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Researchers warn of disastrous consequences of geo-engineering plan to curb global warming
09 Jan 2014
Millions in US brace for big chill
07 Jan 2014
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Study faults a ‘runaway’ mechanism in intermediate-depth earthquakes
By By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 27 Dec 2013
East Antarctica is sliding sideways
26 Dec 2013
Sun not a key driver of climate change
24 Dec 2013
Researchers find ocean plankton species not adapting to climate change; could disappear altogether
14 Dec 2013
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Storing carbon in the Arctic
By By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 12 Dec 2013
While the Arctic Ocean is largely a carbon sink, researchers find parts are also a source of atmospheric carbon dioxide
SC asks railways to prevent elephant deaths on tracks
By By Jagdeep Worah | 11 Dec 2013
Least suspected threats could be the most devastating, climate change experts warn
By By Laurence C. Smith | 11 Dec 2013
Pollution causes thunderstorms, larger, deeper, longer lasting clouds
By By Mary Beckman & Frances White | 26 Nov 2013
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Cyclone Helen leaves two dead in Andhra; devastates crops
23 Nov 2013
The West Godavari district is said to be the worst-hit in terms of crop damage, while coastal districts of Krishna, East Godavari and Srikakulam bore the brunt of heavy rains
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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!
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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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History of hovercraft Part 3...
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History of hovercraft Part 2...
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