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Esysense: Motion Sensor Light That Inspires Sensing
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 16: Sustainability has gone from a fashionable buzzword to a must-have way of life. With a growing need to respond to environmental crises, going green is more important than ever. Sustainable living can be made possible without causing anthropogenic warming or
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Vehicular, industrial pollution, dust from construction, demolition activi
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The pollution in Delhi and NCR is a collective result of multiple factors including high levels of anthropogenic activities in the high-density populated areas which include vehicular pollution, industrial pollution, dust from construction and demolition activities, road and open areas dust,
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Study finds use of habitat for agricultural purposes puts primate in dange
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a study published in Current Biology, frequent trips to oil palm farms are significantly increasing mortality rates among baby southern pig-tailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina) in the wild.
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Coastal areas produce substantial economic, biodiversity gains: Study
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Studies show that a change in the way we view the advantages mangroves have for coastal areas might lead to huge gains in biodiversity and the economy, as well as the protection of millions of people from flooding. According to a study led by the University of Queensland, present conservatio
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Coastal regions yield significant economic, biodiversity gains: Study
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to studies, a shift in how we think about the benefits mangroves bring to coastal regions could result in enormous economic and biodiversity gains as well as the protection of millions from flooding.
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Man-made materials in nests can bring risks for birds: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to new research, 176 bird species around the world use a variety of anthropogenic materials in their nests. Birds use our leftover or discarded materials all over the world. Seabirds in Australia use fishing nets in their nests, ospreys in North America use baler twine, city birds
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Study deepens our understanding of how humans affect climate change
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Since the industrial era, anthropogenic aerosols and greenhouse gases, or GHGs, have played a role in regulating the storage and dispersion of heat in oceans. A team led by the University of California, Riverside has discovered that anthropogenic aerosols and GHGs have played distinct roles
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Delhi registers best air quality this year since 2016
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
For the periods between January-May (during the eight years i.e. from 2016 to 2023), Delhi registers its best air quality during the current year (barring the periods of very low anthropogenic, industrial and commercial activities during the year 2020 due to Covid-19 lockdown).
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Delhi witnesses max number of 'Good' to 'Moderate' air quality days during
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"As per Air Quality Index (AQI) data of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi has witnessed a maximum number of days with 'Good to Moderate' Air Quality during the first four months' period of 2023 (i.e. January to April), as compared to the corresponding period of last 07 years
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IIT Guwahati identifies research priorities contributing to green, sustain
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The rapid depletion of fossil fuels, anthropogenic emissions and ever-increasing energy consumption have triggered an increasing interest in the future energy system based on renewable resources the world over.
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Uttarakhand CM launches SBI Foundation and HESCO's Project Helping Chamoli
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttrakhand) [India], December 27 (ANI/NewsVoir): Uttarakhand, an ecologically fragile and disaster-prone state, has been experiencing climate change impacts such as changing seasons, less snowfall, flash floods, and unpredictable rainfall over the last few years. Large-scale anthro
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Research: Climate change resulting in itchy eyes and runny nose
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Two of the most common allergens in the contiguous United States are oak and ragweed pollens. Researchers at the Rutgers Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute have modelled how climate change may alter these two pollen distribution patterns. Your eyes may water reading the
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