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Draft EIA report on Brahmapuram plant has several lapses

Submitted by daya on Mon, 2019-05-20 14:49

Kochi: The proposed waste-to-energy (WtE) plant at Brahmapuram would consume two million litres of water per day (2MLD) during the operational phase and generate 2,88,000 litres of blowdown waste w

Publication Date: 
20/05/2019
Main Topic: 
Environment
state: 
Kerala
Name of the Newspaper: 
Times Of India (Kochi)
thesaurus: 
Kerala
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
Environment Management
Air Pollution
Environment

Tweaked pharmacy referral model increases TB case-finding

Submitted by madhumita on Wed, 2019-06-26 17:39

25 times increase was seen in TB diagnosis when pharmacies referred symptomatic TB patients for X-ray followed by doctor consultation

Publication Date: 
19/05/2019
thesaurus: 
Tuberculosis (TB)
India
Drug Industry
Name of the Newspaper: 
Hindu (New Delhi)
Main Topic: 
Health

IIT Bombay fabricates wearable supercapacitor

Submitted by madhumita on Wed, 2019-06-26 17:35

Stored energy can power GPS location-based transmitters or 1.8 volt LED

Publication Date: 
19/05/2019
thesaurus: 
Energy Technology
IIT Bombay
Energy Storage
Name of the Newspaper: 
Hindu (New Delhi)
Main Topic: 
Science And Technology

Hornbills among top seed dispersers, most threatened

Submitted by madhumita on Wed, 2019-06-26 17:31

Publication Date: 
19/05/2019
Main Topic: 
Wildlife
state: 
Arunachal
Name of the Newspaper: 
Hindu (New Delhi)
thesaurus: 
Arunachal
Birds
Tiger Reserves

Survival tops voter agenda in Sundarbans

Submitted by madhumita on Wed, 2019-06-26 17:17

Publication Date: 
19/05/2019
thesaurus: 
West Bengal
Sundarbans
Climate Change
Sea Level Rise
Name of the Newspaper: 
Hindu (New Delhi)
Main Topic: 
Climate Change

Odisha fishermen vulnerable due to frequent cyclonic events

Submitted by madhumita on Wed, 2019-06-26 17:09

It’s been 15 days since Cyclone Fani swept through coastal Odisha but Erra Babu, 51, is not sure if he would be able to venture into the Bay of Bengal any time soon.

Publication Date: 
19/05/2019
Main Topic: 
Natural Disasters
state: 
Orissa (Odisha)
Name of the Newspaper: 
Hindu (New Delhi)
thesaurus: 
Odisha
Fisherfolk
Cyclone

Waste pickers’ cooperative to set up mobile e-waste kiosks in Aundh

Submitted by madhumita on Fri, 2019-05-31 17:16

TO ADDRESS the mounting problem of electronic waste or e-waste, the waste pickers’ cooperative of the city, Swach, has decided to start a special drive for its collection.

Publication Date: 
19/05/2019
thesaurus: 
Electronic Waste
Pune
Waste Recycling
Name of the Newspaper: 
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Main Topic: 
Solid Waste

Green nod not required for building on 20-50k sq mt plot

Submitted by madhumita on Fri, 2019-06-28 17:55

NEW DELHI: Construction on areas between 20,000 and 50,000 square metres will not require environment clearance anymore, the Centre has said in its modified notification on the environment impact a

Publication Date: 
18/05/2019
thesaurus: 
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
Environment Clearance (EC)
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Sand
Mining
Name of the Newspaper: 
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Main Topic: 
Mining

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