A new roll-on to relieve period pain

Based on essential oils including eucalyptus oil, menthol and wintergreen oil, it can also help improve the mood of users

No crackers

Air pollution may lead to ban on private vehicles in Delhi

The CPCB has already recommended a ban on the movement of trucks and construction activity during the night given the public health emergency due …

कब, कहां और कैसे हुई स्मॉग प्रदूषण की शुरुआत

स्मॉग का जिक्र सबसे पहले 1905 में लंदन के रसायनशास्त्री एचए डेस वॉक्स ने किया था। लंदन में हजारों लोगों की मौत के बाद ...

Cyclone Titli weakens after damaging crop, infrastructure

Several places in Odisha have received more than 100 mm rainfall and more is expected

New device developed to tackle pollution in high traffic zones

Prototypes of WAYU have been installed at the ITO Junction in central Delhi and Mukarba Chowk in north Delhi; 54 more units would be installed in …

“शहर में बसा वह गर्म द्वीप”

आसमान छूती ये इमारतें ही अब हीट आईलैंड बन गई हैं। एक अध्ययन में इन स्थानों का तापमान सामान्य से 4 से 5 डिग्री ...

Delhi government’s Agriculture-cum-Solar scheme a non-starter

The scheme, which attempts to increase solar installations while consequently providing relief to Delhi’s agricultural sector, offers very …

Building new roads does not solve traffic congestion, analysis finds

Arterial roads, which were built with the purpose of removing congestion, have worsened the traffic speeds across Delhi-NCR

At least 300 Delhi students fall ill after toxic gas leak; government orders probe

While investigation is on to find the cause of leakage, police have assured legal action against handlers

Can masks save you from pollutants in the air?

While the effectiveness of anti-pollution masks cannot be denied, they are not the permanent solution against air pollution

Over 15,000 dengue cases reported in India so far; Delhi breaks five-year record

The government claims having prepared a list of sensitive areas in Delhi where high level of breeding was traced in 2015

Alive and choking

Toyota told the National Green Tribunal that the ban on registration of new diesel cars in Delhi-NCR would affect the existence of the company. …

This week from the world of science and environment

NGOs demanding a ban on oil drilling in Virunga National Park to the new NFHS revealing that many of India's women and children are stillanaemic&…

Iqbal Malik on how Delhi government created a dysfunctional monkey sanctuary

The Delhi government did not follow its plans to contain monkeys in the Asola Bhatti Sanctuary, says primatologist Iqbal Malik

Deadly air: face it

Leaving Delhi for a less-polluted city would mean accepting defeat. And not many have the option. Instead, we must fight the battle against …

City trapped in a solar oven

Climate-incompatible buildings that fuel excessive use of air- conditioners not only add to the energy needs of cities but also create …

Polymeristic world

Conducting polymers are modifying items of everyday use

Do not disturb

Soon, rooms that restrict interfering signals

Fun time for fungi

Fungal infections stalk the corridors hospitals in the Capital

Fear strikes the heart

Fair air on CNG

Quicker detection of TB and hepatitis

Two new tests allow a faster and more accurate detection of tuberculosis and hepatitis B than possible earlier

Court bars slum-dwellers defecating in the open

Residents of Delhi's slums find themselves in a Catch-22 situation. Public conveniences in the Capital are woefully inadequate, but when they are …

LIPS talks to you in many tongues

The 24th international film festival in New Delhi introduced an indigenously developed technology that makes it possible to telecast a film …