Environment
Greek economic hardship leads to air pollution crisis
23 May 2014
A study from researchers in the US and Greece reveals an overlooked side effect of economic crisis — dangerous air quality caused by burning cheaper fuel for warmth
Chinese study shows Tibetan glaciers feeding Bhramaputra rapidly shrinking
22 May 2014
Glaciers in the Tibet Plateau, the watershed for several Himalayan rivers, have been shrunk by 15 per cent in the past three decades
Loss of African wildlife spurs a cascade of consequences in savannas
10 May 2014
Declines in large wildlife can increase the risk to humans from rodent-borne disease, scientists find after experimentally removing large grazing mammals from plots of savanna land in Kenya
Delhi overtakes Beijing as world’s most air-polluted city
08 May 2014
A study says as many as 13 of the world's 20 dirtiest cities in the world are in India, with Delhi, Patna, Gwalior and Raipur in the top four spots
Multiple metrics of climate change reveal unappreciated impacts on biodiversity
03 May 2014
A new study has shed fresh light on how climate change will affect global biodiversity by exploring different measurements of climate change together.
SC-mandated panel wants 23 hydro projects in Uttarakhand scrapped
30 Apr 2014
A high-level government committee has suggested the scrapping of 23 hydropower projects in the flood-prone Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, as power projects were largely to blame for the devastating floods last year that killed thousands
All Apple stores to now recycle any Apple product for free
25 Apr 2014
Apple Stores around the world will accept any mobile phone brand, and recycle them free as part of its environmental responsibility campaign
China toughens environment laws as pollution peaks
24 Apr 2014
A new law gives the Chinese environmental protection ministry the power to shut down and confiscate the assets of polluters
Mega-heatwaves dissected
24 Apr 2014
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