Environment
Strong tremours shook Rohtak and Delhi-NCR
02 Jun 2017
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We're on the brink of mass extinction -- but there's still time to pull back
02 Jun 2017
Because we depend on plants and animals for food, shelter, clean air and water and more, anything we do that makes life harder for them eventually comes around to make life harder for us as well
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Trump pulls US out of Paris climate deal
02 Jun 2017
The US President sought a renegotiation of the agreement which, he said, is soft on China and India and tough on the US
New approach predicts threats to rainforests
27 May 2017
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Permafrost melt threatens 'Doomsaday' seed Vault in Norway
22 May 2017
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a gene bank built underground on the isolated island in a permafrost zone some 1,000 km from the North Pole, was opened in 2008 as a master backup to the world's other seed banks
Measuring the human impact of weather
18 May 2017
![Mountains of waste could lead to new US manufacturing, jobs Mountains of waste could lead to new US manufacturing, jobs](/environment/images/mountains_of_waste_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Mountains of waste could lead to new US manufacturing, jobs
17 May 2017
Waste material from the paper and pulp industry soon could be made into anything from tennis rackets to cars, bringing agriculture production and industry together in a bio economy making renewable products
Diesels pollute more than lab tests detect
16 May 2017
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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!
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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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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.
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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
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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
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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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