MJ’s surgical mask to be auctioned
April 29th, 2012 - 10:44 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 29 (IANS) A surgical mask worn by Michael Jackson at his last rehearsal is being auctioned and expected to fetch up to $150,000.The silk fabric ... Read more...
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Wildfires ravage Russian villages
April 21st, 2012 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) One person was killed and over 86 square km of land, that included at least 75 houses, were destroyed due to a wildfire in Russia's ... Read more...
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Chinese vehicles emitted 52 mn tonnes of pollutants
December 20th, 2011 - 9:32 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 20 (IANS) Motor vehicles in China emitted over 52 million tonnes of pollutants in 2010, a report released by the Ministry of Environmental Protection has
revealed.According to the report ... Read more...
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Industrialisation contaminating lakes with nitrogen
December 19th, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 19 (IANS) Generated by industrialisation, nitrogen has been polluting lakes far and wide, some thousands of kilometres from the nearest city.
Twenty-five out of the 36 lakes under ... Read more...
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Adele plans to move out of London?
December 18th, 2011 - 10:40 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 18 (IANS) Singer Adele, who recently underwent a vocal chords surgery, has plans to move out of London due to fears that pollution levels could damage her voice.The ... Read more...
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Wrongly produced green biofuels can be harmful
July 31st, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) Replacing petrol and diesel with plant-based biofuels may be crucial in curbing climate change but the manufacture of such fuels could leave hazardous chemicals, new research ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Half of US population breathes polluted air: report
April 28th, 2011 - 6:04 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 28 (IANS) Air pollution poses a threat to the health of about 154 million Americans or more than half of the US population, the American Lung Association ... Read more...
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Titan shaped by weather, not ice volcanoes
April 10th, 2011 - 11:58 am ICT by ANI
Washington, April 10 (ANI): NASA scientists, who analysed the data collected by the Cassini spacecraft, has suggested that the Saturn's smog-shrouded moon, Titan, may be much less geologically active than some scientists ... Read more...
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Smoggy morning in Delhi
November 6th, 2010 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Delhi's skyline was enveloped by a layer of smog Saturday, a day after Diwali as smoke from the firecrackers burnt overnight mixed with the early morning mist."The ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Someone threw me out, says boy who survived China crash
August 25th, 2010 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 25 (IANS) "Someone dragged me to the emergency exit door and threw me out," said an eight-year-old survivor of the horrific crash in China's Heilongjiang Province that killed 42 people.
The ... Read more...
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42 die in China plane crash (Second Lead)
August 25th, 2010 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 25 (IANS) At least 42 people were killed and 54 injured Tuesday night when a passenger aircraft overshot the runway and burst into flame while landing at an airport in ... Read more...
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Smog leaving Moscow
August 15th, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The smog from wildfires in Russia started leaving Moscow Sunday evening and is unlikely to return early next week, an environmental expert said.
"From the second half of ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Wildfires kill 52 in Russia
August 6th, 2010 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 52 people have died in wildfires raging throughout Russia, the government said Friday.
"A total of 471 people turned for medical help and 72 were hospitalised, ... Read more...
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Heat forces nearly one-third Russians to behave inappropriately
August 5th, 2010 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) About 30 percent people in Russia have begun panicky behaviour during the heat wave and fires across the country, a leading psychiatrist said Wednesday.
About 30 percent believe ... Read more...
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Air pollution does not up risk of premature delivery
July 5th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 5 (IANS) Exposure to carbon monoxide and fine particles during pregnancy does not shoot up the risk of premature delivery or other complications, according to a new study.
"There is strong ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Icelandic volcanic eruption unlikely to have global effects: Scientist
April 17th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
Colorado, Apr 17(ANI): An American scientist has said that the plume created by the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull Volcano, which has caused sweeping disruptions of air traffic across Europe, will have no ... Read more...
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Even switched off car engines pollute the environment
February 28th, 2010 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 28 (ANI): Even if you leave your car at home and catch a bus to work you're doing no good to the environment. A new study says vehicles left in ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Met office to give seven-day forecasts
January 15th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Friday installed a super computing device that will upgrade its short range weather prediction from two days to seven days.
