Israel has developed a technology that can generate electricity from sludge.The sludge, which is mud, mire, or ooze covering the ground or forming a deposit, as ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Goa asks 100 mines to beef up monsoon maintenance
July 22nd, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 22 (IANS) The Goa government has asked the 100-odd operational open cast iron ore mines in Goa to beef up monsoon maintenance operations after two mining accidents killed ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Work continues to free trapped miners in China
July 5th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 5 (IANS) Rescue work continued for the fourth day Tuesday to free 19 miners trapped in a collapsed coalmine in southern China, Xinhua reported.The workers were trying to ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
RTI activist complains against mining company
July 2nd, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 2 (IANS) A criminal complaint has been filed against the owner and officials of a mining company after three workers were killed in an accident at the mining ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Goa mining accident: Bodies still untraced (Second Lead)
June 18th, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 18 (IANS) Three people were feared killed while seven others were rescued in a mining accident near Sanvordem town in Goa, officials said Saturday. The victims' bodies are ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Three dead, seven rescued in Goa accident (Lead)
June 18th, 2011 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 18 (IANS) Three people were feared killed while seven others were rescued in a major mining accident in Goa's Sanvordem town, officials said Saturday.The 10 people got trapped ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
10 dead, seven trapped in Malaysia’s landslides (Lead)
May 22nd, 2011 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, May 21 (IANS) At least 10 people died and six others were missing as two landslides struck an orphanage Saturday in a village in Malaysia.Nine of the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Pigs’ love of mud linked to their evolution
April 30th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 30 (ANI): It is well known that pigs wallow in mud to keep cool because they do not have normal sweat glands to regulate their body temperature.But a scientist in ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Soon, liquid biofuels to be produced from brewery waste
February 28th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 28 (ANI): Cornell scientists are hoping to use brewery waste to produce liquid biofuels and other useful products.They have gained new insight into how efficiently the microbes in large bioreactors ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge Chew Bars’ actually contain toxins!
January 22nd, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan 22 (ANI): A candy manufacturer has recalled its Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge Chew Bars after tests revealed that the bars actually did contain toxins.Indiana-based company Candy Dynamics recalled the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Tamil Nadu Newsprint’s expansion goes on stream
January 19th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Wednesday inaugurated the Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd's (TNPL) Rs.1,000 crore mega paper manufacturing machine at its plant in Pugalur town ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Karunanidhi to inaugurate Tamil Nadu Newsprint’s new projects
January 18th, 2011 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 18 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi would Wednesday lay the foundation stone for paper major Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd's (TNPL) three investment projects costing Rs.377 crore.Sitting ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Sludge kills 4 in Hungary
October 5th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
According to government officials four people died and seven are still missing in Hungary.Local residents said that it is an ecological disaster, which swallowed people. However sources claim that a wave of ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
At least four dead in toxic chemical flood in Hungary
October 5th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by BNO News
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BNO NEWS) -- At least four people have died, including a three-month child, after a dam burst in the western region of Hungary, flooding the area with a toxic red ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
‘Magical’ process turns one kiwifruit into 100 bioplastic utensils!
September 3rd, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Sept 3 (ANI): New Zealand researchers have performed a feat nothing less than magic, by converting one kiwifruit into 100 plastic spoons and sewage into electricity.Scion, a Crown research institute in ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
WWII Tanker May Still Pose Threat To Environment
August 31st, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Aug 31, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Second World War generation tanker ship which was torpedoed near the central coast of California in the 1940s by a Japanese submarine may pose a ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Pak envoy rejects criticism of China’s timely flood-related aid
August 25th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Aug 25 (ANI): Pakistan's Ambassador to China Masood Khan has expressed appreciation for China's timely aid to his country's flood-hit areas, and rejected criticism against Beijing's contribution to help victims."China was ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Cloudburst damages Kullu houses, roads
August 23rd, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
By Prem ThakurKullu, Aug 23 (ANI): A cloudburst over Tharaman village in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district caused a flashflood, damaging several houses and roads in the region."At around 3.30 a.m. there was ... Read more...
