Environment
Global warming to put 1.3 bn people at risk by 2050
18 May 2016
Mumbai’s planners should particularly take note, as a study by a World Bank-run body says that densely populated coastal cities are sinking even as sea levels are rising
Delhi no longer world’s most polluted city
13 May 2016
Delhi’s air has improved from being the world’s worst to the ninth-worst – but this is small consolation for India, as four of the five worst-polluted cities are in the country
Global warming could cause chronic kidney disease: study
10 May 2016
Climate change may be accelerating rates of chronic kidney disease caused by dehydration and heat stress, according to a new study
Early Earth's air weighed less than half of today's atmosphere
10 May 2016
New research reverses the commonly accepted idea that the early Earth had a thicker atmosphere to compensate for weaker sunlight
SC open to modifying diesel vehicle ban in Delhi
10 May 2016
SC refuses to lift ban on Niyamgiri hills mining
07 May 2016
SC refuses to lift ban on Niyamgiri hills mining
07 May 2016
SC refuses to lift ban on Niyamgiri hills mining
07 May 2016
Drought-hit Zimbabwe seeks to sell off wildlife
07 May 2016
Drought-hit and cash-strapped Zimbabwe is trying to kill two birds with one stone by putting up its wildlife, particularly elephants, up for sale, as its national parks hold more animals than they can sustain or manage