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Pilot training on simulator to get fillip

Pilot training on simulator with all virtual equations, and experience “as real as real”, will get a further boost with the Central Training Establishment, Hyderabad, having inducted a new CAE 7000 se

Carcinogens new parameters for air quality standards

Carcinogens like Benzene, Benzo (a) pyrene, Arsenic and Nickel will now be the focus while monitoring for Ambient Air Quality Standards. While a notification was issued in this respect in 2009 by Cent

30% groundwater unfit for drinking

Around 30 per cent of the groundwater resource in the state is unfit for both drinking and agriculture, a fact that has sparked concern in the groundwater department authorities since water sources in

City is chronic victim of noise pollution

Hyderabadis are victims of perpetual noise pollution according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board. Data pertaining to ambient noise level from continuous monitoring stations set up by th

After Agni V, Nirbhay on test bed

After the successful launch of Agni-V, the nation can look forward to the first flight test of the indigenously developed subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay. Avinash Chander, chief controller (missile

Army officer fakes FB identity, cheats

The ministry of defence has passed instructions to all defence personnel, especially its officers, to refrain from social networking sites. The apprehension: A non-Army person faking an identity might

PCB still drafting E-waste rules

Even though e-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules have come into force from Tuesday, the AP Pollution Control Board is still gearing up for implementation and strict enforcement of these rules with

Open landfills causing groundwater pollution

Solid wastes being discarded in open dumping grounds or used as land fill in low-lying areas is causing soil run-off and groundwater pollution. The Pollution Control Board has conveyed this to the

Eggshell disposal dilemma for AP

Andhra Pradesh is one of the top three states in India in egg production. Despite this, it is still clueless about the eco-friendly disposal methods of eggshells. As such, with eggs being used in heav

Woman power in rocket science

It is all about woman power! A whole team of scientists from DRDO have worked in the design and development of Agni-V, but the mention of one woman scientist by acclaimed scientists and top notch auth

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