Sunderarajan Padmanabhan
Sunderarajan Padmanabhan
Study finds increased concentration of black carbon in Gangotri region during tourist seasons
Posted on 13 Apr, 2018 06:59 PMNew Delhi : In a significant input for the growing debate on global climate change, a study by researchers at the Dehradun-based Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology have found that there is a remarkable increase in the concentration of black carbon in the atmosphere near the pilgrim town of Gangotri in Uttarakhand during the two annual tourist seasons of April to June and during Sept
Indian scientists working to unravel rare type of diarrhoea
Posted on 22 Feb, 2018 03:52 PMDiarrhoea is normally caused by bacterial, viral or parasitic organisms. The disease could be prolonged or last for a few days. Provision of safe drinking water and use of improved sanitation and hand washing with soap can significantly reduce the risk of infection.
New projects launched for real-time monitoring of air and water quality
Posted on 16 Jan, 2018 05:07 PMNew Delhi : Four new research and development projects for real time monitoring of air and water quality were today launched jointly by Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Corporate Research Council of Intel.
Scientists re-confirm possibility of large earthquakes in the Himalayas
Posted on 24 Nov, 2017 04:22 PMA new study has reconfirmed possibility that large earthquakes are 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 5 on the Richter scale.
Tsunami forecast set to move to the next level
Posted on 03 Nov, 2017 03:30 PMDisaster 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. This will mark a significant jump from the present forecasting system which can only indicate time of arrival and wave height.
IMD predicts a normal monsoon
Posted on 16 Apr, 2018 05:29 PMNew Delhi : India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday forecast that the monsoon this year will be normal, with rainfall of 97 per cent of the long period average (LPA) with an error of plus or five per cent.