Environment
Fracking’s environmental impacts scrutinised
22 Sep 2014
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Seismic gap may cause major quake near Istanbul: MIT research
16 Sep 2014
After tracking seismic shifts, researchers say a major quake may occur off the coast of Istanbul
Textbook theory behind volcanoes may be wrong
12 Sep 2014
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Rescue efforts get weather boost as rains ease up in Kashmir
10 Sep 2014
Floods and landslides triggered by days of rain in Jammu & Kashmir as well as the Pakistan-occupied part of it have killed at least 450 people across the divide and cut off more than one million people from basic service
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J&K flood toll now over 200; light rain may aid SAR ops
09 Sep 2014
The Jammu-Srinagar highway has been cut off after extensive damage, making it difficult for the 1,500 trucks carrying essential supplies to reach the stranded people
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J&K rescue operations in full swing as flood toll touches 175
08 Sep 2014
The army and the National Disaster Relief Force have launched a massive rescue mission, evacuating almost 20,000 affected people to safety
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BP found to be “grossly negligent” in Deepwater Horizon disaster
05 Sep 2014
BO, which has already voluntarily spent $28 billion on damage claims and clean up costs, has been accused by a federal judge of gross negligence, and may face $18 billion in fresh civil penalties
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Govt sets up panel to review environment laws
02 Sep 2014
The four-member panel, headed by former cabinet secretary TSR Subramanian, has been asked to review five key green laws concerning protection and conservation of environment, forest, wildlife, water and air among others
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‘Flaming birds’ show solar plants are not quite as green as believed
19 Aug 2014
US wildlife investigators who visited the BrightSource Energy plant last year and watched as birds burned and fell, reported an average of one such incident every two minute
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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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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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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
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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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