Environment
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
Gujarat makes first move towards ‘green’ electric buses
14 Jul 2014
The project also includes setting up of solar-power based electric charging stations at regular distances on the 35-odd km long stretch between Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar
Met sees monsoon revival in central and north-west India by Tuesday
12 Jul 2014
Rainfall so far this season has been lower than even 2009 when the country witnessed the worst drought in 37 years with a deficit of 36 per cent
India’s forest cover increases marginally to 24.01%
09 Jul 2014
According to the report, the majority of the increase in the forest cover has been in the open forest category, mainly outside forest areas
New study links Oklahama earthquakes to fracking
04 Jul 2014
Hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, a controversial process, uses high-pressure blasts of water mixed with a chemical cocktail that are injected into wells to fracture rock and unlock trapped natural gas
California grocers push for ban on plastic bags
30 Jun 2014
India must shift energy focus from oil and coal: Pachauri
30 Jun 2014
R K Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has termed India’s decision to increase the number of coal-based power projects as a "wasteful approach"