Environment
EU to ban pesticides in bid to save bees
30 Apr 2013
Wild cheetahs face extinction by 2030: Experts
25 Apr 2013
The Cheetah is the only big cat to adapt poorly in wildlife reserves as it faced increased competition from larger predators, such as lions and even the scavenging hyenas, that thrived in protected areas
Air pollution linked to hardening of the arteries
25 Apr 2013
Long-term exposure to air pollution may be linked to heart attacks and strokes by speeding up atherosclerosis, or "hardening of the arteries," according to researchers
Demand for coal overtakes green fuels: IEA
18 Apr 2013
Rising demand for coal in Europe and Asis is driving a global boom for the fossil fuel, raising questions about the world’s ability to cut global emissions that cause climate change
A cafe made from recycled waste
18 Apr 2013
Using everything from plastic drink bottles to cardboard boxes, a team of engineers, architects and social scientists have created a café where everything except the coffee is recycled
Quake in Iran leaves over 40 dead, shakes Delhi and Gulf cities
16 Apr 2013
Tremors were felt as far away as Delhi, Ahmedabad and the Gulf cities where people were evacuated from tall buildings
Madhya Pradesh must get some of Gujarat’s lions: SC
15 Apr 2013
While the Modi government said these animals were “the pride of Gujarat”, the apex court decided that their survival was more important than Gujarat’s pride
Iranian N plant safe as quake kills 37
10 Apr 2013
An International Atomic Energy Agency statement indicated that it was satisfied there was little danger of radioactive leaks from the Bushehr nuclear power plant due to the earthquake
PM releases Partha Dasgupta’s 'green' report
09 Apr 2013
The report advocates the creation of new economic indicators that include three types of assets such as industrial capital, human capital and natural capital
Sea lion is first known non-human mammal that can keep a beat to music
08 Apr 2013
Ronan's sense of rhythm undercuts an increasingly influential theory that beat keeping requires a capacity for complex vocal learning
Global solar photovoltaic industry may be a net energy producer now
By By Mark Golden | 05 Apr 2013
Greenpeace’s ‘polar bear’ protests before Kremlin over energy exploration in Arctic waters
02 Apr 2013
Drying Saraswati caused exodus from Harappa to Gangetic belt
01 Apr 2013
The Harappans relied on a dependable monsoons and did not create an irrigation system to support crops; as the monsoons became more infrequent, the Saraswati, not fed by Himalayan runoff, dried up forcing the population to migrate
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