ENVIRONMENT
Satellites Reveal India’s Vanishing Groundwater
Any foreign hand?
Using NASA satellite data, scientists have found that groundwater levels in northern India have been declining by as much as 33 centimeters (about 1 foot) per year over the past decade. Researchers have found the trend alarming because it occurred in years when there was no shortage of rainfall. The results of this research were published in the journal 'Nature'.
A team of US hydrologists has found that northern India’s underground water is being pumped and consumed in human activities such as irrigation. The team has also found that more than 108 cubic kilometers of groundwater disappeared from aquifers in areas of Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and the nation’s capital territory of Delhi between 2002 and 2008, says nasa.gov.
Anyone to check over- exploitation?
Decomposed Plastic Harms Marine Life
Worse than effects
Metoclopramide, a drug used to treat gastrointestinal disorders, has been linked to tardive dyskinesia- a disease characterised by involuntary or impaired movements of the extremities, lip smacking, grimacing, tongue protrusion, rapid eye movements or blinking, puckering and pursing of the lips. There is no known treatment of this disease, says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The development of this condition is directly related to the duration of patient’s taking the drug and the number of doses taken. Those at the highest risk include the elderly, especially older woman, and people who have been on the drug for long.
In India, metoclopramide is available in tablets, syrups and injections. The names of products include Reglan, Perinorm, Metajex and Donmet.
The U.S. FDA has asked the manufacturers of the drug to add a boxed warning to their drug labels about the risk of its long-term or high dose use and to implement a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS).
Ask physician an alternative
Any foreign hand?
Using NASA satellite data, scientists have found that groundwater levels in northern India have been declining by as much as 33 centimeters (about 1 foot) per year over the past decade. Researchers have found the trend alarming because it occurred in years when there was no shortage of rainfall. The results of this research were published in the journal 'Nature'.
A team of US hydrologists has found that northern India’s underground water is being pumped and consumed in human activities such as irrigation. The team has also found that more than 108 cubic kilometers of groundwater disappeared from aquifers in areas of Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and the nation’s capital territory of Delhi between 2002 and 2008, says nasa.gov.
Anyone to check over- exploitation?
Decomposed Plastic Harms Marine Life
Worse than effects
Metoclopramide, a drug used to treat gastrointestinal disorders, has been linked to tardive dyskinesia- a disease characterised by involuntary or impaired movements of the extremities, lip smacking, grimacing, tongue protrusion, rapid eye movements or blinking, puckering and pursing of the lips. There is no known treatment of this disease, says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The development of this condition is directly related to the duration of patient’s taking the drug and the number of doses taken. Those at the highest risk include the elderly, especially older woman, and people who have been on the drug for long.
In India, metoclopramide is available in tablets, syrups and injections. The names of products include Reglan, Perinorm, Metajex and Donmet.
The U.S. FDA has asked the manufacturers of the drug to add a boxed warning to their drug labels about the risk of its long-term or high dose use and to implement a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS).
Ask physician an alternative
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