State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
Environment
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Farming a friendship
The roots of India's friendship with Israel are being nurtured in the semi-arid soil of the Deccan plateau. When the war against terrorism has been won, when Asia can live with peace and stability
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India will not compromise on agriculture, says Jaitley
In a strong speech delivered on Wednesday at the Cancun ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation, Arun Jaitley, Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, attacked the rich countries for
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'Silence' zones around hospitals
To control air and noise pollution during the coming festive season, areas surrounding large hospitals would be declared as "silence" zones with immediate effect. Also, the Delhi police have been
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Top court gives CBI a week to verify assets of 4 scamsters
The Supreme Court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to verify and submit a report on the assets of four persons allegedly involved in the Taj heritage corridor project scam within a week.
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Army called in to rescue flood-hit in Bihar
The Army has been called in to assist civil authorities in rescue operations, with more than one million people marooned on the islands of the rising Ganga and its tributaries. The rising level along
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Cancun echo in India: Monsanto office ransacked
Farmer leader M D Nanjundaswamy and his followers on Thursday attacked the offices of the multinational Monsanto Seeds located on the campus of the prestigious Indian Institute of Science in
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Workshop on use of dyes in coir products
A national level workshop on 'Developing natural dyes for use in coir products' will be held on October 18 in Alappuzha. The Coir Board is organising this workshop to highlight the research work done
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Brick kilns
The Supreme Court (coram, Shah, Lakshmanan, JJ) directed the Central Pollution Control Board chairman to set up a five-member committee to review the applications of brick kilns, closed by an earlier
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Scourge of heat
The heatwaves that raged through Europe fuelled concern that climatologists may have underestimated the temperature changes expected with global warming. Now, World Meteorological Organisation has
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Major victory for poor nations
The opening day of the Cancun ministerial meeting saw a major victory for the coalition of 21 developing countries. The chairman of the WTO ministerial meeting, Mexican foreign minister, Mr Luis