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Chimps imbibe two cocktails’ worth of ethanol daily from ripe fruits
Do chimpanzees actively prefer fruits with higher alcohol content or are they simply attracted to the sweetness of ripe fruits? Robert Dudley, who first proposed the drunken monkey hypothesis in 2014, has theorised that alcohol in fruits could serve as a cue for ripeness — a signal of extra calories Source link
Wind, temperature rescue Delhi after pollution soars up to 100 times prescribed limit
Several missing data points in official data on air pollution for the intervening night between Monday and Tuesday; Actual air pollution will be more than recorded due to missing data, say expert; Activists question authenticity of data Source link
A day after, political fireworks explode as Delhi gasps for breath
As AAP highlights BJP govt.’s firecracker ‘mismanagement’, ruling party accuses Oppn. of ‘forcing’ farmers in Punjab to burn stubble to worsen Delhi air on Deepavali; pollution levels shoot up above 100 times WHO limits in several parts Source link
Fire, burn emergencies go up during Deepavali across Tamil Nadu
The 108 emergency management service handled 7,463 cases, compared with an average of 5,051 cases on a normal day. Assaults went up to 808, vehicular trauma emergencies tripled Source link
Unreliable air and noise data, real-time deception
With monitoring networks themselves releasing misleading raw data, policy efficacy, public trust and international credibility become weak Source link
Deepavali fireworks worsen Delhi’s air quality
16 cities record ‘very poor’ air quality; pollution readings point to violation of SC norms on use of green firecrackers; Dharuhera in Haryana records worst air quality nationally Source link
Three arrested for assault on trainee doctor at Tiruppur Government Medical College Hospital
Three arrested for assault on trainee doctor at Tiruppur Government Medical College Hospital Source link
Pollution levels went up after Chennai celebrated Deepavali
Besant Nagar, with an air quality index of 190, was the cleanest and Valasarawakkam came in last with an AQI of 332, according to data released by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board Source link
Seven new dialysis centres to come up in Andhra Pradesh
Being set up as part of the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme, these centres will obviate the need for people to travel long distances to reach a hospital for treatment, says Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav Source link
Woman doctor assaulted in West Bengal government hospital, two held
One of the arrested is allegedly a police home guard who had threatened the doctor of consequences if she left the hospital premises Source link