Environment
Rush hour pollution may be more dangerous than you think
22 Jul 2017
The first in-car measurements of exposure to pollutants that cause oxidative stress during rush hour commutes shows the levels of some forms of harmful particulate matter inside car cabins to be twice as high as previously believed
Treated hydraulic fracturing wastewater may pollute water sources for years
20 Jul 2017
Researchers have recently discovered that releasing millions of gallons of treated hydraulic fracturing wastewater each year into area surface waters may have longer-lasting effects than originally thought
Too many bats are being killed for research
19 Jul 2017
Did life begin on land rather than in the sea?
19 Jul 2017
Dirt is good for kids’ immune system
17 Jul 2017
Unabated climate change would reverse the development gains in Asia: report
15 Jul 2017
Unabated climate change would bring devastating consequences to countries in Asia and the Pacific, which could severely affect their future growth, reverse current development gains, and degrade quality of life, warns a new report
Why a single nuke's impact shouldn't only be measured in megatons
14 Jul 2017
As the notion of nuclear hostilities leaps from its old, Cold War perch into modern debate, new calculations by researchers show that even a limited nuclear strike could have disastrous global consequences that could cost a billion lives
The 1 trillion tonne iceberg
13 Jul 2017
Whilst this new iceberg will not immediately raise sea levels, if the shelf loses much more of its area, it could result in glaciers that flow off the land behind speeding up their passage towards the ocean
Prelude to global extinction
12 Jul 2017
The spectre of extinction hangs over about 41 per cent of all amphibian species and 26 per cent of all mammals, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, due to habitat loss, overexploitation, invasive organisms, pollution, toxification and climate change
New data, advanced modelling techniques suggest extreme coastal sea levels more likely to occur
10 Jul 2017
India leading climate fight through solar revolution: World Bank
08 Jul 2017
With its conscious choice to use significantly more clean energy to fuel its growth, India is contributing to global efforts to save the planet from the effects of climate change
Global use of wastewater to irrigate agriculture at least 50 percent greater than thought
05 Jul 2017
More summer sunshine leading to increased Greenland ice melt
29 Jun 2017
Since 1995 Greenland has lost a total of about 4,000 gigatons of ice, which has become the biggest single contributor to the rise in global sea levels
Featured articles
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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