Environment
Where the rains come from
02 Dec 2016
Adani unveils the world’s largest solar power plant in Tamil Nadu
30 Nov 2016
With 648 MW of generation capacity, India takes over the mantle of the world’s largest single solar power plant from the Topaz Solar Farm in California, which has a capacity of 550 MW
Wildfires force evacuation of 2 Tennessee towns
29 Nov 2016
Oceans act as 'heat sink'
24 Nov 2016
Japan rocked as quake triggers tsunami near Fukushima site
22 Nov 2016
The magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck in the same region that was devastated by a tsunami that followed a much larger magnitude 9.0 quake in 2011, killing some 18,000 people
Who knew? Ammonia-rich bird poop cools the atmosphere
19 Nov 2016
The presence of summertime bursts of atmospheric particles linked to ammonia emissions from seabird-colony guano can spread throughout the Arctic, fostering cloud-droplet formation, and in turn reflect sunlight back to space for a net cooling effect
A step toward biodegradable plastics
19 Nov 2016
Wood waste fuels Alaska Airlines' Seattle-Washington DC flight
16 Nov 2016
The alternative fuel was made from leftover limbs and branches harvested at managed forests and converted into isobutanol, which was then converted to jet fuel
Trump seeking ways to wriggle out of climate pact: report
14 Nov 2016
A Reuters report says the future Trump administration is weighing alternatives to accelerate a US pull-out from the Paris Agreement on climate change that has already been signed by 109 countries, including the US
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Hariman Sharma lets apple travel to India’s warmer climes
10 Feb 2025
Apple, which was the preserve of the cooler Himalayan region in India, is now everywhere – in the East, the West and the South - thanks to one enterprising Himachal farmer, Hariman Sharma.
The cost of neglecting water transport
03 Feb 2025
Inland water transport is widely recognised as a cheaper and environment friendly mode of transport and, as per a report prepared by RITES
Crypto Currencies Trying To Undermine Global Financial System
27 Jan 2025
US President Donald Trump, it seems, is the latest to join the frenzy for personal or corporate currency, with $TRUMP, or what they call a meme coin, giving a further boost to his crypto image.
As costs of saying final goodbyes rise UK families resort to crowdfunding to pay for funerals
By Axel Miller | 16 Jan 2025
The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.
The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
The remarkable Ratan Tata
By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
One newspaper report of Ratan Tata’s passing away showed an old photo of him climbing into the cockpit of a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