"Currently, we are ... Read more...
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EPA Sets Stricter Smog Rules
January 8th, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Washington, Jan 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has come up with much stricter smog limits in a bid to provide health benefits to millions of citizens across ... Read more...
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Court orders probe into garbage burning near Shimla
December 23rd, 2009 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 22 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court Tuesday took serious note of the burning of garbage on the outskirts of Shimla town since Sunday and appointed a one-member committee to ... Read more...
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Living under a dusty black cloud near Raipur (Letter from Raipur)
September 23rd, 2009 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
By Sujeet Kumar
Siltara (Chhattisgarh), Sep 23 (IANS) Every morning as the sun rises, you can see a thick layer of black dust over 40 villages on the outskirts of Chhattisgarh capital ... Read more...
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Cycle rally promotes healthy lifestyle in Patna
August 9th, 2009 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Aug 9 (ANI): Hundreds of enthusiastic residents in Patna participated in a cycle rally on Sunday to promote a healthy lifestyle among the masses and spread awareness about rising pollution levels.Despite ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Scientists try to find effective ways to identify toxic pollutants in city air
April 19th, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 19 (ANI): A team of scientists is looking for easier, more effective ways of finding and measuring the toxic pollutants that people actually breathe, especially in cities.The team is being ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Titan’s squashed shape hints at vast reserves of liquid methane beneath its surface
April 3rd, 2009 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 3 (ANI): A new study has suggested that Saturn's moon Titan is surprisingly non-spherical, and is squashed at its poles, suggesting it may hide vast reserves of liquid methane beneath ... Read more...
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Haze continues to worry Beijing on eve of opening ceremony
August 7th, 2008 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
By V.Krishnaswamy
Beijing, Aug 7 (IANS) The Beijing Olympic Games Organising Committee will have its fingers crossed in the fervent hope that the skies, which have had haze hanging over it for the ... Read more...
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UK hockey girls to wear red contact lenses to beat Beijing smog
July 30th, 2008 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 30 (ANI): Female hockey players from Britain are to wear red contact lenses to beat the smog in Beijing during next month''s Olympics. The pollution is likely to be ... Read more...
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Beijings smog 5-times over safety limit as Olympics draw near
July 6th, 2008 - 10:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 6 (ANI): Pollution surrounding Beijings Olympic stadium can be five times worse than levels reckoned safe by the World Health Organisation, according to reports.According to pollution tests, British athletes ... Read more...
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Chinese guards, farmers train their guns on clouds to ensure dry Olympics
June 28th, 2008 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 28 (ANI): Believe it or not, China has a Home Guard shooting at the sky to ensure that the forthcoming Olympics in Beijing stay dry
In the Fragrant Hills northwest ... Read more...
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Beijing lacks proper training facilities for athletes: Australia
June 17th, 2008 - 3:52 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 17 (ANI): Athletics Australia has said that smog is not the only reason Australias track and field team are staying away from the Olympic Games opening ceremony, but that ... Read more...
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Pollution kills 10,000 a year in Hong Kong, southern China
June 12th, 2008 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
DPA
Hong Kong, June 12 (DPA) Air pollution is causing 10,000 premature deaths a year in Hong Kong, Macau and southern China's Pearl River Delta, according to a report published Thursday. Respiratory diseases ... Read more...
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Report confirms ozone pollution can kill people prematurely
April 23rd, 2008 - 1:23 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Apr 23 (ANI): Even short-term exposure to current levels of ozone in many areas can kill some people prematurely, a new National Research Council report has stated.Ozone is a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Americans more concerned about local environment than global warming
March 27th, 2008 - 2:45 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 27 (ANI): Results from a recent survey conducted by a University of Missouri (MU) professor have revealed that the U.S. public, while aware of the deteriorating global environment, is ... Read more...
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The Great Wheel of China that will leave the London Eye dwarfed
November 14th, 2007 - 8:34 am ICT by admin
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