Environment
Coke, Ford, Nestle, P&G, Unilever join pact to promote responsible development of plant-based plastics
20 Nov 2013
UN warns of dire consequences of coal use
19 Nov 2013
The world’s remaining coal deposits must stay in the ground if greenhouse gas emissions are to be held in check, a top UN official says
IAF C130-J leaves on aid mission to Philippines
16 Nov 2013
China issues red alert as Typhoon Haiyan claims 10,000 lives
11 Nov 2013
Typhoon Haiyan, the devastating storm that hit the Philippines on Friday, may have killed more than 10,000 people in the central part of the Philippines
Tracking young salmon's first moves in the ocean
By By Tom Rickey, PNNL | 11 Nov 2013
Climate change: preparing for hell and high water
By By Mary Beckman | 08 Nov 2013
Polluting gas levels at new highs, says UN study
07 Nov 2013
Water-stressed globe to face increased thirst: study
06 Nov 2013
By the end of the century, an increased demand for fresh water will hit the Middle East and India
Scientists discover new species in remote Australian forest
30 Oct 2013
After the discovery of over 400 new species in the Amazon rain forests last week, scientists have found a "Lost World" of unknown creatures in an Australian rainforest in a remote part of Queensland
Purring monkey among hundreds of new animals found in Amazon rainforest
26 Oct 2013
A monkey which makes a feline purring sound is among the at least 441 new species of animals and plants discovered over a four-year period in the vast Amazon rainforest
Modern humans born from climate change: study
17 Oct 2013
Coal to replace oil as world’s top fuel by 2020
14 Oct 2013
The trend is largely attributed to demand in China and India, two of the world’s fastest-growing economies
Cyclone Phailin ravages India's east coast, but damage limited
14 Oct 2013
Cyclone Phailin, which hit India’s eastern coast on Saturday night, was remarkably contained despite being the strongest storm the country has faced in 14 years.
Phailin cuts off transport and communication links; leaves 7 dead
13 Oct 2013
The cyclone made its landfall "very close to Gopalpur town" around 9 pm on Saturday, with the severity beginning to wane on Sunday
Featured articles
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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