Environment

MIT develops nontoxic way of generating portable power

15 Mar 2016

Researchers at MIT have come up with an alternative system for generating electricity, which harnesses heat and uses no metals or toxic materials, they produce current by burning

No projects on Ganges cleared in last two years: Javedkar

15 Mar 2016

Suffering warthogs seek out nit-picking mongooses for relief

12 Mar 2016

US families win fracking contamination case

12 Mar 2016

Fukushima site still leaking after five years: research

10 Mar 2016

Study suggests impact of climate change on agriculture may be underestimated

09 Mar 2016

Cloudy problems: Today's clouds might not be the same as pre-industrial ones

07 Mar 2016

Govt introduces 'White' industries, exempts them from eco clearance

05 Mar 2016

The new `White’ category industries consist of bio-fertilisers, bio-pesticide, organic manure, wind power and mini-hydel power projects of less than 25 mega Watt capacity, among others, and would require no prior clearances

Dealers in endangered wildlife take to Facebook

04 Mar 2016

Facebook unwittingly offers a large audience for illegal trade in wildlife, and hundreds of protected species are advertised for sale on Facebook groups in Malaysia – though both Facebook and Malaysian authorities have vowed to crack down on this practice

Indonesia, Australia warned of tsunami after 7.9 magnitude quake near Sumatra

02 Mar 2016

Scientists create 3D forests to study climate change

27 Feb 2016

California methane leak was the biggest ever in US: study

26 Feb 2016

Double whammy: poor indoor air adds to pollution risks

26 Feb 2016

A new study has found that outdoor pollution is responsible for around 40,000 deaths in the UK alone – but importantly, this is one of the first studies to highlight the health risks of poor indoor air quality as well

One-step process to convert CO2 and water directly into liquid hydrocarbon fuel

23 Feb 2016

A simple and inexpensive new sustainable fuels technology could potentially help limit global warming by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to make fuel

Exposure to air pollution increases the risk of obesity

22 Feb 2016

Laboratory rats who breathed Beijing’s highly polluted air gained weight and experienced cardio-respiratory and metabolic dysfunctions after three to eight weeks of exposure

New method reduces need for fish in experiments

18 Feb 2016

Mysuru ranked India’s cleanest city, Dhanbad adjudged dirtiest

15 Feb 2016

NGT nod for controversial Hubli-Ankola railway line in Karnataka

15 Feb 2016

Poor air quality kills 5.5 million worldwide annually

13 Feb 2016

New research shows that more than 5.5 million people die prematurely every year due to household and outdoor air pollution. More than half of deaths occur in two of the world’s fastest growing economies, China and India