Natural radioactivity due to the presence of 40K, 238U and 232Th was measured in fly ash samples collected from economizer, aerator and electrostatic precipitator (EP) of the Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station (CSTPS) using a NaI (Tl)-based gamma ray spectrometer. The study indicates an elevated concentration of these radionuclides, especially in the finer ash samples from EP, which may provide an exposure pathway through inhalation of airborne ashes and could probably cause severe environmental and human health problems.

The Himalaya is the adobe of one of the world’s largest and mostly inaccessible area of glaciers outside the polar regions and provides glacier-stored water to the major Indian river basins. Various studies suggest that many of the Himalayan glaciers have receded in recent decades due to climate forcing. Temporal satellite data analysis shows that the Milam Glacier in Goriganga Basin, Kumaon Himalaya receded 1328 m laterally and 90 m vertically during 1954–2006.

Several assets of Unani medicine are available in different languages, includ-
ing Urdu, Persian and Arabic. These literary assets are easily accessible and

In the Union Budget presented by the Finance Minister of India, Pranab Mukherjee on 28 February 2011, the science, technology and environment sector was allocated Rs 16,186 crores, an increase of more than 18% over last year’s allocation of Rs 13,677 crores (http://india-budget.nic.in/ub2011-12/bag/bag41.pdf). The budget which has been largely

The Girnar Ropeway project in Gujarat gets in-principle approval subject to six
specific conditions. They include minimum disturbance for the long-billed vul-
ture, Girnari Giddh habitat, cafeteria for vultures, increase in the height of two
towers along the ropeway, a cess on ticket turnover revenue for conservation

The 11 March 2011, Mw 9.0 Tohoku earthquake, already among the most

According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
of the National Institutes of Health, USA, ‘Homeopathy is a controversial
area of alternative medicine involving highly diluted preparations and its con-
cepts are not consistent with well-known laws of science.’

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The official German energy balance includes energy flows for fuels (e.g. do-

Groundwater conditions in the multi-aquifer system in the Krishna River Delta, India, were studied through an integrated approach using hydrochemical, hydrogeological and isotopic techniques. This study

We analyse the time-series data for the onset of A(H1N1)v influenza pandemic in India during the period 1 June–30 September 2009. Using a variety of statistical fitting procedures, we obtain a robust estimate of the exponential growth rate ?λ? j 0.15.