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Durga effect: Green Tribunal bans sand mining across country
05 Aug 2013
Any removal of sand from riverbeds or riverbanks would now need clearance from environment authorities at the central or state level
Earth’s core affects length of day
05 Aug 2013
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Climate changing 10 times faster than ever in 65 million years
By By Bjorn Carey | 03 Aug 2013
The planet is undergoing one of the largest climate changes in the past 65 million years, which could lead to a 5-6 degree Celsius spike in annual temperatures by the end of the century
Predators affect the carbon cycle: study
29 Jul 2013
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UK takes a 3.7 % share of the global green goods market
25 Jul 2013
The UK green sector also recorded a trade surplus of £5.2 billion with total exports of green goods and services worth £12.2 billion
Ancient ice melt unearthed in Antarctic mud
22 Jul 2013
Logging for fuel could kill koalas: Greens
20 Jul 2013
Can the Earth sustain peak production levels?
16 Jul 2013
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Bigger storms ahead
15 Jul 2013
With global warming, a study finds, the coming century may whip up stronger and more frequent storms and tropical cyclones as the planet warms
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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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History of Hovercraft Part 1...
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