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Headed for failure

Almost 60% of low-income countries are struggling to repay their loans. This is hurting their development and climate preparedness

WHY LUBRICATION SHOULD BE OUTSIDE THE CMMS

Those tasked with managing industrial facilities are data-centric, and they desire to track and improve virtually every aspect of the plant.

LUBRICATION STANDARDS MANUAL-THE NEED FOR DOCUMENTATION

Everyone remembers their first car. The feeling of freedom coupled with a light tinge of fear going down the road is an experience that is hard to forget. Equally hard to forget is when that first car requires maintenance or repairs. In my case, the car was a 1983 Jeep Wagoneer, and there was no shortage of repairs that had to be made.

TASK-BASED TRAINING INSPECTING A DESICCANT BREATHER

Contamination Control

A HISTORY OF OIL ANALYSIS

In this issue we will look at the inception and rise of oil analysis. Specifically, we will be looking at the development and implementation of elemental spectroscopy, ferrography and infrared spectroscopy.

SCHAEFFLER INDIA ACQUIRES B2B AUTO SPARES PLATFORM

This acquisition presents an ideal synergy for Schaeffler's future aftersales activities in India. It will be a key enabler for the aftermarket ecosystem, including distribution partners and help to play an important role in the fast growing and evolving after market digital landscape, the company said.

GULF OIL LUBRICANTS SCOUTING FOR MORE ACQUISITIONS

Gulf Oil Lubricants is on a look out for more acquisitions in India and globally within the charging EV ecosystem as it seeks to strengthen its presence in the electric mobilitys where it's a new entrant.

ELIJAH MCCOY: A FOUNDING FATHER TO MACHINERY LUBRICATION, AND THE REAL MCCOY

Machinery lubrication has been an essential aspect of industrial production over the course of each of the four industrial revolutions.

റോബോട്ടുകളുടെ ചരിത്രം

സയൻസ് ഫിക്ഷന്റെ ഭാവനാലോക ത്തിൽ നിന്നും യാഥാർഥ്യത്തിലേക്ക് കടന്നുവന്ന റോബോട്ടുകൾ എന്ന സാങ്കേതിക സാധ്യതയുടെ ചരിത്രം വിവരിക്കുന്നു. നിർമ്മിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന റോബോട്ടുകൾ അനുസരിക്കേണ്ട അസിമോവ് രൂപപ്പെടുത്തിയ മൂന്നു നിയമങ്ങൾ പരിചയപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു റോബോട്ടിക്സ് എന്ന ശാസ്ത്ര സാങ്കേ തിക ശാഖയുടെ വളർച്ച, വിവിധ കാലത്തു നിർമ്മിക്കപ്പെട്ട റോബോട്ടുക ളുടെ വിവരണങ്ങളിലൂടെ വരച്ചുകാട്ടുന്നു.

"ഗ്ലൂട്ടെൻ ഫ്രീ", വന്ന വഴി

ഗോതമ്പ്, ബാർലി, ഓട്ട്സ് തുടങ്ങിയ ധാന്യങ്ങളിൽ അടങ്ങിയിരിക്കുന്ന പ്രോട്ടീൻ കൂട്ടമായ ഗ്ലൂട്ടെൻ, അതു ദഹിപ്പിക്കാൻ കഴിയാത്ത ആളുകളിൽ സെലിയാക് രോഗികൾ ഉണ്ടാകുന്ന അസ്വസ്ഥതകളെ പരിചയപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു. ഗ്ലൂട്ടെൻ സഹിഷ്ണുത വർധിപ്പിക്കാൻ സഹായിക്കുന്ന വാക്സിൻ വികസിപ്പിക്കാനുള്ള ശ്രമങ്ങൾ വിവരിക്കുന്നു. സുഭിക്ഷ ഭക്ഷണം ലഭ്യമായിരുന്നിട്ടും പട്ടിണി കിടക്കാൻ വിധിക്കപ്പെട്ടവരാണ് സെലിയാക് രോഗികൾ എന്ന് പരിതപിക്കുന്നു.

