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The world of 2045: what to expect |
Richard Norton Taylor |
The Hindu , Thursday, July 17, 2014 |
Large multinational corporations could develop their own highly capable security forces. Criminals and terrorists will have access to increasingly cheap unmanned drones and space satellites. Sophistic ...More
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Tussle over phasing out ozone-depleting gases |
Meena Menon |
The Hindu , Wednesday, July 16, 2014 |
If it is serious about phasing out ozone-depleting gases by 2030, India needs to evolve a clear stand against persisting with those that have global warming potential and evaluate environmentally-frie ...More
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Portal for forest clearance proposals |
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The Hindu , Wednesday, July 16, 2014 |
After launching online environmental clearances a month ago, Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday launched a web portal for online submission and mon ...More
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Mandi prepares to fight climate change |
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The Hindustan Times , Wednesday, July 16, 2014 |
Mandi became a part of the increasing network of Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) which has connected more than 40 core cities in India, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. The net ...More
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UN chief appoints envoy on climate change |
IANS |
Business Standard , Tuesday, July 15, 2014 |
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Monday appointed former Irish president Mary Robinson as his special envoy on climate change.
"Building on her work on climate justice, she will emphasise the urgency ...More
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Eco defects expose Olive Ridley turtle eggs |
V. Nilesh |
Deccan Chronicle , Tuesday, July 15, 2014 |
Visakhapatnam: Coastal erosion has been a long-pending environmental issue in Vizag but on Monday it exposed a major environmental threat. Hundreds of eggs of Olive Ridley turtles lay strewn on the be ...More
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Greens debate transferring of reserve forest to FDCM |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Tuesday, July 15, 2014 |
NAGPUR: A hot debate is underway among wildlife conservationists, proponents of Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2006 and the authorities over diverting sensitive and tiger-bearing reserve forest area to For ...More
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Insect discovery sheds light on climate change |
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Times of India , Monday, July 14, 2014 |
PTI | Jul 13, 2013, 12.17 PM IST
TORONTO: Biologists have discovered a new, extinct family of insects that will help scientists better understand how some animals responded to global climate change a ...More
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Sharks could cope with climate change |
Press Trust of India |
Business Standard , Monday, July 14, 2014 |
Some shark species may be able to cope with the rising temperature and the subsequent decrease of water salinity, a new study has found.
The study of sharks that lived in warm Arctic waters mill ...More
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Sharks could cope with climate change |
Press Trust of India |
Business Standard , Sunday, July 13, 2014 |
Some shark species may be able to cope with the rising temperature and the subsequent decrease of water salinity, a new study has found.
The study of sharks that lived in warm Arctic waters millio ...More
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