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Sensors, transmitters and GPS modules need only a few milliwatts of power to operate, which could also be met by vibrations produced by moving objects, thanks to a new technology – “energy harvesting”. But is this really enough to supply electronic microsystems? The answer lies in a compact data-logger installed on board, designed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits, [...]
India’s National Solar Mission may be offering huge opportunities to global players but the domestic solar industry is bleeding owing to poor policy and stiff competition from foreign companies, especially the Chinese. The National Solar Mission is a major initiative of the Indian government to promote ecologically sustainable growth while addressing the country’s energy security challenge. Launched in 2010, it [...]
The Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja has said that there are no mandatory directives issued by Union Government to adopt compulsory earthquake resistant techniques in construction of houses / colonies in the urban areas of the country. However, following steps have been taken to formulate necessary advisory framework in the country: In a written reply in [...]
In a bid to enter the Guinness World Records, 100 people Sunday planted 40,885 saplings within an hour near the Chirang Reserve Forest in lower Assam. They wanted to break the record of 26,422 saplings planted in an hour in a Northern Ireland park two years ago. Between 11 am and 12 noon, 100 men from the state’s forest department, [...]
With poachers posing a massive threat to tigers in India, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has launched a pilot project in Uttarakhand’s Corbett National Park for round-the-clock surveillance of the park using high definition cameras. The project E-eye (electronic eye) is a software-based system where 10 high resolution thermal and infrared cameras mounted on a tower are spread across [...]
Energy is one of the most sought after things in the present scenario and the same is true for India too. Nationally as well as internationally, keeping in mind the growing energy needs not only there is a need for resource augmentation but also concerted step needs to be taken to conserve energy. Energy conservation is also being encouraged at [...]
A cross-section of industry experts today called for allocation of natural resources in accountable, unbiased and transparent manner as the gap between demand and supply widens, leading to increasing scarcities. Absence of clear and firm policies at the Centre and state levels could drive investments away to other countries, they said while addressing a seminar organised by The Associated Chambers [...]
The Madhya Pradesh government Monday said Gujarat’s opposition to the translocation of Asiatic lions from Gir forests should be rejected because the state has already done the preparations to house the big cats in Kunopal sanctuary. Appearing for the Madhya Pradesh government, counsel Vibha Makhija told the Supreme Court’s forest bench of Justices K.S. Radhakrishnan and C.K. Prasad that funds [...]
Per capita meat consumption need to be halved by 2050 in the developed world if the emission of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the most important greenhouse gases, is to be curbed, as set out by the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This is the finding from a new study, which also claims that N2O emissions from the industrial [...]
Turmeric may help lower heart attack risk in people post bypass surgery, thanks to curcumin, the yellow pigment present in the spice which has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Bypass surgery improves blood supply to the heart muscle. However, during the surgery that is usually performed with the heart stopped, the organ can be damaged by prolonged lack of blood flow, [...]
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has identified 17 categories of highly polluting industries (HPIs) which include thermal power plants, cement plants, distilleries, etc. A total of 2720 industries have been identified as HPIs by CPCB in the country. Out of 2720 HPIs, 2076 units are reportedly complying with the environmental standards whereas, 261 units are closed and 383 units [...]
The Central Pollution Control Board in association with State Pollution Control Boards and Pollution Control Committees have established a network of 1085 Water Quality Monitoring Stations along various river stretches. Water quality data in respect of Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) has exceeded the desired water quality criteria (< 3 mg/per litre) in 150 river stretches covering 121 rivers. The major [...]
The Ministry of Environment and Forests is implementing National Afforestation Programme (NAP) for afforestation & eco-restoration of degraded forests and adjoining areas in participatory mode under Joint Forest Management (JFM). Since the inception of NAP during 10th Plan, an area of about 1.8 million ha has been targeted till date by incurring an investment of about Rs.2762 crore. Minister of [...]
As per the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2011, the Forest and Tree Cover of the country is 23.81% of the geographical area of the country. The forest cover of the country has registered a marginal decline of 0.05% as compared to the previous assessment published in ISFR 2009. Minister of State (I/C) for Environment and Forests Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan further stated [...]
“Tremors are felt at faraway locations due to surface waves produced by an earthquake. Surface waves cause a lateral movement of the particles in the earth’s medium. The earth behaves like an elastic medium when seismic waves are travelling.” FOR MORE READING. . .
The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) is the institution hosting 24X7 National Tsunami Warning System (NTWS) that covers the entire Indian Ocean. The NTWS, commissioned and made operational in 2007, is capable of detecting tsunamigenic sea-bed earthquakes and to monitor tsunamis so as to provide timely early warning advisories to concerned government departments and to vulnerable community [...]
On 11 th Mar 11 literally the hell struck the north eastern coastal areas of Japan in the form of a devastating earthquake of 9 magnitude which triggred a powerful tsunami with 10 meter high waves which tavelled 10 km inland at jet speed. . It has left 4.4 million households in Northeastern Japan without electricity and about 1.4 million [...]
The Minister of State for Planning, Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Dr. Ashwani Kumar today said that Government is aware of deficit monsoon seasonal rainfall forecast, for June-September, 2012, by certain foreign institutions/departments based on the simulations of dynamical models. Replying to a question in Rajya Sabha he said that as per the seasonal forecasts issued by the Frontier [...]
The Government has plans to install 20 million solar lights by 2022. The Government also has plans to install 20 million square meters of solar thermal collector area for water heating system by 2022. For generation of power, Government has separately planned for grid connected solar power projects totaling 20,000 MW and 2000 MW off-grid applications by 2022. The above targets [...]
About 3.70 lakh biogas plants have been set up in various States and Union Territories during the last two years and the current year up to February 29, 2012. The State/UT wise details are given below: State/ UT- wise nos. of family type biogas plants installed under National Biogas and Manure ManagementProgramme (NBMMP) during 2009-10 to 2011-12 (up to February , 2012) Sl. No. State/ Union Territories [...]
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