Better Lithium Ion Batteries On The Cards
A team of scientists at India Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad, has developed a set of new electrodes that promise to help produce lithium ion...
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Avalanche Forecasting, Public Awareness Can Save Lives
The majestic mountains in the Himalayas, besides being abode of ice, snow and freshwater, are also hotbeds of natural calamities and disasters like earthquakes, flash...
Linking Weather Extremes With Climate Change In Real-Time
Every time an extreme weather event like the Kerala floods occurs, there is a great demand for information on its causes. The question uppermost in...
A Mixed Strategy Minimizes The Risk Of Everything Going DARK
Today the problem isn’t really the cost of the solar panels – or the land to put them on. It’s been calculated, that with modern...
Cutting Down On Rock Salt And Fluoride Can Help Tackle Anaemia
For several decades, India has been trying to reduce the health burden due to anaemia. This condition is known to be a result of insufficient red...
Kashmir’s Dal Lake Harbours Bacteria That Can Degrade Pesticides
The Dal Lake and other wetlands of Kashmir are famous for their natural beauty and play a key environmental role. Now scientists have found that...
Biomass Of Invasive Weed Can Help Treat Toxic Waste
Prosopis Juliflora is an invasive weed with abundant spread in India. Called Seemai Karuvelam in Tamil and Vilayati Babul in Hindi, it has outstanding capability...
Northeast Losing Canopy Cover At Alarming Rate: Study
Large swathes of forests in the Northeast are an abode for the Indian elephant. But a new study has warned that parts of Assam and...