Annual aggregate expenditure on nuclear weapons globally is around 105 billion dollars. I believe that most of the world’s citizens would agree that nuclear weapons should be considered inhumane. It ...More

The European Environment Agency (EEA) has found that the dangerous Asian tiger mosquito — an aggressive daytime-biting vector associated with the transmission of more than 20 human viruses including c ...More

A pre-Viking woolen tunic found beside a thawing glacier in south Norway shows how global warming is proving something of a boon for archaeology, scientists said on Thursday. The greenish-brown, loos ...More

Coimbatore, March 22: Agricultural scientists are today compelled to tackle the twin challenges of meeting food demand under climate change and sustaining non-renewable energy resources. P. Kala ...More

Newly appointed U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday met visiting Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai and stressed that there would be no change in India-U.S. relationship, which he is looking for ...More

The seeds of rubber tree are used as cattle feed, that gets into the food chain through milk. On the World Forestry Day today (March 21) it is a matter of serious concern to note that the proponents ...More

Thirty years ago, a department of environment was set up in the Central government; 25 years ago, this was upgraded into a full-fledged ministry of environment and forests. As we mark these anniversar ...More

The UK should use natural gas, including from "fracking", to help cut carbon by replacing coal for power supplies over the next few years, a report has suggested. But it would be risky to assume gas ...More

The latest report on climate trends and projections for the State by an IISc team, in association with the Bangalore Climate Change Initiative-Karnataka (BCCI-K), says Karnataka is likely to experienc ...More

The rapid melting of the Arctic sea ice has rejuvenated interests in the region, ranging from oil and gas and mineral exploration to the possibility of shorter sea routes and increased tourism. But al ...More

BHOPAL: A consultation was held for reviewing the progress of European Union-supported Strengthening Adaptive Farming in Bangladesh, India and Nepal (SAFBIN) programme at Sagar on Wednesday. This prog ...More

Dairy farmer John Rose has sent more than 100 of his cows to the slaughterhouse over recent weeks as a severe drought browned pastures in New Zealand's normally verdant North Island. He had to thin ...More

Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on 27 February 2013 presented the Economic Survey 2012-13 in the Lok Sabha of the Parliament. India's Economic Survey for 2012-13 pegs the country's growth at ...More

‘There is no question of the Arctic region being conserved as a giant wilderness’ With India applying for observer status on the intergovernmental Arctic Council, along with China and other countries ...More

Prof.S.Rengasamy has been silently sensitising social work students so that they invest themselves in community service “A teacher affects eternity, he can never tell where his influence stops” - Hen ...More

CHANDIGARH: Despite tall claims of UT administration to have taken effective environment protection steps, it has scored rather badly on 15 parameters with substantial forest cover as the only savin ...More

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said it is essential for developing countries like India to take science to the masses, especially the rural areas. The scientific community and ...More

For the first time in Karnataka, mushroom seed packets are being made in Mysore to popularise its cultivation. As many as 15,000 mushroom seed packets are being prepared, each packet with 250 gramme s ...More

KENDRAPADA: The annual spectacle of mass-nesting thousands of Olive Ridley turtles at Nasi 1 and Nasi 2 islands of Gahiramatha marine sanctuary have eluded wildlife lovers and visitors so far this yea ...More

For women groups across the Sundarbans, cyclone Aila was a wake up call. They have now taken to mangrove plantation to create green embankments, crucial to their survival Groups of women across sever ...More