Environment

ISA launches programme to accelerate deployment of solar energy worldwide

25 Apr 2016

Fresh landslips in Arunachal, toll rises to 19

25 Apr 2016

Old-growth forests may provide buffer against rising temperatures

23 Apr 2016

India among 175 countries signing Paris climate pact on Earth Day

23 Apr 2016

A global pact on climate action is expected to soon came into effect with 175 member nations of the United Nations, including India, China and the United States, signing the Paris Climate Agreement on the opening day of UN talks on climate action

Mahindra first Indian firm to join green inititative “EP100’

22 Apr 2016

The announcement comes a day before Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra represents the corporate world at the high-level signing ceremony of the historic Paris climate change agreement at the United Nations on Friday

India to generate 30 lakh MT of e-waste by 2018: ASSOCHAM-Frost & Sullivan study

21 Apr 2016

India to generate 30 lakh MT of e-waste by 2018: ASSOCHAM-Frost & Sullivan study

21 Apr 2016

Javadekar tells developed world to tax coal to raise $100 bn for climate fund

21 Apr 2016

Could global warming's top culprit help crops?

19 Apr 2016

Scientists say many plants don't respond to warming as thought

18 Apr 2016

Scientists suggest appealing to human psychology to create solutions to climate change

15 Apr 2016

India to help Cambodia restore tiger population

15 Apr 2016

Massive quake in Japan leaves 9 dead, services disrupted

15 Apr 2016

Massive earthquake shooks Myanmar, India’s North East

13 Apr 2016

IMD forecasts above normal rainfall across India

13 Apr 2016

The forecast comes after two straight years of drought, which has been weighed down by subdued agriculture output and falling farmers' income

More than 80% of China’s underground water unfit for drinking: Report

13 Apr 2016

Mild but deep quake shakes Delhi, northern India

11 Apr 2016

Climate change deteriorates water quality in the Himalayas

09 Apr 2016

A new study on climate change and geochemical processes on waters and lake sediments on the Tibetan Plateau shows that global warming deteriorates the water quality, impacting the lives of 40 per cent of the world's population

Earth's soils could play key role in locking away greenhouse gases

09 Apr 2016

Solid waste management rules revised, extended to urban and industrial areas: Javadekar

06 Apr 2016

Early heat wave in central India, but some relief in north

06 Apr 2016

Green panel seeks curbs on flights operating at night

06 Apr 2016

US judge approves BP's $20-bn Gulf spill settlement

05 Apr 2016

A US federal judge granted final approval to the settlement over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which will cost BP an estimated $20.8 billion, making it the biggest environmental settlement in US history

Researchers improve their 'hearing' to detect volcanic eruptions

05 Apr 2016

SC extends ban on large diesel cars in NCR

01 Apr 2016

Extending the ban on the sale of diesel cars of 2,000 cc or more diesel capacity, the Supreme Court asked car makers like Mercedes-Benz to bring data in support of their claim that diesel was not more polluting than petrol