Environment
‘Flaming birds’ show solar plants are not quite as green as believed
19 Aug 2014
US wildlife investigators who visited the BrightSource Energy plant last year and watched as birds burned and fell, reported an average of one such incident every two minute
Climate change and air pollution will combine to curb food supplies: study
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 31 Jul 2014
Ozone and higher temperatures can combine to reduce crop yields, warns a new study from MIT. By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office
Has Antarctic Sea ice expansion been overestimated?
23 Jul 2014
New research suggests that Antarctic sea ice may not be expanding as fast as previously thought
Drought survival secrets of tropical forests
23 Jul 2014
Google’s Street View cars help detect gas leaks
17 Jul 2014
Adani’s Mundra port and SEZ gets green clearance
16 Jul 2014
The 8,481-hactre Mundra port and special economic zone hosts the country's largest commercial port and the largest privately-owned power plant
Smartphone sensor to monitor air pollution
15 Jul 2014
Smartphone sensor to monitor air pollution
15 Jul 2014
US scientist sees green opportunities in India’s infrastructure development
15 Jul 2014
India is among the first few countries in the world to have established a ministry overlooking the use and promotion of non-fossil fuel energy in the 1980s
Global warming associated with higher incidence of kidney stones
14 Jul 2014
A new study suggets higher temperatures increase the risk of kidney stones in people predisposed to stone formation