Environment
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"
Govt blocks flow of foreign funds to Greenpeace, other NGOs
19 Jun 2014
Greenpeace termed the two Intelligence Bureau reports that prompted government action against it as "malicious” and said it has been "specifically targeted" for opposing coal mining and nuclear power projects
Indians ‘greener’ than Americans, Germans: Time survey
18 Jun 2014
Indians reported the most comprehensive approach to energy conservation, with 8 in 10 Indians reporting that they have altered their personal habits to curb consumption, revels a survey by Time magazine
'Microbial garden' takes the shine off glaciers
16 Jun 2014
How much fertiliser is too much for the climate?
14 Jun 2014
Sailor teams up with researchers to make zero-carbon yacht
13 Jun 2014
A British sailor is teaming up with researchers from Imperial to develop a zero-carbon energy system for the yacht he aims to race around the world
Respiratory diseases rise as heat wave adds to pollution
12 Jun 2014
With a heat wave raging across India, ozone levels are peaking to dangerous levels, a study shows
Promising solution to plastic pollution: bioplastic made from shrimp shells
11 Jun 2014
Now researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have introduced a new bioplastic isolated from shrimp shells
Brave new world: nature making new type of rock from plastic waste
10 Jun 2014
The new rock material, dubbed by scientists as plastiglomerate, is the result of melted plastic trash on beaches mixing with sediment, basaltic lava fragments and organic debris such as shells
US Supreme Court rejects BP's appeal on payments to businesses
10 Jun 2014
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to block payments BP was required to make to businesses demanding compensation for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill
Rising CO2 poses significant threat to human nutrition: Harvard study
By By Todd Datz | 07 Jun 2014
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