यह मॉडल सड़कों पर उन संवेदनशील स्थानों की पहचान करने में मदद कर सकता है, जिन्हें राजमार्गों पर भारी वर्षा के कारण होने वाले रुकावटों को रोकने के लिए संरक्षित करने की आवश्यकता होती है।

भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान (आईआईटी) गांधीनगर ने एंटीवायरल कोटिंग को तैयार किया है, जिसकी मदद से सतह से होने वाले वायरल संक्रमण को रोका जा सकता है। इसे किसी भी प्रकार की सतह पर आसानी से लगाया जा सकता है।

Joshimath in Uttarakhand has both religious and tourist significance. But several villages in the area are slowly subsiding, say the local villagers and scientists who have studied the region. Houses have developed cracks making it highly unsafe for people to live in them. Maximum subsidence is observed in the wards of Ravigram, Gandhinagar and Sunil, and thousands of people may be displaced.

Many farmers in the region have locked their homes and are gone. Parched crops and dry hand pumps greet visitors. There is no water; none to drink, none for irrigation. Maharashtra's Marathwada region, heartland of farmer deaths, is going through a devastating summer

Uttarakhand’s Joshimath has been in news for its sinking land which is posing a threat to the local residents. The collective anxieties of the residents peaked yesterday after fresh cracks surfaced. The protesters called for a general strike and demonstrations against the allegedly callous attitude of the state government towards the crisis. On December 4, Gaon Connection had published a detailed report on the issue and warned of an impending disaster.

According to the present livestock census, there are 5.4 lakh horses, donkeys, and mules. The number stood at 11.4 lakh in 2012. This means that there has been a dip of 51.9% -- around 6 lakh -- in their population