Greener anaesthesia may protect patients, environment: Lancet

IANS | February 21, 2025 5:38 PM

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Using less polluting inhaled anaesthetic agents, referred to as greener anaesthesia, may help reduce harmful emissions by 50 per cent in one year without impacting patient safety or outcomes, according to a study, published in the journal Lancet Planetary Health, on Friday.

India’s solar cell capacity poised for 5-fold jump to 55 GW by 2026-27

IANS | February 6, 2025 5:20 PM

New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) India's solar cell manufacturing capacity is set to touch 50-55 GW by fiscal year 2027, up five-fold from 10 GW at the end of fiscal 2024, propelled by the government’s policy thrust to reduce imports of cells and modules, according to a Crisil Ratings report released on Thursday.