New Delhi, March 13 – The Delhi government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) on Friday to launch a pilot study on photocatalytic "smog-eating" surfaces, an official said.Entitled "Comprehensive Study on the Effectiveness of...
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New Delhi, March 6 The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has awarded a research project worth ₹47.46 lakh to Atiqur Rahman, head of the Department of Geography at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), to study the role of natural landscapes in mitigating rising urban temperatures.The...
Mumbai, February 13 The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) on Friday said its researchers have found that excessive mucus can weaken the lungs' defenses, which can make people more prone to allergy attacks.The airways to the lungs have a naturally engineered defense mechanism...