N H Ravindranath
Designation: Professor, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Broad areas of research focus include forestry, rural energy, community and sustainable development,
Designation: Professor, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Broad areas of research focus include forestry, rural energy, community and sustainable development,
Climate change has become a crucial issue for today’s world community. Their impacts influence many aspects of human life and therefore, in need of in-depth studies and its output can be used by policy
The World is standing at a crossroad where if we do not put a lid on the emission of greenhouse gases, in a few decades, we shall be heading towards an environmental disaster. With the climate change conference
Climate change could cost India 2.8 per cent of GDP, and depress living standards of nearly half of its population by 2050, as average annual temperatures are expected to rise by 1-2 per cent over three
The uk's Committee for Advertising Practice (cap) on April 11 decided to widen restrictions on food and drink advertising which are targeting under-16-year-olds. The new rules will cover
the Food and Agriculture Organisation ( fao ) has recently said that low global cereal stocks for a third year in a row could signal an imminent food crisis. This warning comes despite a good
Sunscreens do not help prevent skin cancer. This startling revelation came recently at a science conference in Philadelphia, USA, where the widely-held belief that sunscreens lower the risk of deadly
When the International Space Station goes into orbit, it will have an atomic clock on board. However, it won't help the astronauts tell the time. The US National Institute of Standards and Technology
Pushkar, near Ajmer, Rajasthan, lies in the dry zone to the east of the Indian desert. In the vicinity there is evidence for three arid phases, during the latter part of the Pleistocene, each represented by a major sand sheet and fossil desert dunes. The earliest contains lenses of detritus which include rolled Lower Palaeolithic tools.
In a recent report prepared by its National Bureau of Statistics, China has acknowledged that its consumption of fossil fuels rose by 9.3 per cent in 2006 over the previous year. The report
An "intelligent bandage' that will administer antibiotics only when required has been developed by Japanese researchers. The bandage contains antibiotic molecules hooked up with a peptide attached to
The Thai-Malaysian natural gas pipeline project is embroiled in a fierce controversy. While environmental activists object to the route of the project, the Thai government insists on going ahead with
Scientists at Oxford University, UK, have found a way to increase the starch content of potato, maize and rice. Starch is the single largest energy source in human diet. The researchers have
Environmental degradation causes a plethora of problems. Mismanagement and destruction of natural resources leave people even more vulnerable
Australian aboriginal leaders have sued London's Natural History Museum (nhm) for its decision to carry out dna tests on bones, teeth and skulls taken from the island's Aboriginals. The museum has
US Steel sues EC Slovakia's steel major US Steel Kosice, filed a complaint against the European Commission in the second week of February complaining about the reduced limits of carbon dioxide
Compound used in manufacture of flat panel televisions, computer displays, microcircuits, solar panels is 17,000 times more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide A powerful greenhouse gas is at least four times more prevalent in the atmosphere than previously estimated, according to a team of researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
Tourism, Climate Change and Sustainability: The International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research (ICTHR), Bournemouth University, is pleased to announce this important conference with an aim to
Second International Conference on Climate Change & Social Issues 2012: The ICRD/ GCU joint Conference on CCSI 2012 offers a valuable opportunity to network with colleagues from many countries who share
The International Conference on Environment, Climate change and Renewable Energy, organized by the Planetary Scientific Research Centre will take place from 14th April to the 15th April 2015 at the Cresta