Environment
The environmental cost of contact lenses
21 Aug 2018
First flight lands in Kochi as floods recede in most parts of Kerala
20 Aug 2018
While clear skies could be seen in some districts of the flood-ravaged state and the water level in the Periyar River continued to recede, a rain alert has been sounded in worst-hit Ranni and Chengannur
UN offers help as worst Kerala floods kill 324, cause Rs20,000-crore loss
18 Aug 2018
The UN has offered help in tackling the flood situation in Kerala if a request is made,after the worst flood in a century killed over 324 and caused losses estimated at Rs20,000 crore
Over 167 dead as water released from 33 dams soak Kerala
17 Aug 2018
Thirty people died in rain-related incidents in Kerala on Thursday alone with the state receiving 10 times the normal rainfall in the last 24 hours — with no signs of a let up before Saturday, the Met office said
Water use for fracking has risen by up to 770% since 2011
17 Aug 2018
The volume of wastewater new wells generate during their first year of production has also increased -- by up to 1,440 per cent
How forests improve kids' diets
17 Aug 2018
Key factor may be missing from models that predict disease outbreaks from climate change
17 Aug 2018
Tough life in the savannah? Chimpanzee foods are mechanically more demanding than previously thought
13 Aug 2018
Abandoned farmlands enrich bird communities
06 Aug 2018
Can pollution alter wildlife behaviour
28 Jul 2018
Soil bugs munch on plastics
27 Jul 2018
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
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.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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