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BARC to showcase technological achievements in agriculture and food sciences


India`s premier atomic energy research institution BARC will showcase its achievements in the fields...

Moon`s radiation damaging for humans, electronics


The radiation environment near the Moon could be damaging to humans and electronics on future missio...

NGT sets up panel to inspect Mayapuri scrap market


The National Green Tribunal has set up a six-member committee to conduct an inspection of the Mayapu...

Study tour reveals nuke crisis hit Fukushima products now radioactive free


Nuclear disaster in Japan`s Fukushima 2 years ago, appears now to be gradually receding, with offici...

Rights panel orders probe into mobile tower radiation


The West Bengal Human Rights Commission has asked the State Pollution Control Board to probe allegat...

Mars Mission to use astronaut feces as radiation shield


Astronauts onboard a privately-funded expedition to Mars in 2018 will use their own feces to protect...

NASA discovers third radiation belt circling earth


NASA`s Van Allen Probes, which was launched on Aug. 30, 2012, to study two giant belts of radiation ...

Solar `superstorm` expected to hit Earth soon


An extreme solar storm will hit the Earth at some time in the near future, a team of engineers have ...

US sailors sue Japanese utility over radiation


Eight US sailors who served on a humanitarian mission to Japan in the wake of the tsunami-triggered ...

Curiosity providing new weather data about Mars


NASA’s Curiosity rover is helping scientists understand the environment on the Red Planet’s surface ...

Gulf countries plans centre to monitor nuke radiation


Gulf nations are planning to establish a centre to monitor radiation in order to avoid nuclear hazar...

Japan releases 1st simulations of nuclear radiation spreading


Japan`s nuclear regulatory authorities released for the first time projections for the spread of rad...

Radioactive cesium level of Fukushima rice exceeds allowable limit


Rice produced by a farmer in Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, returned a radioactive cesium reading o...

Sri Lanka complaints of radiation from steel cargo from India


Sri Lanka has halted the distribution of a container load of stainless steel products imported from ...

`Montreal Protocol most successful on ozone layer protection`


The government today termed the Montreal Protocol as the "most successful" treaty on ozone layer pro...

Radiation from `solar whip` to hit Earth today


NASA scientists have discovered an eight lakh kilometres long `solar whip` on the surface of the Sun...

NASA launches twin-spacecraft mission to explore earth’s radiation belts


NASA has launched its Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP), the first twin-spacecraft mission designed...

Tropical storm stalls US satellite launch


A tropical storm forced the delay of the US space agency`s launch of a pair of satellites to Earth`s...

NASA delays the launch of twin satellites to explore earth`s radiation belts


NASA will launch two probes on Friday to study the enigmatic radiation belts around the earth that c...

`Fukushima radiation triggered mutations in butterflies`


Three generations of butterflies in Japan have been rendered mutant following the radioactive fallou...

New system could predict solar flares in advance


A new method could predict solar flares more than a day before they occur.

`Radiation from mobile towers may affect wildlife`


Radiation from mobile towers may have varying negative impact on wildlife especially birds and bees,...

Marine life under threat from UV radiation


Ultraviolet (UV) radiation, the latest threat to seas and oceans besides global warming and atmosphe...

`No radiation from Rajasthan atomic power station`


There was no radioactive leakage into the environment from Rawatbhata`s Rajasthan Atomic Power Stati...

Delhi radiation case: Court grants bail to five


A Delhi court granted bail to five accused in the 2010 radiation case in which one person died and e...

Volcanoes `sparked and prolonged Little Ice Age`


In a new study, scientists have blamed volcanism for a 500-year cold period referred to as the Littl...

Mayapuri radiation: Cost on DDA and Delhi govt


Failing to file their responses on three different occasions, the court imposed a cost of Rs 15,000 ...

Now, app that alerts you when your phone radiation level spikes


A new Android app that tells you exactly how much electromagnetic radiation your handset is blasting...

Kamchatka testing migrant birds for radiation


Migrant birds arriving in Kamchatka from the side of Japan will be tested for radiation, the Kamchat...

India developing Anti-Radiation Missile


India is developing an Anti-Radiation Missile which can hugely multiply the strike capabilities by d...

No radiation hazard from mobile towers: Govt


Trashing fears that radiations from mobile towers cause health hazards, the government said no such ...

Chavez travels to Cuba for radiation treatment


Hugo Chavez has not identified the type of cancer nor the precise location where the tumours have be...

DU radiation leak case: Court summons 6 professors


A Delhi court on Monnday took cognisance of the charge sheet and issued summonses against six DU pro...

Radiation from disaster detected off Japan`s coast


Radioactive contamination from the Fukushima power plant disaster has been detected as far as almos...

`No radiation fears` in Fukushima for Louvre works


A Fukushima museum official played down concerns in France about the possible contamination of artw...

Brazil`s former president undergoes radiation


Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to undergo daily outpatient radiation sessions Monday through ...

‘Police vans to have radiation detection devices’


Police vans across 80 cities will be equipped with radiation monitors to detect presence of any ra...

Enviro chips to avoid radiation from mobiles, PCs


The consequence of consistent exposure to harmful radiation has different effects on a person.

Japan nuke radiation higher than estimated


The Fukushima nuclear disaster released twice as much of a radioactive substance into the atmosphere...

`No radiation from Andhra truck accident`


The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) on Tuesday said there has been no radioactive leakage from a c...

`Radiation hotspot near Tokyo linked to Fukushima’


Variable winds, weather and topography result in an uneven spread of contamination from the nuclear ...

Tokyo radiation hotspot linked to old bottles


Police are investigating whether the bottles violated laws regulating possession of radioactive mate...

Radiation hotspot detected in Tokyo: Reports


Researchers are carrying out stringent tests to map how far contamination has spread from Fukushima ...

Japan develops radiation monitoring smartphone


A smartphone cover that monitors levels of radiation has been unveiled at Ceatec, Japan`s biggest co...

Need to maintain balance of nature: Sheila


On the occasion of International Ozone Day Friday, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has urged peo...

Star attacks planet with radiation


A nearby star is bombarding its companion planet with a barrage of X-rays, hundred thousand times mo...

Sunflowers melt Fukushima`s nuclear `snow`


In Fukushima thousands of sunflowers have been planted to help fight the omnipresent radiation.

Now, a CT scanner that reduces cancer risk


A low radiation CT scanner that reduces the risk of cancer through its controlled radiation was laun...

Gujarat N-plant under AERB scanner for radiation


Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in Tapi district of Gujarat has come under the scanner of reg...

Record high radiation at crippled Japan nuke plant


Three workers were exposed to a dosage of four millisieverts while they were monitoring radiation.