India is among the first few countries in the world to have established a ministry overlooking the use and promotion of non-fossil fuel energy in the 1980s

Global warming associated with higher incidence of kidney stones

14 Jul 2014

A new study suggets higher temperatures increase the risk of kidney stones in people predisposed to stone formation

Gujarat makes first move towards ‘green’ electric buses

14 Jul 2014

The project also includes setting up of solar-power based electric charging stations at regular distances on the 35-odd km long stretch between Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar

Discovery provides insights on how plants respond to elevated CO2 Levels

14 Jul 2014

Urban heat — not a myth, and worst where it’s wet

12 Jul 2014

Met sees monsoon revival in central and north-west India by Tuesday

12 Jul 2014

Rainfall so far this season has been lower than even 2009 when the country witnessed the worst drought in 37 years with a deficit of 36 per cent

India calls for public funding of $15-bn global climate fund

12 Jul 2014

Japan’s Typhoon Neoguri leaves 28 hurt, still rages on

09 Jul 2014

India’s forest cover increases marginally to 24.01%

09 Jul 2014

According to the report, the majority of the increase in the forest cover has been in the open forest category, mainly outside forest areas

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