Environment
Climate change damaging male fertility
14 Nov 2018
Delhi air quality plummets as people flout cracker ban
08 Nov 2018
Delhi and the National Capital Region saw its air quality plummet on Diwali to levels worse than last year, as people burst crackers in violation of Supreme Court orders
Hydropower: avoiding international dam shame
06 Nov 2018
Loss of work productivity in a warming world
29 Oct 2018
'Himalayan gold' on the brink
25 Oct 2018
At least 8 dead as cyclone Titli lashes Andhra, Odisha coasts
11 Oct 2018
The severe cyclonic storm has now crossed over from Andhra to Odisha where over three lakh people from five coastal districts have been moved to safety
Act now or perish, says UN climate panel
08 Oct 2018
In order to limit global warming to 1.5°C by 2030, global emissions need to be cut by 45 per cent from 2010 levels, the IPCC report said, adding that since the landmark Paris Agreement adopted in December 2015, global warming has, in fact, gone up by 1°C
Large-scale wind power needs more land, causes more climatic impact than previously thought
05 Oct 2018
Researchers find that the transition to wind or solar power in the United States would warm average surface temperatures over the continental United States by 0.24 degrees Celsius
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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.
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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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