Nepal has made significant efforts towards low-emission development, using government tools to encourage finance flows towards climate action. However, achieving its ambitions will be difficult given current
Global warming may be blamed for extensive weather conditions but the cloud appears to have a silver lining: plant growth has increased in the past 20 years, according to a group of scientists in the
Sites proposed to be leased out in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The steep rise in the levels of global tropospheric ozone is threatening air quality around the globe, states a study by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (ipcc). It reveals that the gas
Providing energy to the poor does not make good business. Take electricity. Connecting the 2 billion in the world who do not have access to large fossil fuel powered stations requires large investments in setting up grids. Moreover, the poor are not attra
A cap-and-trade scheme for fossil fuel providers would be the best solution to reduce the US's greenhouse gas emissions, according to a US think-tank. The Pew Centre, a philanthropic organisation
Maize production could drop by 10 per cent more over time because of global warming and climate changes leading to food shortages in the developing nations, researchers warn. More than 140 million
The information technology (IT) revolution has finally reached Afghanistan. The country's first batch of IT students recently graduated from Kabul University with industry-standard certificates in
With its awe inspiring architecture and remarkable concepts of astronomy, the Maya was undoubtedly one of the greatest civilisations of Mesoamerica. At the peak of its glory, around 800 ad, the civilisation extended from Mexico s Yucat n peninsula to Hond
Global warming may increase deaths and injuries due to flooding in Australia by as much as 240 percent by 2020, and cause a huge jump in the number of Pacific islanders whose homes could be washed
The city of Basle in Switzerland is preparing to end the fluoridation of municipal drinking water in the autumn. The local parliament has voted to stop the practice, due to high costs and lack of
