Twelve new moons of Saturn found
An international team of astronomers on Wednesday reported that they have spotted 12 more moons orbiting Saturn, putting the ringed giant back ahead of Jupiter as the planet with the most satellites.
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Africa fossil find may be man's oldest ancestor
A strong contender for the title of man's oldest ancestor emerged today from fragments of human-like teeth and bones up to 5.8 million years old discovered in Ethiopia. Scientists say the new fossils
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New CNG norms to be notified this week
Faced with mounting criticism and a Supreme Court deadline, the Union ministry of road transport and highway has prepared a new set of CNG norms. The new norms, likely to be notified this week, have
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'Use funds for water harvesting'
Despite an investment of Rs. 32,000 crore din the Ninth Plan, more than 20,000 rural habitations are yet to be covered with at least one source of potable water and 1,66,832 habitations, marking
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Biotech meet from today
An international conference on "New Biotechnology Food and Crops: Science, Safety and Society" is being organised here from July 10 to as by the United Kingdom and the OECD in cooperation with the
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Another monsoon to go down the drain
It was on June 12 last year before the monsoon struck the Capital that a letter from the Delhi Chief Minister's Office was despatched to five residents' welfare associations (RWAs) who had shown
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New water sources for Delhi
The Delhi's demand-supply gap for water in the current year is 492.87 Million Gallons per Day (MGD) and is projected to be 608.41 MGD in 2011. With the demand-supply gap certain to widen, the
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SACON proposes to restore wetlands
The Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) has proposed to restore the wetlands through a trial project in four States. Speaking to The Hindu, Dr. V.S. Vijayan, Director, the
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Digvijay for 'decentralised water conservation'
The Madhya Pradesh Government has launched a massive pani roko abhiyan based on the principal of conserving water where it falls and has constructed seven lakh water harvesting structures with
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New technique for ceramic recycling
In a major breakthrough which would have a far-reaching impact on the development of ceramic industry, Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Ahmedabad has developed a technology for
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Hydel project exempted from supply licence
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has granted exemption from supply licence to the 4 KW micro hydel demonstration project PICO Jalavidyut Yojana, which is being taken up at a
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Disentangling the role of environmental and human pressures on biological invasions across Europe
The accelerating rates of international trade, travel, and transport in the latter half of the twentieth century have led to the progressive mixing of biota from across the world and the number of species introduced to new regions continues to increase.
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Red-letter day for green brigade
Atmadip Ray & Writankar Mukherjee KOLKATA PICKING a positive from the ravages of a bandh is never easy. A bandh sets the country back by up to Rs 8,000 crore, says Aditya Birla Group chief economist Ajit Ranade. Inconvenience to the public is immeasurable with lives lost, utility services disrupted and critical events postponed or cancelled.
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The mother of all ecosystems honored
In terms of biodiversity, the Northern Territory was no Daintree Rainforest 1.5 billion years ago, but it will today be declared the home of the planet's oldest known "modern" ecosystem. In the
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Canadian Greens want US - style toxic waste fund
A coalition of Canadian environmental groups on Friday urged the government to set up a special C$2 billion fund ($1.3 billion) to start clearing up around 10,000 toxic waste sites scattered across
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No goals set
At global meet on renewables
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Russia's Valley of Geysers reappears after landslide
A valley full of rare geysers and thermal vents in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula disappeared on June 3 after an entire mountainside collapsed only to reappear few days later after a drop in the water
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Drought in Ukraine affects grain exports
With Ukraine in the grip of a severe drought, industry analysts recently predicted a slash in grain exports in the country. The country's agricultural ministry said drought had damaged crop spread
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Pro-Narmada group launched
A pro-Narmada dam non-political and non-government organisation to counter the campaign by the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) was launched in Gujarat under the banner 'Narmada Samarthan'. Talking to
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Karnataka may lose Rs 996-cr World Bank loan
The crisis triggered by the explosive disclosure made by a junior minister, divested of his portfolio, of Union Government's directive to Karnataka not to desilt tanks in the Cauvery river basin