Month: May 2019

glaciers, Himalaya, temperature rise, climate change, Satluj, Bhakra, glacier lake outburst floods, Satluj Basin, climate change, climate catastrophe,

Study Suggests Half of All Glaciers in Satluj Basin Could Vanish by 2050

Dinesh C. Sharma 21/05/2019

Climate catastrophe is likely to affect the amount of...

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What Use Is Dredging the Brahmaputra?

Jogendra Nath Sarma 21/05/2019

Sediments will flow into the Brahmaputra about as fast...

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. Credit: AIIMS

Is AIIMS the Latest Victim of Commercialisation of Public Property?

Manju Menon and Kanchi Kohli 21/05/2019

Protesting doctors and administrative staff highlight that the decision...

plastic pollution, plastic waste, plastic waste import, special economic zones, MoEFCC, Union environment ministry, Basel Convention, Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules 2016, electronic waste, landfill, prior informed consent, plastic ban, single use plastics,

Basel Convention’s Plastic Ban Amendment a New Step Against Waste Colonialism

Parul Kumar and Lekha Sridhar 21/05/2019

However, issues inherent to the Basel Convention could prevent...

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Why the Way We Define Kilogram, Metres and Seconds Changed on May 20

David Brynn Hibbert 20/05/2019

May 20, 2019, marks one of the biggest shake-ups...

missing heritability problem, gene variants, rare diseases, genome wide association studies, whole genome sequencing, DNA sequencing, body mass index, human body height, polygenic risk score, preprint paper, peer review, genetic variation, heritability,

Preprint Study Offers Glimpse of Solution to Missing Heritability Problem

Sukanya Charuchandra 20/05/2019

While researchers have known that a human body's height...

solid waste management, Indian Solid Waste Rules, Solid Waste Management Rules, plastic waste, nurdles, environmental performance index, Chandrayaan 2, Manikaran, Himachal Pradesh, NITI Aayog, Kumbh Mela, Ghazipur landfill, MGNREGA,

Why NGT Thinks Allahabad Is on the Verge of an Epidemic After Kumbh Mela

Dheeraj Mishra 20/05/2019

A committee instituted by the National Green Tribunal has...