Sun-made, problems

Interaction between the sun and the surface waters of the world's oceans are hiking temperatures

Homicide by nuclides

A top secret Soviet nuclear complex contaminated its environs for 40 years, exposing thousands of people in the vicinity to radiation

How about solar units on lakes if land is scarce?

It will prevent water loss through evaporation, while producing clean energy

Can glare be a roadblock in solar power expansion?

US authorities in Belmont have issued guidelines to manage solar glare

Recent strong solar flare can hamper satellite communication

There is a strong ionospheric perturbation is ongoing over India, South East Asia and the Asia-Pacific regions, according to scientists, which …

Scientists project path of radiation plume from Japan's nuclear reactors

Uranium mine waste imperils villages in Jaduguda

A deformed existence

In Jaduguda and Rawatbhata, physical deformities are a way of life. The reality behind the shadows of India's nuclear establishment

No plutonium to go on

But government says full steam ahead

Scraping the barrel

No stock, nuclear energy programme in crisis

Meghalaya erupts over mining lease

RED ALERT in nuclear India

India's pampered nuclear power programme is losing steam. Uranium stocks are almost over; people won't let the government dig new mines; all …

Digital Amnesia: Excessive use of mobile phone could lead to memory loss

Smartphone addiction could impair our brain’s ability to retain new information and form new memories

Mobile towers are harmless, says declassified CPCB report

It states that there is no substantive or convincing evidence of cell phone radiation’s biological effects that can harm a person’s health

Water pacifies heat

Soil moisture works as an indicator of weather extremes

Ozone crisis

Killers at large

Costly cleanup

Factory workers engaged in cleaning bomb factories in the US may be exposed to radiation

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X factor

X-rays increase cancer risk

India collected just 3% e-waste generated in 2018, 10% in 2019: CPCB report

In 2020, e-waste generation rose 32 per cent to 1,014,961 tonne 

The cloud

Beyond the romance, clouds are an enduring scientific mystery that must be unravelled

‘Telecom industry did no research on health impacts of 5G’

India plans to begin 5G trials by 2020, but experts and industry stand at odds over its impact on human health and environment. The fifth …

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