Environment
India, China, Nepal launch cross-border conservation project
10 Apr 2010
India, Nepal and China have launched a major cross-border project for conservation and sustainable development of the Greater Mt Kailash region
Monsoon raises pollution to new heights
05 Apr 2010
The monsoon is drawing hydrogen cyanide, a pollutant caused by biomass burning, into the stratosphere, says Professor Peter Bernath, who headed the research at University of York
MMRDA commences beautification of Mithi bank
25 Mar 2010
Antifreeze proteins can stop ice melting
09 Mar 2010
NDTV Greenathon II to lighten homes again
04 Mar 2010
UN warns of electronic waste time bomb
26 Feb 2010
Wal-Mart unveils plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions
26 Feb 2010
Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer said yesterday that it would eliminate 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015, equivalent of taking more than 3.8 million cars off the road for a year
Indian Ocean patterns to reveal onset of El Nino
23 Feb 2010
Meteorologists discovered certain Indian Ocean climate patterns that could provide up to 14 months' warning before the onset of an El Nino – a huge improvement over current templates.
Pachauri’s conflict of interest
12 Feb 2010
Having Pachauri head the IPCC is like asking the CEO of a hedge fund to chair a committee to determine whether speculation is good. The hedge fund CEO may not gain financially from the position, but his fund will benefit if it is established that speculation is one of the most noble of all human activities. By Vivek Sharma