Environment
Dirty Chinese air spreading diseases across Pacific to US: study
22 Jan 2014
Polluted air from China is blowing across the Pacific Ocean in large quantities and contributing to smog in the United States, according to new research by a team of Chinese and American scientists
HC orders closure of Adani units in Mundra SEZ for violating green norms
14 Jan 2014
The Gujarat High Court on Monday ordered the Adani Group to shut down 12 of the 21 units operating in its Mundra special economic zone (SEZ), one of the largest SEZs in the country
Researchers warn of disastrous consequences of geo-engineering plan to curb global warming
09 Jan 2014
Millions in US brace for big chill
07 Jan 2014
Study faults a ‘runaway’ mechanism in intermediate-depth earthquakes
By By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 27 Dec 2013
East Antarctica is sliding sideways
26 Dec 2013
Sun not a key driver of climate change
24 Dec 2013
Researchers find ocean plankton species not adapting to climate change; could disappear altogether
14 Dec 2013
Storing carbon in the Arctic
By By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 12 Dec 2013
While the Arctic Ocean is largely a carbon sink, researchers find parts are also a source of atmospheric carbon dioxide
SC asks railways to prevent elephant deaths on tracks
By By Jagdeep Worah | 11 Dec 2013
Least suspected threats could be the most devastating, climate change experts warn
By By Laurence C. Smith | 11 Dec 2013
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The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
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COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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