Environment

Landslide in Pune village claims at least 10; over 150 feared trapped

30 Jul 2014

Monsoon spreading rapidly over India, but worry areas remain

26 Jul 2014

Springtime for wheat starts with a gene that ‘sees’ light

24 Jul 2014

Has Antarctic Sea ice expansion been overestimated?

23 Jul 2014

New research suggests that Antarctic sea ice may not be expanding as fast as previously thought

Drought survival secrets of tropical forests

23 Jul 2014

Beef production more damaging to environment than dairy or pork: Study

22 Jul 2014

UK government looking to Tesla Model S for green cars

21 Jul 2014

Google’s Street View cars help detect gas leaks

17 Jul 2014

Rivers highly polluted across 27 states, Javadekar tells house

17 Jul 2014

Adani’s Mundra port and SEZ gets green clearance

16 Jul 2014

The 8,481-hactre Mundra port and special economic zone hosts the country's largest commercial port and the largest privately-owned power plant

Smartphone sensor to monitor air pollution

15 Jul 2014

Smartphone sensor to monitor air pollution

15 Jul 2014

US scientist sees green opportunities in India’s infrastructure development

15 Jul 2014

India is among the first few countries in the world to have established a ministry overlooking the use and promotion of non-fossil fuel energy in the 1980s

Global warming associated with higher incidence of kidney stones

14 Jul 2014

A new study suggets higher temperatures increase the risk of kidney stones in people predisposed to stone formation

Gujarat makes first move towards ‘green’ electric buses

14 Jul 2014

The project also includes setting up of solar-power based electric charging stations at regular distances on the 35-odd km long stretch between Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar

Discovery provides insights on how plants respond to elevated CO2 Levels

14 Jul 2014

Urban heat — not a myth, and worst where it’s wet

12 Jul 2014

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 calls for public funding of $15-bn global climate fund

12 Jul 2014

Japan’s Typhoon Neoguri leaves 28 hurt, still rages on

09 Jul 2014

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

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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

France hails Modi's renewable energy plan, seeks India’s support at UN climate talks

01 Jul 2014

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"