Green leaves and vegetation play a critical role in climate change. We know that during photosynthesis, plants use carbon dioxide and give out oxygen, thereby reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide. It i ...More

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Monday that in the quest for binding international emissions targets to fight global warming, doing nothing is "not an option". "I'm under no illusio ...More

Vikram Vishal is the first student to defend and obtain a degree in Doctor of Philosophy from the IIT-B Monash Research Academy. He shares the highlights of his thesis with Ruchi Kumar. IITB-Monash ...More

KOCHI: Kochi corporation has decided to appoint International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for executing the solar city project. The l ...More

SEBI’s insistence on business responsibility reporting will bring India Inc to the forefront of this global emerging practice. Business Responsibility Reporting (BRR) or Corporate Sustainability Repo ...More

Last year, the RSPB, Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace published a report, called Dirtier than coal?, that shone a light on some evidence that the biomass industry would prefer was kept hidden. We ...More

NEW DELHI: Sartorial inequality between the genders is a cause for climate change. When it comes to formal dressing, women tend to cover themselves lightly, if not minimally, while men feel obliged to ...More

The rural job guarantee programme has improved the levels of groundwater, crop production and organic carbon in soil at several places, a first-of-its-kind study has shown. The study on the possible ...More

New, more flexible ways to fight climate change were sketched out on Friday at the end of a week of talks between 160 nations, but there was no breakthrough in bridging a deep divide between China and ...More

Fashion once was what the conqueror brought in, what the emperor demanded, what the elite wore. Like the cravat of Croatian mercenaries that the French took a fancy to during the Thirty Years War. Lik ...More

NEW DELHI: Emerging Asia needs to be on guard against "asset bubbles" as central banks globally loosen monetary policy, the Asia Development Bank's managing director warned on Friday. Last month, ...More

LONDON: A research initiative to find solutions for the energy crisis facing India has been launched by the chairman of Brookings India, one of the country's leading policy think tanks. Vikram Sin ...More

Former Water Resources Minister N.K. Premachandran has said the State government is issuing orders that are helpful to multinational companies in the drinking water sector. Inaugurating the ‘jala sab ...More

China's environmental woes have attracted a lot of attention internationally since the start of the new year. Air pollution was first up in January as levels in a number of cities, including the capit ...More

When those two words are flashed on the big screen, especially during a passage of play that is ludicrously equated to death, the reactions from viewers may be starkly contrasting. Depending on which ...More

The formaldehyde that is released from one mosquito coil can be as high as 51 burning cigarettes. Are repellents really safe to use? A carpet of neem flowers on the balcony and terrace of my home is ...More

Have you seen the spirited new game being played by a few right-wing columnists in high profile media outlets of late? The game is called "You've been framed" and it's available at a toyshop or cons ...More

David King, former Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government, on Thursday said use of imported coal is against India’s economic interests. Pointing out that imported coal is increasing India’s deb ...More

LUDHIANA: In a bid to join hands for research and academics, a seven-member delegation from Purdue University (PU), USA, visited Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) to explore and discuss possibiliti ...More

Geneva: The Arctic’s sea ice melted at a record pace in 2012, the ninth-hottest year on record, compounding concerns about climate change underscored by extreme weather such as Hurricane Sandy, the UN ...More