Sunderarajan Padmanabhan
India's weather forecast computing capacity gets better
Posted on 09 Jan, 2018 05:55 PMIndia today took a major step ahead in upgrading computing capacity in the area of weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
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Large earthquakes imminent in the Himalayas
Posted on 28 Nov, 2017 06:28 AMA new study has reconfirmed the possibility that large earthquakes could be imminent in the Himalayas. While high levels of strain are getting constantly accumulated along the Main Himalayan Thrust region, only a fraction of it is getting released through small earthquakes of magnitudes less than five on the Richter scale.
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Saving glacial lakes by mapping them
Posted on 17 Nov, 2017 01:20 PMBursting of glacial lakes is a major cause of concern in the context of climate change. The retreat of glaciers is expected to increase the number of glacial lakes and also expand the size of existing ones, posing threats for catastrophic floods.
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New flood warning system for Chennai
Posted on 06 Nov, 2017 06:58 PMChennai, which, of late has been experiencing urban flooding often, is all set to get a comprehensive flood warning system being developed by several national agencies and institutions.
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New tool to know tsunami better
Posted on 06 Nov, 2017 11:51 AMDisaster management authorities are all set to get a new tool to handle tsunamis. They will be able to know how far the waves will move into the land at different places along the Indian coast.
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New biological tool to treat azo dyes
Posted on 03 Oct, 2017 08:23 AMA new eco-friendly method could soon be available to address pollution due to azo dyes in wastewater from textile units.
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Risk of cholera increases with urbanisation: Study
Posted on 18 Sep, 2017 02:37 PMDistricts with higher levels of urbanisation have a higher risk for the outbreak of cholera, a new nationwide study by the Indian and international experts has revealed.
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