Nandita Banerji

Nandita Banerji

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Climate Change
November 2023 was warmest November on record globally, 1.75°C warmer than pre-industrial era: Copernicus

November 2023 was warmest November on record globally, 1.75°C warmer than pre-industrial era: Copernicus

2023 officially warmest year in recorded history
December 07, 2023 | 14:51 PM
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Air
DTE Coverage: Delhi’s first smog episode of 2023-2024

DTE Coverage: Delhi’s first smog episode of 2023-2024

National capital in global spotlight again as ‘world's most polluted city’
November 23, 2023 | 16:27 PM
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Air
Deadly Nursery: North India’s children born and bred in toxic air

Deadly Nursery: North India’s children born and bred in toxic air

DTE reports from various parts of North India as children across the region grow up among contaminants
November 23, 2023 | 13:24 PM
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Pollution
To play or not to play? Cricket matches despite toxic air raise questions on pollution guidelines

To play or not to play? Cricket matches despite toxic air raise questions on pollution guidelines

World Cup match on November 6 in Delhi went ahead despite ‘severe’ air for four days in a row
November 07, 2023 | 16:34 PM
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Pollution
Deadly nursery: Why children bear brunt of toxic air in Delhi

Deadly nursery: Why children bear brunt of toxic air in Delhi

Pollutants lower immunity levels and increase inflammation in children, say experts
November 03, 2023 | 16:40 PM
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Water
NASA finds proof of carbon, water in asteroid Bennu samples

NASA finds proof of carbon, water in asteroid Bennu samples

Material collected from the asteroid acts as a time capsule from the earliest days of our solar system
October 12, 2023 | 18:21 PM
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Climate Change
Least developed countries set expectations for COP28 with Dakar Declaration

Least developed countries set expectations for COP28 with Dakar Declaration

LDCs account for 1% of GHG emissions but are at forefront of the climate crisis, say ministers
October 06, 2023 | 10:24 AM
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Climate Change
Disappointed by G20 conclusions, 2.8°C heating likely without climate action, Guterres says at UN summit

Disappointed by G20 conclusions, 2.8°C heating likely without climate action, Guterres says at UN summit

Calls for ending fossil fuel subsidies & operationalising Loss and Damage Fund
September 21, 2023 | 10:22 AM
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Health
Honeybees could be biomonitors for AMR spread, suggests paper

Honeybees could be biomonitors for AMR spread, suggests paper

The insects can carry genetic elements of key AMR drivers in their digestive tracts
September 06, 2023 | 17:22 PM
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Science & Technology
6 days to landing: Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander decouples successfully from main module

6 days to landing: Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander decouples successfully from main module

The spacecraft was launched on July 14 and is expected to touch down on August 23
August 17, 2023 | 16:59 PM
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Health
Integrate mpox with HIV, STI prevention & control programmes: WHO

Integrate mpox with HIV, STI prevention & control programmes: WHO

New HIV guidelines on viral suppression unveiled at international AIDS conference
July 24, 2023 | 12:22 PM
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Science & Technology
Scientists find link between surges of cosmic radiation from space and earthquakes

Scientists find link between surges of cosmic radiation from space and earthquakes

Ability to predict specific locations remains unclear at present
June 20, 2023 | 17:42 PM
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Health
DTE Coverage: Highlights from 76th World Health Assembly

DTE Coverage: Highlights from 76th World Health Assembly

Progress at event on WHO funding, indigenous health, drowning, hazardous chemicals
May 31, 2023 | 16:35 PM
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Health
French bird flu vaccine for ducks may be launched soon

French bird flu vaccine for ducks may be launched soon

Nearly 9,000 marine creatures killed due to the virus in Chile
May 26, 2023 | 19:18 PM
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Natural Disasters
Heavy rains, flooding in north Italy claim 8 lives; thousands evacuated

Heavy rains, flooding in north Italy claim 8 lives; thousands evacuated

An average of 200 mm of rainfall happened in the last 36 hours
May 17, 2023 | 20:36 PM
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Africa
Benin, Mali in Africa defeat trachoma as public health problem

Benin, Mali in Africa defeat trachoma as public health problem

Fifth and sixth countries to defeat eye-infection disease in WHO African region
May 16, 2023 | 18:42 PM
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Natural Disasters
Mocha: Summer cyclones not new; Fani, Amphan were May storms too

Mocha: Summer cyclones not new; Fani, Amphan were May storms too

New summer cyclone likely to take place in Bay of Bengal around May 8
May 04, 2023 | 16:30 PM
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Health
WHO alert on ‘sub-standard’ cough syrups made by Noida firm

WHO alert on ‘sub-standard’ cough syrups made by Noida firm

Alert aginst Ambronol and DOK-1 Max syrups after deaths of children in Uzbekistan
January 12, 2023 | 11:56 AM
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Wildlife & Biodiversity
World’s first vaccine for honeybees gets conditional nod in US

World’s first vaccine for honeybees gets conditional nod in US

Bacterial disease American foulbrood is fatal, routinely ravages colonies
January 05, 2023 | 17:59 PM
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Climate Change
Delhi shivers at 3°C, season’s coldest; Rajasthan dips to -1.5°C

Delhi shivers at 3°C, season’s coldest; Rajasthan dips to -1.5°C

Cold wave over north, northwest Delhi to stay for next two days
January 05, 2023 | 14:58 PM
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Waste
In pictures: Black kites of the national capital

In pictures: Black kites of the national capital

Down To Earth photographer Vikas Choudhary captures the birds of prey in Delhi
January 02, 2023 | 17:27 PM
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Science & Technology
New air filter technology found to deactivate over 99% of SARS-CoV-2 delta variant

New air filter technology found to deactivate over 99% of SARS-CoV-2 delta variant

Innovative antimicrobial air filter uses ingredients found in green tea
December 20, 2022 | 14:27 PM
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Wildlife & Biodiversity
Stinging: Insect taxonomy expertise in Europe may be at risk

Stinging: Insect taxonomy expertise in Europe may be at risk

Study finds 41.4% of insect orders not covered by sufficient number of scientists
December 15, 2022 | 19:03 PM
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Governance
COVID effect: Pendency of cases in district courts went up by 13% in 2020, finds think tank

COVID effect: Pendency of cases in district courts went up by 13% in 2020, finds think tank

Disposal of cases saw a decrease of 42.33%; case filings went down 32%
December 15, 2022 | 17:51 PM
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Environment
Fossil-sorting robot to make it easier to study oceans, climate

Fossil-sorting robot to make it easier to study oceans, climate

New tech can automate sorting, manipulating and identifying microscopic marine fossils
December 13, 2022 | 15:22 PM
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