Environment
Population growth could outpace water supply by mid-century
06 Apr 2015
Population growth could cause global demand for water to outpace supply by mid-century if current levels of consumption continue
PM launches National Air Quality Index
06 Apr 2015
PM moots India's leadership in fight for climate
06 Apr 2015
California prepares $1-bn package for drought relief
19 Mar 2015
With the US state facing one of its worst droughts and no relief in sight from the weather, the government is resorting to water rationing while finalising a relief plan
California will run out of water in a year, warns NASA expert
18 Mar 2015
As California experiences the fourth year of one of the most severe droughts in recorded history, a senior NASA scientist has warned that the American state has only about one year of water left
Robotic fish designed to protect real ones from pollution
17 Mar 2015
Bristling with sensors, the self-navigating robot mimics how real fish swim, monitoring for signs of environmental degradation.
Greenpeace’s Pillai vindicated; HC says ‘this is a democracy’
12 Mar 2015
The Delhi High Court today asked the government to quash and set aside the lookout circular against Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai, who was blocked by the Indian government from boarding a flight to London to speak to British MPs two months ago
Climate starting to change faster
10 Mar 2015
The speed with which temperatures change will continue to increase over the next several decades, intensifying the impacts of climate change
Permafrost's turn of the microbes
09 Mar 2015
Scientists question rush to build Nicaragua canal
09 Mar 2015
A consortium of environmental scientists has expressed strong concern about the impact of the controversial 172-mile, $50-billion Central American canal planned across Nicaragua
K-Cup inventor regrets his invention
04 Mar 2015
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