Decks cleared for bringing Narmada to Bhopal
Decks have been cleared to bring the much needed Narmada water within few years to Bhopal in order to solve the drinking water problem plaguing the
Decks have been cleared to bring the much needed Narmada water within few years to Bhopal in order to solve the drinking water problem plaguing the
Woefully, according to a newspaper report from Islamabad, this years World Water Day, on March 22, with its theme "Shared Water - Shared Opportunities" signifying the importance of trans-boundary rivers, lakes and waters to link population of different countries went ignored by ministries or Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs).
The Conservation Reserve, which pays owners to idle fragile U.S. farmland, could become one of the largest carbon sequestration programs on private land, an Agriculture Department official said on Wednesday.
European lawmakers approved a plan on Wednesday aimed at straightening commercial air routes to cut fuel costs and carbon dioxide emissions growth from increasing numbers of aircraft. Airlines, which contribute about 3 percent of Europe's CO2 output, waste millions of tonnes of fuel as they zig-zag between national airspaces in the 27-country European Union.
President Obama is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in London on April 2.President Obama is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in London on April 2. President Obama is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in London on April 2. Related Stories: There are no good Taliban, India cautions US
India's ambitious solar mission has faltered in its first step. LANCO Infratech subverted government rules to corner a major share of solar capacity in first phase of the mission. This is an investigative report on the scam by Centre for Science and Environment in Down To Earth.
It's not only overloaded goods vehicles, blamed all along by experts, which are adding poison to your air. Add to it diesel-run SUVs like call centre cabs and cars shuttling to and from the NCR,
Aparna Jaishankar Earth hour is all about the small changes that everyone is capable of making in their lives and building those habits into everyday living. The celebration is a demonstration of humankind coming together to make a positive impact on global warming Switch off those lights on March 28
European steelmakers said they started legal action on Thursday to overturn the way the sector has been included in the European Union's carbon market. Industry body Eurofer says the rules for the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) do not set a fair benchmark for allowing the industry's most efficient 10 percent of factories to get all their pollution permits for free after 2013. "Nowhere in the
Record sea temperatures triggered by El Nino and global warming last year sounded death knell to more than 70 per cent of coral off Lakshadweep Islands in southern India, a US State Department study
The accelerating dash for natural gas risks a bitter backlash as the environmental cost of exploiting new shale deposits and of transporting it in liquid form spoil its credentials as the greenest fossil fuel. Gas was long regarded as a "bridging fuel" for use in relatively easily-to-build, gas-fired power plants, until enough renewable or low-emission nuclear power could be achieved. Follow
Forests can sequester carbon dioxide, thereby reducing atmospheric concentrations and slowing global warming. In the U.S., forest carbon stocks have increased as a result of regrowth following land abandonment and in-growth due to fire suppression, and they currently sequester approximately 10% of annual US emissions.
The Union government admitted that ground water levels in Delhi had been declining. Replying to a question in Parliament, water ministry sources said the government had taken steps to check the fast
Around the world, a massive injection of cash is being prepared by governments desperately trying to resolve the financial crisis and prevent the recession turning into something worse.
A definite increase in demand for diesel cars has upped their market share to over 30 per cent from the earlier 20 per cent in the last 18 months, sale figures of the Society of Indian Automobile
Natural gas is poised to enter a golden age, but this future hinges critically on the successful development of the world’s vast unconventional gas resources. North American experience shows unconventional
Soils are the most significant nonrenewable geo-resource that have for ensuring water, energy, and food security for present and future generations while adapting and building resilience to climatic change
The outcome of the December 2011 United Nations climate negotiations in Durban, South Africa, provides an important new opportunity to move toward an international climate policy architecture that is capable
KOLKATA: The Sunderbans tiger is falling prey to poaching. Thousands of families in the tidal region are losing their homes and livelihoods due to rising sea level and tidal currents. Unscientific construction and illegal felling is denuding the Himalayan foothills of its forest cover and triggering landslides. The Bhagirathi is gobbling up land as it changes course in Malda.
In the present study, a Semi-automated Empirical Methane Emission Model (SEMEM) has been developed and used for estimation of methane from wetlands using MODIS (MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) data. The model has two key factors, namely temperature and productivity.