geology Climate change in ice age Greenland ice core analysis showed drastic climate change near the end of last ice age. Scientists have found two huge temperature spikes in the Northern Hemisphere prior to the close of the last ice age, about 11,500 years ago. They ascribe it to fundamental reorganization of atmospheric circulation. The ice core showed that the Northern Hemisphere

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Pune June 29 The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has expressed concern over the poor response from the information technology (IT) companies to address the problem of electronic waste being generated in the city despite efforts made by the civic body. "The PMC has initiated steps to tackle the e-waste problem, but there is not much response from the IT companies," Ajay Ojha, PMC Environment Cell, in-charge, said at a meeting with representatives of 200 IT companies organised recently by city-based NGO Sarathi.

Hazards of old mobile handsets under the spotlight at United Nations meet NUSA DUA: The disposal oi massive numbers of unwanted mobile phones will be a key focus of a five-day meeting on waste management which started on Monday here in Indonesia. The fate of the more than three billion of the gadgets in use today will be discussed by more than 1,000 delegates from 170 countries at the meeting on the Basel Convention in Bali.

The disposal of massive numbers of unwanted mobile phones will be a key focus of a five-day meeting on waste management which started Monday in Indonesia, organisers said.

Favouring the removal of mobile phone towers from residential areas due to emission of radiation, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit today said that it was the responsibility of the municipality to remove them. Speaking on the sidelines of a function here, she said, "We are aware that mobile phone towers are not safe for health. They are a threat I > the environment. However, it is the MCD's job to remove them," Ms Dikshit said.

Germany's main radiation laboratory has concluded that mobile phones are safe and pose no cancer risk to users, according to a near-ly-10-year-long study obtained on June 15 by Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa. No evidence The survey by the Federal Radiation Protection Bureau found no evidence whatever that cellphones, cordless phones or cordless base stations situated next to beds caused brain cancer, headaches or disturbed sleep in adults.

Sandeep Joshi Concerned over "misinformation' being spread Increase level of understanding on mobile phone technology: COAI Cellular operators quote research by global organisations The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has expressed concern over the "misinformation' being spread among the general public regarding health-related concerns due to electromagnetic radiation generated from mobiles and antennas. Remove mistrust

Sandeep Joshi Draft guidelines report says children are likely to be more affected by use of mobile phones NEW DELHI: Electromagnetic radiation from base station antennas of mobile networks and mobiles phones could pose serious health hazards to people, particularly children below 16 years, pregnant women and those using medical aids, according to a draft guidelines report issued by the Telecommunication Engineering Centre that comes under the Department of Telecommunications.

With its power-hungry gadgets and thousands of delegates flying in from across the world, an enormous technology conference hardly seems an appropriate venue for championing green issues. But the group behind the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week is trying to demonstrate that technology may be about saving the environment rather than damaging it. Ecological concerns