BLATANT VIOLATIONS

India's flagship health insurance scheme for the poor remains riddled with irregularities and corruption, shows an audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Sterile measure

Maharashtra and Gujarat propose to sterilise leopards to control their booming population, amid rising conflicts between the animal and humans. Is the plan feasible?

Flood-proof Himalayas

Spatial planning, nature-based solutions can make cities in Hindu Kush Himalaya climate-resilient

Decoding organic

“FOR THE past three years, my tomato crop has not been infested by a single pest. I have got a healthy and sizable yield. My spinach, too, has flourished,” says Kamraj of Govindapuram village in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.

Hybrid takeover

DALJIT SINGH usually harvests 10 tonnes of rice from his 1.5-hectare farmland. But in 2022, the yield was just 1.9 tonnes. Most of the crop was dwarfed due to a Fiji virus infection. \"I had used hybrid seeds manufactured by German company Bayer.

How companies got their way on biodiversity

Amendments to the Biodiversity Act let companies off the hook on having to share the benefits of using biological resources

SANITATION CRUSADER

Bindeshwar Pathak's steadfast determination improved the state of public sanitation in India

RAINY RAJASTHAN

The harsh deserts of Rajasthan bear testimony to human adaptability and ingenuity. They receive just 300 mm of annual rain, making Rajasthan India's driest state. Yet they are home to a third of the state's population and, by some estimates, the most populous deserts in the world.

Algae: A Super Future Food For Sustainable Nutrition

Microalgae: That speculative future meal might not sound very appealing, but microalgae are packed with proteins, essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals-including vitamins A, B1, B2, C, and E, iron, calcium and folic acid.

Novel molecules fight viruses by bursting their bubble-like membranes

Antiviral therapies are notoriously difficult to develop, as viruses can quickly mutate to become resistant to drugs. But what if a new generation of antivirals ignores the fast-mutating proteins on the surface of viruses and instead disrupts their protective layers?

Six Foods to Boost Cardiovascular Health

A study led by McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences researchers at the Population Research Health Institute (PHRI) has found that not eating enough of six key foods in combination is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adults.

How Breast Milk Boosts the Brain

A new study by scientists at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University suggests that a micronutrient in human breast milk provides significant benefit to the developing brains of newborns, a finding that further illuminates the link between nutrition and brain health and could help improve infant formulas used in circumstances when breastfeeding isn't possible.

New exoplanet discovery builds better understanding of planet formation

An international team of scientists have discovered an unusual Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a low-mass star called TOI-4860, located in the Corvus constellation.

Grow-your-own households eat more fruit and vegetables and waste less

Household fruit and vegetable production, in allotments and gardens, could be key to a healthy and food-secure population, a new study from the University of Sheffield has found.

Top fish predators could suffer wide loss of suitable habitat by 2100 due to climate change

A study of 12 species of highly migratory fish predators including sharks, tuna, and billfish such as marlin and swordfish finds that most of them will encounter widespread losses of suitable habitat and redistribution from current habitats in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean (NWA) and the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) by 2100. These areas are among the fastest-warming ocean regions and are projected to increase between 1-6°C (+1-10°F) by the end of the century, a sign of climate-driven changes in marine ecosystems.

About 1 in 3 vertebrate species is used, eaten or traded by humans, study finds

A cheetah pouncing on a gazelle. A bear snatching a fish out of the water with its claws.

Mars: new evidence of an environment conducive to the emergence of life

The surface of Mars, unlike the Earth's, is not constantly renewed by plate tectonics.

How to overcome the multi-drug resistance (MDR) in bacteria?

Multi drug resistance (MDR) is a major hurdle faced by medical personals around the globe while treating severe bacterial infections. Such infections may either arise due to some diseased condition or as a result of postsurgical side effects.

Gene therapy hope for children with kidney disease

Researchers at the University of Bristol have made a remarkable step forward in finding a potential cure for a type of childhood kidney disease.

Indian long pepper (Pippali): a wonder plant

Long pepper (Piper longum L.) commonly known as Pippali, Indian or Javanese long pepper is a slender, aromatic plant grown for its small red spikes which are tremendously used in traditional medicine systems.