Posted in National |
China mudslides toll rises to 1,287
August 19th, 2010 - 4:43 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 19 (IANS) Mudslides triggered by torential rains in northwest China in the past 10 days have claimed 1,287 lives so far, with 457 people went missing, authorities said.
The death toll ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Antibacterial socks could raise greenhouse emissions
August 14th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 14 (ANI): Silver nanoparticles, which are used as an antibacterial agent in a wide range of products, from odour-free socks to wound-healing bandages, have more of an impact on the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Girl digs with hands to rescue family in China
August 14th, 2010 - 9:45 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 14 (IANS) Tired and injured, an 18-year-old girl braved inclement weather and dug with her bare hands for three days in a vain attempt to rescue her family members burried ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Chinese man rescued 81 hours after being trapped in mudslide in Zhouqu
August 11th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 11 (ANI): A Chinese man was found alive after being trapped for more than three days in knee-deep sludge from deadly mudslides that ravaged Zhouqu County in northwest China's ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Man rescued three days after China mudslides
August 11th, 2010 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 11 (IANS) A 50-year-old man was rescued Wednesday after more than three days of being trapped in knee-deep sludge from the deadly mudslides that hit China's Gansu province.
Wang Dianlan ... Read more...
Posted in World |
337 killed in China mudslides
August 10th, 2010 - 3:40 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 10 (Xinhua) At least 337 people were killed and 1,148 others still missing in the rain-triggered mudslides in northwest China's Gansu province, an official said Monday.
Torrential rain Saturday night prompted ... Read more...
Posted in World |
China moves to prevent further flooding, as rescue continues
August 9th, 2010 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 9 (IANS) Rescuers have pulled out a 74-year-old woman from her fourth-floor apartment Monday, as search for survivors continued in northwest China, hit by mudslides and floods triggered by torrential ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Rain triggered landslide kills 127 in China
August 9th, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 9 (ANI): At least 127 people were killed and 1,294 missing when a rain-triggered landslide hit Zhouqu county in China's Gansu province on Sunday morning.At least 76 people were ... Read more...
Posted in World |
127 die, 2,000 missing in China landslides (Third Lead)
August 8th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 8 (IANS) At least 127 people have died and 2,000 are missing in landslides triggered by rains in northwest China, officials said Sunday.
Seventy-six people were injured in Zhouqu county of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
96 die, 2,000 missing in China landslides (Second Lead)
August 8th, 2010 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 8 (IANS) Massive landslides triggered by rains hit northwest China's Gansu province, killing at least 96 people while 2,000 were missing, authorities said Sunday.
While 96 people were confirmed dead in ... Read more...
Posted in World |
80 dead, 2,000 missing in China landslides (Lead)
August 8th, 2010 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 8 (IANS) Over 80 people were killed and 2,000 went missing Sunday morning after landslides triggered by torrential rains hit northwest China's Gansu province, an official said.
The landslides occurred at ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Two Persons Missing After Barge Hits Duck Boat
July 8th, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Philadelphia, July 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A sightseeing 'duck boat' was struck by tragedy on Wednesday when the ferry was hit by a barge in the Delaware River, flipping it over ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Va Tech Wabag bags Rs.1,033-cr order from Chennai Metro Water
January 5th, 2010 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) Water solutions company Va Tech Wabag has bagged a Rs.1,033-crore order to design, erect and operate a desalination plant from Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, commonly ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Life getting back on track as IOC fire abates
November 5th, 2009 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Nov 5 (IANS) With electricity being restored to most areas and people returning home, life in Sitapura near this Rajasthan capital was Thursday returning to normal as the fire at the ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Waste breweries could help generate power
August 22nd, 2009 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 22 (ANI): A new study suggests that after making beer, the waste from breweries can be used to generate power.It would now mean a huge relief and an added advantage ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |