Environment
Australia to invest in green power generation
13 May 2009
Dramatic climate change-driven impacts documented across marine life spectrum
02 May 2009
Scripps-led study, the first of its kind, finds warming causes shifts in habitats of open-ocean fishes. By Mario Aguilera, Scripps Institution of Oceanography/ University of California, San Diego
Broadband network can fight climate change, reduce power bills, says Australian minister
29 Apr 2009
NCAR study urges 70 per cent emission cuts
16 Apr 2009
Brown may push green budget to spur recovery
15 Apr 2009
USGS survey reveals massive loss of Antarctica glaciers
06 Apr 2009
Antarctica’s glaciers are retreating at a much faster pace than previously believed, a new study released by the US Geological Survey (USGS) indicates. While one major ice shelf has completely disappeared, another shelf three times the size of Rhode Island has broken off since 1986.
Massive Antarctic ice shelf may break away from coast soon
04 Apr 2009
A massive ice shelf anchored to the Antarctic coast by a narrow and quickly deteriorating ice bridge could break away soon, the European Space Agency has warned.
Carbon footprint of textiles
03 Apr 2009
The Indian textile industry will need to cover a lot of ground on crucial environmental issues that will impact both competitiveness and bottom line in a regime driven by environmental and sustainability concerns, writes Vivek Dev
New fuel efficiency standard for US-made vehicles
28 Mar 2009
By 2011 US-made vehicles will have to raise their fuel efficiency by 20 per cent, that will save about 887 million gallons of fuel and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 8.3 million metric tonnes
Earth Hour to tick off in India at 8.30 pm tonight
28 Mar 2009
Concerned Indians across the country will be joining a global anti-warming campaign tonight by switching-off their lights for one hour.
Climate change forces Italy-Switzerland to redraw border
27 Mar 2009
Global warming has led to the melting of the Alpine glaciers near the Matterhorn on the Italian-Swiss border, forcing both countries to redraw their 148-year border
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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.
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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
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
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