Down To Earth
Locked out
Two years after becoming the only state to be excluded from the Centre's ruralemployment guarantee scheme, villages in West Bengal grapple with distress migration and debt traps
5 min |
May 01, 2024
Down To Earth
Weaving dreams
Tribal communities in West Bengal slowly embrace traditional weaving to ensure sustainable livelihood
2 min |
May 01, 2024
Down To Earth
A PSYCHEDELIC HIGH
Driven by surge in global trials and low success rate of current medications in treating mental health problems, researchers call for home-grown clinical trials of psychedelic drugs
8 min |
May 01, 2024
Down To Earth
"H5N1 may be more severe than COVID-19"
In early April, the US confirmed the first case of avian influenza in livestock, along with cow-to-human transmission of the virus disease.
3 min |
May 01, 2024
Down To Earth
India's unhealthy patent amendments
Despite strong pleas, the Modi regime has changed the rules to impose a cost on those who challenge faulty patents
4 min |
May 01, 2024
Down To Earth
Feeding off each other
VEGETARIAN MOVEMENTS IN SOUTH ASIA AND THE WEST GREW WITH MUTUAL SUPPORT AND VALIDATION
3 min |
May 01, 2024
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URBAN DISCOMFORT
Poorly planned, heat-trapping infrastructure, along with dwindling natural spaces, turn up the temperatures in major Indian cities
10+ min |
May 01, 2024
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INVISIBLE THREAT
Significant presence of microplastics in Puducherry’s agricultural soil raises concerns for soil and crop health
3 min |
May 01, 2024
MACHINERY LUBRICATION INDIA
ASTM ENHANCEMENTS TO MICROSCOPIC PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION
In 1982, Daniel Anderson published his influential book, \"Wear Particle Atlas\", which describes, sizes, and classifies particles found in oil.
4 min |
March - April 2024
MACHINERY LUBRICATION INDIA
TOP LEADERSHIP FOCUSES FOR IMPROVED RELIABILITY AND COST REDUCTION
Here’s a scenario that may sound eerily familiar – you have a new reliability initiative.
4 min |
March - April 2024
MACHINERY LUBRICATION INDIA
TASK-BASED TRAINING | INSPECTING A SINGLE-POINT LUBRICATOR
A single-point lubricator is a device engineered to attach to a single unit to regularly and automatically deliver a small amount of clean grease or lubricating oil to a specific area.
3 min |
March - April 2024
MACHINERY LUBRICATION INDIA
4 KEY ELEMENTS FOR INTERPRETING AN OIL ANALYSIS REPORT
Years ago, a customer came into my office, visibly upset. He had just received his second oil analysis report for one of his Caterpillar gas engines.
4 min |
March - April 2024
MACHINERY LUBRICATION INDIA
IS LIQUID SANDPAPER LURKING IN YOUR MACHINE?
Certain subjects merit emphasis and should be frequently revisited. Contamination control is one such subject.
6 min |
March - April 2024
MACHINERY LUBRICATION INDIA
LUBRICANT CONTAMINATION PREVENTION AND MITIGATION: A Guide For Maintenance Professionals
Lubricants are essential for the smooth and efficient operation of many types of machinery, from engines and turbines to gears and bearings.
5 min |
March - April 2024
MACHINERY LUBRICATION INDIA
Engineering Reports Should Be Like Bad Movies
I'm frequently asked to review engineering reports, and I'm continually baffled by how many engineers want to take their readers on a journey instead of getting to the point.
7 min |
March - April 2024
MACHINERY LUBRICATION INDIA
MAINTAIN? REPAIR? REPLACE?
When considering the life of any asset, the question arises: what types of interventions should be planned to keep it operating or to restore operation in the event of its failure?
4 min |
March - April 2024
MACHINERY LUBRICATION INDIA
BRIDGING THE GAPS WITH USED OIL ANALYSIS AND NDT TECHNOLOGIES
Used oil analysis has long been a tried-and-true method for machine health condition monitoring. However, it does have its limitations.
6 min |
March - April 2024
MACHINERY LUBRICATION INDIA
LUBRICATION CONTAMINATION PREVENTION
How many articles have you read, or seminars listened to, that tout the value of contamination control? If you are like me, they number in the hundreds—if not thousands. One thing about these articles and seminars that bothers me is the word “control”.
6 min |
March - April 2024
MACHINERY LUBRICATION INDIA
WHY SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES AREN'T ENOUGH TO MITIGATE LUBRICANT CONTAMINATION
There are few problems more insidious or damaging to large industrial machinery than contaminated lubricant.
4 min |
March - April 2024
MACHINERY LUBRICATION INDIA
The Secrets For Implementing A Clean lubricant Program
If you could find an investment that guaranteed a return 40 times greater than your initial investment, you probably wouldn't pass it up.
4 min |
March - April 2024
Down To Earth
CHIPKO A DISTANT MEMORY
Whenever a dictionary of green terms is written, no matter in what language, it will contain at least one Hindi word-Chipko, which means to hug.
6 min |
April 16, 2024
Down To Earth
Coral catastrophe
Consistent ocean heating puts global corals at risk of mass bleaching in 2024
4 min |
April 16, 2024
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TESTING TIMES
While the world is trying to identify uniform tests to measure soil biodiversity, it still needs investment and infrastructure to make them available to all
4 min |
April 16, 2024
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TURN OVER A NEW LEAF
The young leaves of pilkhan free are a worthy alternative to leafy vegetables in the spring season
3 min |
April 16, 2024
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FAIR PRICE
Using a calculator, Uttar Pradesh scientifically fixes fee for transporting faecal sludge to treatment plants
3 min |
April 16, 2024
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Organic experiments
Women of Maharashtra village experiment with organic farming to improve incomes DAKSHIANI PALICHA
2 min |
April 16, 2024
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BREAKING NEW GROUND
Soil health is typically measured by its nutrient content, by presence of elements like nitrogen and phosphorus. No country in the world measures it in terms of soil biodiversity-a counting of underground faunal populations and microorganisms.
8 min |
April 16, 2024
Down To Earth
India set to see warmer temperatures
A DEADLY tornado struck the Mainaguri area of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, on March 31.
1 min |
April 16, 2024
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THE FOREVER POLLUTANT
From production to usage to disposal, plastic is a threat to those who come in its contact SIDDHARTH GHANSHYAM SINGH
7 min |
April 16, 2024
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Seeds from the past
For a decade,200 villages in Odisha have conserved and grown 190 indigenous rice and millet varieties with proven climate resilience
6 min |