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Some good and bad news on antimicrobial resistance

While Indian researchers have found the presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in a healthy human gut, British scientists have developed a …

Waste in news on May 10

Chandigarh plans segregation without a plan, Cuttack's solid waste projects awaits HC verdict

'Municipal Corporation, Jaypee behind Chandigarh's garbage mess'

Dispute over waste segregation has turned Chandigarh’s only garbage processing facility into a landfill

Making sport of Conservation

The fraud of the century

Rising wet-bulb temperatures due to climate change pose health risks for humans

A wet-bulb temperature of 35°C is considered the maximum limit of humidity humans can handle

The miracle of the hills and the humans

Aging science

The 91st Indian Science Congress was old wine in a tainted bottle

Childish foibles

Infected food and unhygienic feeding habits lead to a high incidence of infantile diarrhoea

Waste in news on May 3

A round-up of what's new in waste and sanitation 

Rankings of cleanest Indian cities released; Modi’s Varanasi misses Top 10

Two cities from Gujarat—Surat and Rajkot—have made it to the list of the 10 cleanest cities

Punjab, Chandigarh have most senior citizens with ocular morbidities: LASI

Comprehensive studies are needed to study changing trends in eye-related problems to reduce the instances of resultant eye diseases

Managing waste - the Chandigarh way

Le Corbusier's city is getting a face-lift. A unique programme of the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh (MCC), is ridding the city of the most …

Bird flu outbreak in Chandigarh’s Sukhna lake

Avian influenza virus is a highly pathogenic strain, show lab test results

Meanwhile, the monsoon anomaly

Instead of quantum of rainfall, we must analyse the distribution of rainfall to understand the changing nature of the monsoon

Ration shops to go hi-tech

Smart cards to plug leak in public distribution system

After several deaths, government finally takes note of the seriousness of swine flu

Haryana reports 23 deaths, Delhi three; Delhi government issues advisory to hospitals to ensure availability of isolation wards, medicines

Eco-cabs join Chandigarh's public transport service

Plans afoot to increase demand for cycle rickshaws, reduce use of motor vehicles

Chandigarh terminates Jaypee’s contract for processing city’s waste

Tussle over payment of garbage processing fee led Municipal Corporation to sever ties with Jaypee Group, which ‘pioneered’ garbage …

Sukhna lake survives

The City-not-so-Beautiful

Silt spells trouble for Sukhna lake

Chandigarh holds on to the dream of becoming a solar city

Of the 7,000 households identified as potential candidates in Chandigarh, 1,500 have commissioned their SRTs. And another 5,000 odd households …

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