Environment
Earth's loudest animal: a tiny European insect
04 Jul 2011
What is extraordinary about the ability of the M schlotzi is that the area they use to create sound only measures about 50 micrometres across, roughly the width of a human hair.
India for extending Kyoto Protocol
04 Jul 2011
Global warming could alter the US premium wine industry within 30 years
04 Jul 2011
The amount of high-value Northern California land suitable for growing premium wine grapes could be cut in half by 2040 because of global warming.
Kids 45 miles away from Tepco plant to be issued dosimeters
30 Jun 2011
34,000 children aged between four and 15 living 45 miles from the plant in in Fukushima city will have to wear radiation monitors
Ramesh clears mining proposals in Chattisgarh
24 Jun 2011
Chevrolet unveils Beat battery electric vehicle
23 Jun 2011
Beef barons exposed by space pics face jail
17 Jun 2011
China's Brahmputra plans not worrisome: Krishna
16 Jun 2011
Total buys controlling stake in SunPower for $1.3 billion
15 Jun 2011
Total's takeover of SunPower will create a new global leader in the solar industry
Seaports need a plan for weathering climate change, say Stanford researchers
By By Donna Hesterman | 14 Jun 2011
Environment groups slam UK's solar subsidy cut
11 Jun 2011
Stanford climate scientists forecast permanently hotter summers in 20 years
08 Jun 2011
Large areas of the globe are likely to warm up so quickly that by the middle of this century even the coolest summers will be hotter than the hottest summers of the past 50 years
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