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India tops list of pollution-linked deaths: Study
According to new study published in medical journal The Lancet, India has topped list of countries with pollution-related deaths in 2015. In India, 2.51 million people died prematurely in 2015 due to diseases linked to air, water and other forms ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
CarbFix Project: World’s first negative emissions carbon-capture plant begins operations in Iceland
The world’s first negative emissions plant under the CarbFix Project to turn atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) into stone has begun operations in Hellisheidi, Iceland. It is intended to lock away carbon dioxide by reacting it with basaltic rocks. Work on ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
World's largest combustion research centre inaugurated at IIT Madras
National Centre for Combustion Research and Development (NCCRD) was inaugurated at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras in Tamil Nadu. It is world’s largest combustion research centre and one of best diagnostic centres in the country to understand combustion. National ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Two Experimental Ebola vaccines found safe, effective in human trial
The clinical trials of two experimental Ebola vaccines cAd3-EBOZ and rVSV-ZEBOV were found to be safe and capable of eliciting immune response against Ebola virus that lasts for at least one year. The findings were based on a study of ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Japan launches fourth Michibiki satellite for hi-tech GPS
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched Michibiki-4 satellite (QZSS-4) onboard of H-IIA rocket from Tanegashima Space Centre. It was fourth satellite in Michibiki series i.e. Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), which is a satellite-based high-precision global positioning system similar ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Air pollution affects children’s memory: Study
According to study published in journal Environmental Pollution, exposure to air pollution can have damaging effects on children’s cognitive development and reduce their working memory. The study has assessed impact of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and black carbon— a pollutant ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Bacteria can spread antibiotic resistance through soil: study
Researchers including one of Indian origin from North Carolina State University in US have found that antibiotic resistance can be passed between bacteria found in the soil. They also have found that spreading manure on ground as fertiliser can also ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Scientists develop smart bandage to promote better, faster healing
Scientists from US have developed a smart bandage that can precisely control dose and delivery schedule of medication tailored for a specific type of wound, leading to faster healing. This is the first bandage that is capable of dose-dependent drug ..