Environment
Pollution causes thunderstorms, larger, deeper, longer lasting clouds
By By Mary Beckman & Frances White | 26 Nov 2013
Cyclone Helen leaves two dead in Andhra; devastates crops
23 Nov 2013
The West Godavari district is said to be the worst-hit in terms of crop damage, while coastal districts of Krishna, East Godavari and Srikakulam bore the brunt of heavy rains
Coke, Ford, Nestle, P&G, Unilever join pact to promote responsible development of plant-based plastics
20 Nov 2013
Coke, Ford, Nestle, P&G, Unilever join pact to promote responsible development of plant-based plastics
20 Nov 2013
Coke, Ford, Nestle, P&G, Unilever join pact to promote responsible development of plant-based plastics
20 Nov 2013
Coke, Ford, Nestle, P&G, Unilever join pact to promote responsible development of plant-based plastics
20 Nov 2013
UN warns of dire consequences of coal use
19 Nov 2013
The world’s remaining coal deposits must stay in the ground if greenhouse gas emissions are to be held in check, a top UN official says
IAF C130-J leaves on aid mission to Philippines
16 Nov 2013
China issues red alert as Typhoon Haiyan claims 10,000 lives
11 Nov 2013
Typhoon Haiyan, the devastating storm that hit the Philippines on Friday, may have killed more than 10,000 people in the central part of the Philippines
Tracking young salmon's first moves in the ocean
By By Tom Rickey, PNNL | 11 Nov 2013
Climate change: preparing for hell and high water
By By Mary Beckman | 08 Nov 2013
Polluting gas levels at new highs, says UN study
07 Nov 2013
Water-stressed globe to face increased thirst: study
06 Nov 2013
By the end of the century, an increased demand for fresh water will hit the Middle East and India
Scientists discover new species in remote Australian forest
30 Oct 2013
After the discovery of over 400 new species in the Amazon rain forests last week, scientists have found a "Lost World" of unknown creatures in an Australian rainforest in a remote part of Queensland
Purring monkey among hundreds of new animals found in Amazon rainforest
26 Oct 2013
A monkey which makes a feline purring sound is among the at least 441 new species of animals and plants discovered over a four-year period in the vast Amazon rainforest
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The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
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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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