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
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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
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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 |
April 16, 2024
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PRIME TRIGGER
Heat stress dominates debate on the causes of a mysterious chronic kidney disease that continues to baffle health experts and is on the rise globally
5 min |
April 16, 2024
Sasthragathy
ശാസ്ത്രവും സാങ്കേതികവിദ്യയും ജനപക്ഷ ചരിത്രത്തിനൊരാമുഖം
ആഴമേറിയതും ബൃഹത്തായതുമായ അടിത്തറയും മുകൾത്തട്ടിലുള്ള കെട്ടിടവും എളിയ തൊഴിലാളികളുടെ സംഭാവനയാണ് എന്ന് നമ്മൾ മറക്കരുത്. പ്രാചീന നാവികർ ദൂരം കണക്കാക്കാൻ ഉപയോഗിച്ചിരുന്ന സാങ്കേതിക വിദ്യയെക്കുറിച്ച് വിശദീകരിക്കുന്നു. ശാസ്ത്ര- സാങ്കേതിക വിജ്ഞാനം വികസിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിൽ സാധാരണ അധ്വാനിക്കുന്ന ജനങ്ങളുടെ പങ്ക് വിശദമാക്കുന്നു. - ആദ്യകാല കപ്പലോട്ടക്കാർ വിവിധ ശാസ്ത്ര ശാഖകൾക്ക് നൽകിയ നിസ്തുല സംഭാവനക്കുറിച്ച് വിശദീകരിക്കുന്നു.
9 min |
April 2024
Sasthragathy
മിത്തുകൾ സയൻസിനെ സ്വാധീനിക്കുന്നതെങ്ങനെ?
ഹൃദയവും മിത്തും തമ്മിലുള്ള ബന്ധത്തെക്കുറിച്ച് വിശദീകരിക്കുന്നു ഹൃദയത്തെക്കുറിച്ചും രക്തചംക്രമണത്തെക്കുറിച്ചുമുള്ള അബദ്ധധാരണകൾ ഹാർവി എങ്ങനെ മാറ്റിക്കുറിച്ചുവെന്ന് വിശദീകരിക്കുന്നു. ശാസ്ത്രവും മിത്തും തമ്മിലുള്ള വ്യത്യാസത്തെക്കുറിച്ച് വിശദമാക്കുന്നു.
5 min |
April 2024
Sasthragathy
ഇന്ത്യൻ ശാസ്ത്രരംഗം കുതിപ്പും കിതപ്പും
പൗരാണിക കാലത്തിൽ ശാസ്ത്ര സാങ്കേതികരംഗങ്ങളിൽ ഇന്ത്യ കൈവരിച്ച നേട്ടങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ച് വിശദീകരിക്കുന്നു. 16-ാം നൂറ്റാണ്ടുവരെ ഇന്ത്യ കൈവരിച്ച ശാസ്ത്ര നേട്ടങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ച് വിശദമാക്കുന്നു. ഇന്ത്യയിലെ വർണ്ണവ്യവസ്ഥ ശാസ്ത്രത്തിന്റെ വളർച്ചയെ എങ്ങനെ തടഞ്ഞുവെന്ന് വിശദമാക്കുന്നു.
4 min |
April 2024
Down To Earth
WATER SCARREDCITY
Bengaluru's water crisis was long in the making. The city has grown at the cost of its lakes and ponds that are key to its water security. Over 93 per cent of the city is built-up, which makes groundwater recharge difficult. Inadequate sewage systems pollute the limited water available. Over the decades, the city has become dependent on the Cauvery, 100 km away, for 70 per cent of its water needs. This makes water unaffordable. It's time Bengaluru broadened its water resource base beyond the Cauvery and focused on recharging groundwater and reusing treated wastewater.
10+ min |