Last Updated:December 26, 2024, 09:33 IST Over its two-decade-long journey, the train has covered 27 lakh kilometers, carrying over 5.4 crore passengers and completing 23 lakh door operations. Built by the MRM Consortium in South Korea, the train was transported to India via ship and railway networks. (Image for representation/Shutterstock) Delhi Metro has completed 22 … Read more
Amrita University launched an integrated multi-lab system, the Sustainable Ecosystem and Environmental Resilience (SEER) Lab, at its Amritapuri campus. This initiative brings together five specialised labs that address key environmental concerns: the Water Sustainability Lab, Soil Ecosystem Lab, Microbiology Lab, Climate Change and Water Resilience Lab and Marine Ecosystem Lab. The SEER Lab was inaugurated … Read more
The Delhi University has set its sight on a range of ambitious initiatives, including launching its own satellite, implementing a policy to allow only electric vehicles on the campus and introducing a free lunch scheme for the students. The modalities of these projects and the feasibility of their implementation will be decided as and when … Read more
Close to the Delhi-Mumbai expressway in southeast Delhi, four laborers unload piles of jeans from a vehicle. These jeans are taken to Meethapur village, where they are dyed blue in illegal dyeing units. The untreated toxic chemicals used in the dyeing process flow into nearby gutters, turning them deep blue.In Meethapur, the main gates of … Read more
Gangtok: All tourist vehicles entering Sikkim will now have to mandatorily carry a large garbage bag, according to an official order. The decision has been taken to ensure community participation towards achieving the goal of environmental sustainability, said the order issued by the Tourism and Civil Aviation Department. It will be the responsibility of the … Read more
However, a world full of sticks would be an unpleasant place. There is evidence that carrots can also effectively bring down the contamination rate. A two-year recycling trial in Bishan and Sin Ming using “smart boxes” has a contamination rate of just 10 per cent – a significant difference from the 40 per cent average … Read more
HARVEST QUOTAS SET Also known as the common or Asian house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus), or rumah cicak Asia in Bahasa Indonesia, the lizards are believed to still be abundant, according to a herpetologist and hunters CNA interviewed. The house lizard is not the only gecko species used for traditional medicine, and the Indonesian government has … Read more
“People suffered and died when April temperatures soared in Asia,” said Friederike Otto, study author and climate scientist at Imperial College in London. “If humans continue to burn fossil fuels, the climate will continue to warm, and vulnerable people will continue to die.” At least 28 heat-related deaths were reported in Bangladesh, as well as … Read more
Indigenous African grains such as millet and sorghum are known to be nutritious but are not popular with many, especially the Gen Zers who view the grains as food for the poor. To change this narrative, a Kenyan entrepreneur is using the grains to make snacks and breakfast cereals to promote consumption of indigenous grains … Read more
