Environment
Snow could reduce need for air conditioning
12 Oct 2016
Florida hunkers down to face worst hurricane in a decade
07 Oct 2016
The state government has declared a state of emergency in Florida — as have those in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina — as all across Florida, residents braced themselves for the approaching storm
Virgin Atlantic plans to fly on biofuels
05 Oct 2016
India ratifies Paris climate deal at UN to mark Gandhi Jayanti
03 Oct 2016
The commitment to sustainable living that Gandhi emphasised on is reflected in a "momentous way" with India's ratification of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said
Nine out of ten people globally breathing polluted air: WHO
27 Sep 2016
WHO data focus on dangerous particulate matter with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres, or PM 2.5, which includes toxins like sulfate and black carbon that can penetrate deep into the lungs or cardiovascular system
India to leap-frog into BS VI vehicular emission norms from April 2020
20 Sep 2016
For India, which has not yet fully implemented BS IV norms for vehicles, skipping BS V to leap-frog into much cleaner emission norms is a game-changing decision
India evacuates 40,000 in massive tsunami drill
07 Sep 2016
Tasmanian devils evolve to resist deadly cancer
31 Aug 2016
Fears over spread of Zika virus from storm
27 Aug 2016
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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.
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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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