Environment
How to reduce the environmental impact of a loaf of bread
01 Mar 2017
Researchers f have calculated the environmental impact of a loaf of bread and which part of its production contributes the most greenhouse gas
IMD warns of extreme temperatures this summer
01 Mar 2017
In 2016, temperatures spiked to new national highs in parts of India even as the Earth sweltered under the hottest temperatures in modern times for the third year in a row
Expect more heat waves, diseases, famines, warns climate meet
18 Feb 2017
The future will see more deadly heat waves, the fast spread of certain infectious diseases, and catastrophic food shortages, according to experts at the Climate & Health Meeting in Atlanta
India could phase out coal by 2050: report
14 Feb 2017
India pollution now worse than China's, kills 1.1 mn a year
14 Feb 2017
The number of premature deaths caused by dangerous PM2.5 air particles has stabilised globally in recent years but risen sharply in India, which has no sustained public policy initiatives to reduce pollution
To beat the cold, elephants in UP get hand-knit sweaters
11 Feb 2017
Indian conservationist group Wildlife SOS has come up with an innovative solution to help elephants cope with northern Uttar Pradesh’s chilly winters – by knitting jumbo jumpers for them
Chinese air pollution linked to respiratory and cardiovascular deaths
10 Feb 2017
The largest epidemiological study in the developed world reveals that as exposures to fine particulate air pollution in 272 Chinese cities increase, so do deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases
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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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