New Delhi: Nearly a quarter of telecom base transceiver stations (BTS) mounted on telecom towers are yet to get safety certification on possible health-related effects of electromagnetic emissions despite a government order.

Of the 5.62 lakh BTS, 1.30 lakh, amounting to over 23% of the total number, are yet to receive self-certification from the telecom companies though the extended deadline en

Jan. 7: Despite missing several deadlines, telcos have still not been able to certify over one lakh telecom towers on radiation emission levels. The past few years have seen concerns over emissions emitted by these towers, and the possible implications on health.

The Centre had asked telecom companies to self-certify these towers on radiation emission levels.

Sandeep Joshi

NEW DELHI: An ongoing study on radiation from mobile towers and mobile phones at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has found that the exposure to radiation from mobile towers and mobile phones could have an adverse impact on male fertility and also pose health hazards by depleting the defence mechanism of cells.

Though these findings are based on experiments on male rats, J

Santosh Singh

Upwardly mobile Bihar is now set to become the first state in the country to use latest cellphone technology Android for central monitoring of road construction.

Come January 10, Bihar State Road Development Corporation (BSRDC), under the Road Construction Department (RCD), will deploy Android to help executive engineers keep an eye on road construction from district headquarte

Noor Mohammad

Information and communication technology (ICT) has the potential to reduce up to 10% of India's estimated greenhouse gas emissions in the year 2030 if used properly in nine energy-intensive sectors covered under the national action plan on climate change for implementing mitigation measures, says Rahul Bedi, chairman, Digital Energy Solution Consortium (DESC).

DESC India has

A study suggests that pigeons, which fly using the earth's magnetic field, are getting confused by signals from cellphone towers
EVEN as pigeon-racing finds more patronage in the city, urbanisation has begun to pose new threat to mankind