The(B.1.1.7) of the coronavirus did not appear to be more transmissible than the variant of the virus most common in India, according to a study by scientists at the National Institute of Virology, Pune.The study was based on tests on Syrian hamsters, a commonly employed laboratory animal, and is yet to be formally peer-reviewed.B.1.1.7, the variant of the coronavirus has mutations that enable it to spread more readily among people and was linked to a sharp spike in cases in the United Kingdom last December. Some vaccine trials have also shown reduced efficacy in those affected with the...…The(B.1.1.7) of the coronavirus did not appear to be more transmissible than the variant of the virus most common in India, according to a study by scientists at the National Institute of Virology, Pune.The study was based on tests on Syrian hamsters, a commonly employed laboratory animal, and is yet to be formally peer-reviewed.B.1.1.7, the variant of the coronavirus has mutations that enable it to spread more readily among people and was linked to a sharp spike in cases in the United Kingdom last December. Some vaccine trials have also shown reduced efficacy in those affected with the...WW…

A deluge that resulted from a glacial melt on Nanda Devi flooded the Rishiganga river in Uttarakhand andat least two hydroelectric power projects — the13.2 MW Rishiganga hydroelectric power project and the Tapovan project on the Dhauliganga river, a tributary of the Alakananda.There were also concerns that the excess water would further travel downstream to the river Alaknanda and threaten villages as well as hydro projects on the river.However the India Meteorological Department has said that no rains are forecast. Officials of the Central Water Commission meanwhile said the flooding from...…A deluge that resulted from a glacial melt on Nanda Devi flooded the Rishiganga river in Uttarakhand andat least two hydroelectric power projects — the13.2 MW Rishiganga hydroelectric power project and the Tapovan project on the Dhauliganga river, a tributary of the Alakananda.There were also concerns that the excess water would further travel downstream to the river Alaknanda and threaten villages as well as hydro projects on the river.However the India Meteorological Department has said that no rains are forecast. Officials of the Central Water Commission meanwhile said the flooding from...WW…

The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), an arm of the Jal Shakti Ministry that deals with the, has forwarded to the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) a proposal to undertake clinical trials and examine if Ganga water can be used to treat() patients.The proposal was made by a collective of activists involved in the clean-up of the river as well as in the litany of litigation surrounding it. The thrust of the proposal is that research for over a century – and most recently an investigation by the CSIR-National Environmental Engineering and Research Institute, Nagpur – had found...…The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), an arm of the Jal Shakti Ministry that deals with the, has forwarded to the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) a proposal to undertake clinical trials and examine if Ganga water can be used to treat() patients.The proposal was made by a collective of activists involved in the clean-up of the river as well as in the litany of litigation surrounding it. The thrust of the proposal is that research for over a century – and most recently an investigation by the CSIR-National Environmental Engineering and Research Institute, Nagpur – had found...WW…