Environment
Marcia Sekhose
Researchers develop the whitest paint in the world that could reduce the need for air conditioning
An ultra-white paint developed at Purdue University can reflect sunlight and make the room cooler. It can reflect 98.1% of solar radiation and a...
Rainfall in August is India's lowest in 19 years
Rainfall in August, which recorded 24 percent deficiency, was lowest in 19 years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. Two major...
This American university wants to discover Antarctica's oldest ice to find out what happens when Earth gets warmer
The Oregon State University will lead a National Science Foundation-funded effort to discover Antarctica's oldest ice and learn more about how the earth's climate has changed over the past several million years.
Marcia Sekhose
Pictures of devastation due to Assam floods that has killed two and displaced people in nearly a thousand villages in 21 districts
A total of 21 districts and 950 villages in Assam have been affected by the floods. It has also affected over...
Mumbai's Nariman point, Mantralaya areas will be submerged by 2050 if people don’t ‘wake up’, says city’s municipal chief
Mumbai municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal has made a sinister prediction for the city, saying that by ...
Vaamanaa Sethi
This new kind of cotton fabric inhales a whole lot of harmful air pollutants
Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-D) have developed a new modified cotton fabric which can absorb har...
Mona Pachake
NASA report: These Indian cities are likely to go underwater by the end of this century
NASA report: These Indian cities are likely to go underwater by the end of this century...
Indian Ocean warming at higher rate than other oceans, says IPCC report
The sea level around Asia has increased faster than the global average, with coastal area loss and shoreline retreat. The se...
Vaamanaa Sethi
From the US to Western Europe to New Zealand — natural disasters which wreaked havoc in the last 6 months
- The number of disasters exacerbated by climate change has cost the world around $210 billion in damages last year, according
Oregon Bootleg wildfire scorches area 1.5 times the size of New York City, destroyed 160 homes and 117 buildings so far
Oregon's Bootleg wildfire, currently the largest active blaze in the US, has so far scorched an area 1.5 time...
It was the biggest wait in 19 years. Finally, the monsoon is here in Delhi.
The much-awaited Southwest Monsoon finally arrived in Delhi Tuesday morning bringing respite from scorching heat, with weath...
Prabhjote Gill,Vaamanaa Sethi
India saves $24.6 billion from the coastal ecosystem in Australia, Indonesia and the US
India saves $24.6 billion from the coastal ecosystem in Australia, Indonesia and the US
Delhi pollution spikes — Nitrogen dioxide level in the city’s air has more than doubled in the last one year
There has been huge increase of up to around 125 per cent in NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) in Delhi's air pollution ...
Germany adopts $9.6 billion climate protection programme to achieve new climate targets, says Finance Minister
The German government has adopted an emergency climate protection programme worth eight billion euros ($9.6 b...
China's migrating elephant herd travels further south in Eshan county, say authorities
A herd of 14 migrating wild Asian elephants in China has travelled further south in Eshan county, Yunnan province, authorities said.
Monsoon in Maharashtra affects local trains, road traffic and low-lying areas, say officials
The first monsoon rains hit Maharashtra and Mumbai with full fury on Wednesday, hitting local trains and road traffic, and flooding low-lying areas in the country's commercial capital, officials said here.
Wildfires burn more than 100,000 acres in Arizona, hundreds evacuated
Two massive wildfires blazing in Arizona have triggered evacuation orders for hundreds of people as it has scorched over 100,000 acres.
Kavita Majumdar
This PhD student from Kerala wants to show the world that there is more to Indian wildlife than just tigers and elephants
Das is currently pursuing his doctoral studies in the area of amphibians of Munnar at the Kerala Forest Resea...
Dearton Thomas Hector
India to target 20% ethanol-blended petrol by 2025, says Prime Minister Modi
Modi was addressing the nation on World Environment Day. The Prime Minister also launched pilot ethanol dispensing stations ...
Arctic sea ice thinning twice as fast than expected, say researchers
Sea ice in the coastal regions of the Arctic may be thinning up to twice as fast as previously thought, according to a new modelling study led by UCL researchers.
Southwest monsoon to hit Kerala shores today, says IMD
The Southwest monsoon will hit Kerala on Thurday later, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said considering the favourable conditions for its onset that has already been delayed by a few days.
Monsoon to be normal in north and south India, below normal in east
The Southwest Monsoon is likely to be normal in north and south India, above-normal in central India and below-normal in east and northeast India, th...
Actress Juhi Chawla moves court against 5G implementation in India on environmental concerns
Actress Juhi Chawla has filed a suit against the implementation of 5G in India. She says that while she is not against technology and uses it as well, she feels that its important to address the problems it causes to environment. The first hearing was held on Monday.
Monsoon likely to hit Kerala on June 3
The monsoon onset over Kerala has been delayed by a few days and is now likely to take place on June 3 as the southwesterly winds gradually further strengthen from Tuesday resulting in likely enhancement of rainfall activity, latest meteorological indications show.
Prabhjote Gill
Exxon, Chevron and Shell are being forced to do something about climate change — and this is only the beginning of the big test for big oil
Shareholders are becoming more conscious of the environmental impact caused by corporates and they're willing...
