Skip to content Menu
Science Chronicle

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

Sidebar
  • Home
  • PODCASTS
  • About
  • ARCHIVES
  • Award for R. Prasad

Category: Air pollution

Posted on May 12, 2019

Cutting down tailpipe emissions with e-vehicles

At nearly 55%, electricity generation in India is primarily through coal. So like in the case of the U.S and China, net reduction in carbon emission will not be much even…

Continue Reading
Posted on September 14, 2018September 15, 2018

Pollution reduces day time temperature during Indian summer monsoon

Increased aerosol loading in the atmosphere due to pollution has led to changes in the number, shape and characteristics of the rain-bearing clouds. The increased cloud reflectance has led to…

Continue Reading
Posted on December 9, 2017December 9, 2017

IISER Pune makes novel anode for next-generation batteries in electric vehicles

Research at IISER Pune have synthesised a new type of anode material that offers promise of a battery that can be charged quickly and retain the charge for longer duration…

Continue Reading
Posted on November 25, 2017November 27, 2017

Decreased dust aerosol leads to reduced rainfall over north India

Even as aerosol loading is increasing at a rate of 3% annually, the quantum of dust aerosol over north India during the pre-monsoon period has reduced during the period 2000-2015.…

Continue Reading
Posted on November 14, 2017November 15, 2017

Women in Kerala live 10 years longer than women in Uttar Pradesh

The first comprehensive analysis of the health of India’s 1.34 billion citizens has been published on November 14 in The Lancet. The study estimates the key drivers of ill health,…

Continue Reading
Posted on October 20, 2017October 20, 2017

At 2.51 million, India ranks number one in pollution deaths

Pollution has been responsible for most non-communicable disease deaths — heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). With 2.51 million premature deaths in 2015, India is ranked number one…

Continue Reading
Posted on August 26, 2017August 26, 2017

Antarctic ice reveals that fossil fuel extraction leaks more methane than thought

Hinrich Schaefer, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric The fossil fuel industry is a larger contributor to atmospheric methane levels than previously thought, according to our research which shows that…

Continue Reading
Posted on July 20, 2017July 20, 2017

As another smog season looms, India must act soon to keep Delhi from gasping

Vijay Koul, CSIRO “Smog chokes Delhi”, declared the the New York Times on November 7, 2016, informing readers around the world that contaminating particulates in the air in the Indian…

Continue Reading

Posts navigation

Page 1 Page 2 Next Page
Follow Science Chronicle on WordPress.com

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 10,580 other followers

Archives

Social

  • View Prasad.Ravindranath’s profile on Facebook
  • View @RPrasad12’s profile on Twitter
  • View Prasad.Ravindranath@gmail.com’s profile on Google+

Recent Posts

  • Indian scientists divided over restricted use approval for Covaxin January 15, 2021
  • Vaccine dilemma: To take or not to take Covaxin January 15, 2021
  • Serious violations in Covaxin trial in Bhopal show nothing has changed since the egregious HPV vaccine trial January 13, 2021
  • New challenges in conducting COVID-19 vaccine trials in India January 9, 2021
  • I would not take Covaxin without efficacy data: Gagandeep Kang January 8, 2021

Most Read Posts

  • Vaccine dilemma: To take or not to take Covaxin
  • Indian scientists divided over restricted use approval for Covaxin
  • Serious violations in Covaxin trial in Bhopal show nothing has changed since the egregious HPV vaccine trial
  • I would not take Covaxin without efficacy data: Gagandeep Kang
  • 'Serum’s pneumococcal vaccine will be available by June 2020'
  • India's TB control programme renamed to reflect its intent on ending TB
  • Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, stop spreading vaccine misinformation
  • Home
  • PODCASTS
  • About
  • ARCHIVES
  • Award for R. Prasad
  • Home
  • PODCASTS
  • About
  • ARCHIVES
  • Award for R. Prasad
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
Top
Follow Science Chronicle on WordPress.com

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 10,580 other followers

Archives

Cancel