Discrepancies cited in gene map
A researcher says he found big discrepancies in a fruit-fly gene map assembled by a private company, and he accused the commercial venture of rushing too fast to publish.The paper by Stanford
A researcher says he found big discrepancies in a fruit-fly gene map assembled by a private company, and he accused the commercial venture of rushing too fast to publish.The paper by Stanford
This report demonstrates how the world can get from where we are now, to where we need to be in terms of phasing out fossil fuels, cutting CO2 while ensuring energy security. This phase-out of fossil fuels offers substantial benefits such as independence from world market fossil fuel prices as well as the
Thispaper explores issues in sustainable consumption and production (SCP) in the Asia-Pacific region and provides unique insights on stakeholder roles, natural resources, and transboundary issues in light of SCP.
a carbon Trust has been recently launched in the uk in an attempt to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The trust is a key part of the country's climate change programme. The overall aim
On December 13, 2006, scientists warned that the Arctic ice is melting at a rate faster than was estimated. The ice has been shrinking steadily over the past 30 years, but now scientists say there's a possibility of an ice-free Arctic in the next few decades.
Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) are "unperturbed" by the loss of the latest Indian satellite G-SAT. For ISRO, the loss of the satellite is like having lost a battle but
After the stock market crisis, the next biggest problem that the Centre will have to tackle this summer appears to be the water crisis. Shortage of water is threatening to become worse than last
Many species may become extinct due to global warming
<p>Some model experiments predict a large-scale substitution of Amazon forest by savannah-like vegetation by the end of the twenty-first century. Expanding global demands for biofuels and grains, positive feedbacks in the Amazon forest fire regime and drought may drive a faster process of forest degradation that could lead to a near-term forest dieback. Rising worldwide demands for biofuel and meat are creating powerful new incentives for agro-industrial expansion into Amazon forest regions. Forest fires, drought and logging increase susceptibility to further burning while deforestation and smoke can inhibit rainfall, exacerbating fire risk. If sea surface temperature anomalies (such as El Niño episodes) and associated Amazon droughts of the last decade continue into the future, approximately 55% of the forests of the Amazon will be cleared, logged, damaged by drought or burned over the next 20 years, emitting 15–26 Pg of carbon to the atmosphere. Several important trends could prevent a near-term dieback. As fire-sensitive investments accumulate in the landscape, property holders use less fire and invest more in fire control. Commodity markets are demanding higher environmental performance from farmers and cattle ranchers. Protected areas have been established in the pathway of expanding agricultural frontiers. Finally, emerging carbon market incentives for reductions in deforestation could support these trends.</p> <p><a href="http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/363/1498/1737.short" target="_blank">Original Source</a></p>
The tardy way of converting the Delhi bus fleet to CNG without field-testing it in India has come in for sharp criticism. The Bhure Lal committee's insistence on CNG as the only fuel to be used has
Social activist, Ms. Medha Patkar of the Armada Bachao Andolan, today charged with the Narmada basin States of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra of committing "contempt of Supreme Court" by not
The Delhi government meekly surrendered to the mechanical meter lobby today. The government agreed to a "gradual" replacement of mechanical meters with the electronic ones in TSRs and taxis over the
Warming of the seas is rerouting monsoon THE monsoon winds are avoiding India for one-third of the months of July and August and taking a route south of its peninsula. This is because the winds have found a highly attractive low pressure region in the eastern part of the Indian Ocean near the equator. According to a study, warming of the sea surface in this region is happening at a faster
For petitioners in the high court case on vehicular pollution in Mumbai, this week could mark the beginning of the end. On Monday, almost a year after the V.M.Lal committee submitted its
Conference will examine evidences and causes of climate change (natural and anthropogenic. Impact of climate change on humans and ecosystems. Mitigation of climate change through technology innovation.
Over Rs 1.36 crore have been awarded to support two key biodiversity projects in India under the UK's Darwin Initiative for the Survival of the Species. The Darwin Initiative encourages collaborative
Major Japanese pest control company Sanix Inc said yesterday it expects to be able to sell from August 2002 electricity generated from a 74,000 kilwatt (kW) thermal power plant that uses fuel
An ancient lake that once existed between Victoria and Tasmania has been explored by Australian geoscientists who hope to find out whether a mini ice age occurred in the southern hemisphere 11,000
Transporters, who run tourist buses outside Delhi, say that even if they convert to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) by September 30 the vehicles will be grounded as there is no CNG station outside the
Taking a cue from the chaos and anarchy that prevailed on Delhi roads last week, the Mumbai government is making detailed plans on how to put Mumbai on the cleaner, CNG-run track with minimal