Environment
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
A cleansing rain falls; a soil-filled mist arises
03 May 2016
Rain doesn't simply cleanse the air of particles but also spurs organic material to go from the soil into the air