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In 130 days, deep beneath the Ore Mountains bacteria turned uranium-contaminated mine water into a chemical trap, removing 95% of the dissolved metal and forming a rare compound that can remain stable for decadesDeep underground, bacteria may offer a new answer to uranium contamination. In a 130-day laboratory experiment, microbes fed with glycerol ...
Marie & Pierre Curie's belongings: Even after more than 120 years, why everything Nobel Prize-winning couple touched is still kept in lead-lined boxesMarie Curie's notebooks remain radioactive more than a century later because they were contaminated with radium-226, an element with a half...
Uranium found in Delhi groundwater, new report raises health and safety alertDelhi's groundwater shows a concerning rise in uranium contamination, now ranking third nationally. The latest CGWB report reveals 13-15% o...
Uranium found in breast milk in 6 Bihar districts - are babies at risk?Uranium (U238) was detected in all breast milk samples from 40 mothers in Bihar, with nearly 70% of infants facing exposure linked to poten...
Study finds high levels of lead, uranium in children's blood, groundwater in Bathinda, Rupnagar, ChandigarhA pilot study uncovered alarming levels of lead and uranium in children's blood and groundwater across Bathinda, Rupnagar, and Chandigarh. ...
From Fordow to Faridabad: How one nuclear bombing could cause a Chernobyl-style fallout and contaminate India’s futureThe US airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities may not spark a Chernobyl-style disaster, but experts warn of real risks closer to home espe...
Fact Focus: US, Israeli strikes on Iran nuclear sites pose limited radiation risksFollowing reported strikes by the US and Israel on Iranian nuclear sites, the IAEA confirms no elevated radiation levels have been detected...
IAEA says little nuclear material hit in latest strikes on Iran's IsfahanRecent military strikes on Iran's Isfahan nuclear complex impacted six additional buildings, according to the U.N. nuclear watchdog. The IA...
What are the nuclear contamination risks from attacks on Iran?President Trump announced U.S. military strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, including Fordow, joining earlier Israeli attacks. Experts sugges...
Inside Israel’s midnight blitz which took aim at Iran’s nuclear arsenal: 60 jets, 100 bombs, and a nuclear target in flamesIsrael-Iran War: Israel has launched a sweeping aerial assault on Iran’s nuclear and missile infrastructure, striking key sites in Tehran, ...
Depleted Uranium: Know what is it and the risks involved as Russia accuses UK of supplying 'depleted uranium' tank shellsRussia has accused the UK of supplying depleted uranium tank shells to Ukraine, which they claim has increased the likelihood of a "nuclear...
Pakistan's Uranium-tainted cargo seized at UK's Heathrow airport; sparks bomb fearsThe radioactive material was detected in a package at Heathrow Airport following a routine screening on December 29. The discovery of the s...
Bihar sends groundwater samples for testing amid worries about high uranium concentrationBihas has sent groundwater samples collected from Nalanda, Nawada, Katihar, Madhepura, Vaishali, Supaul, Aurangabad, Gaya, Saran and Jehana...
Arsenic found in ground water in parts of 209 districts, uranium in parts of 152 districts: GovtAccording to the data, arsenic has been found in water in parts of 209 districts in 25 states and Union territories, while uranium has been...
Spike in uranium in agri borewells around Andhra's Kadapa basinUnearthing of this alarming finding comes a year after an atomic minerals agency observed dangerously high levels of uranium concentration ...
Telangana sitting on atomic time bomb as high levels of uranium concentration found in groundwaterThe frighteningly high uranium concentration in groundwater samples were found by the AMD.
- India's groundwater widely contaminated with uranium, say researchers
New York, June 8 (IANS) Researchers have found widespread uranium contamination in groundwater from aquifers in 16 Indian states.
Lesson for India: Why reprocessing of spent fuel from nuclear reactors makes little senseRecent media reports suggest that all is not well within the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in Trombay, Mumbai.
- Power connections for tubewells: NGT's larger bench to hear petition
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has decided to hear the petition about release of tubewell connections to farmers in Punjab at a larger b...
Solid Waste Management project will be ready by 2016: Ashwani KumarKumar, the Rajya Sabha MP, said that the State Government has assured to the committee that it is determined to have the project operationa...