Environment
Massive Antarctic ice shelf may break away from coast soon
04 Apr 2009
A massive ice shelf anchored to the Antarctic coast by a narrow and quickly deteriorating ice bridge could break away soon, the European Space Agency has warned.
Carbon footprint of textiles
03 Apr 2009
The Indian textile industry will need to cover a lot of ground on crucial environmental issues that will impact both competitiveness and bottom line in a regime driven by environmental and sustainability concerns, writes Vivek Dev
New fuel efficiency standard for US-made vehicles
28 Mar 2009
By 2011 US-made vehicles will have to raise their fuel efficiency by 20 per cent, that will save about 887 million gallons of fuel and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 8.3 million metric tonnes
Earth Hour to tick off in India at 8.30 pm tonight
28 Mar 2009
Concerned Indians across the country will be joining a global anti-warming campaign tonight by switching-off their lights for one hour.
Climate change forces Italy-Switzerland to redraw border
27 Mar 2009
Global warming has led to the melting of the Alpine glaciers near the Matterhorn on the Italian-Swiss border, forcing both countries to redraw their 148-year border
Global Earth Hour's lights-out to be held on 28 March
21 Mar 2009
Earth Hour, expected to be world's largest environmental awareness event ever, aims to have 1 billion people in 1,000 cities switch off their lights for an hour
Climate change outlook becomes more dire than ever
14 Mar 2009
Latest research suggests that changes due to global warming could hit the world twice as hard as previously predicted
Walt Disney Company to go green
10 Mar 2009
Alongside carbon, water footprint steps on the agenda for companies
27 Feb 2009
With companies increasingly focused on reducing their carbon footprint a new movement is urging corporations to track their "water footprint" as well.
CNN International in global sonsorship deal with Suzlon Energy
27 Feb 2009
India’s largest wind turbine manufacturer, Suzlon, is building its brand globally to to embody sustainable living through a global sponsorship of CNN's environmental programmes
Sun-power your appliances
27 Feb 2009
Sun-power your appliances
27 Feb 2009
US investors dangle $3-trillion clean energy investment
26 Feb 2009
A group of US investors have urged legislative backing for energy and climate change action that would generate $3 trillion worth fresh investment in clean technologies.
Google Earth maps CO2 emissions
23 Feb 2009
Global outcry as cops board anti-whaling ship
23 Feb 2009
Australian police seize documentay evidence filmed by conservationists that shows the agonising killing of a whale hunted by Japanese fishermen