Environment
India and other countries to meet in Moscow to decide on EU carbon tax move
04 Feb 2012
India, Russia, the US, China and other countries are to meet in Moscow later this month to decide on whether to introduce retaliatory measures against the European Union on its ‘unilateral’ decision to impose carbon tax on air travel
India’s economy shines, but its air stinks: WEF
01 Feb 2012
Even on overall environment India ranked among the world's worst performers, standing 125th in the list of 132
India’s air most toxic: Study
28 Jan 2012
Obama supports fracking, clean energy in State of the Union address
25 Jan 2012
Drilling for shale and cleaner energy sources topped US president Barack Obama’s technology priorities for reviving the economy in his final State of the Union address before facing US voters in November
Chevron again appeals Ecuador court ruling
21 Jan 2012
Topography determined bacterial consumption of Gulf of Mexico oil spill
12 Jan 2012
Scientists document how geology, biology worked together after oil disaster
Atlantic circulation remains stable for now
10 Jan 2012
At the core of a continent
By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 06 Jan 2012
Ecuador court rejects Chevron's appeal against $18-bn verdict
04 Jan 2012
Chevron lost its appeal against a ruling that held it responsible for chemical-laden wastewater dumped in jungle land from 1964 to about 1992 by Texaco Inc, which Chevron acquired in 2001
‘Lost world’ discovered around Antarctic vents
04 Jan 2012
Cyclonic storm Thane leaves 34 dead in Tamil Nadu
31 Dec 2011
The cyclone has weakened with the depression over north Tamil Nadu moving westwards forming a well-marked low pressure area over north Kerala and its neighbourhood
Andhra, TN brace for Cyclone Thane
29 Dec 2011
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