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Nepal's poorest people are being forced to suffer the consequences of an alleged attack by Maoist rebels on an aid worker recently. Debkala Acharya, a female worker involved in the Rural Community
Nepal's poorest people are being forced to suffer the consequences of an alleged attack by Maoist rebels on an aid worker recently. Debkala Acharya, a female worker involved in the Rural Community
Welcome to Congress! Today, with modern technology, humans can live in places where it was impossible before. This is achieved by the provision of buildings and complex infrastructure tuned to the existing
Ancient Sahara was wetter and wilder before. Changes in vegetation have played a role in transforming its climate
The Rajasthan Assembly recently passed the Right to Information Bill. But will it make state records more accessible to the public?
Japan's Meteorological Agency says that the extensive forest fires of Indonesia are hastening the process of global warming by increasing ozone levels in the atmosphere. A study conducted by the
The Earth's oceans are going to dry up and disappear in approximately a billion years. Anyway by then there would be no human beings to mourn the loss as much of the carbon dioxide would have been
Profession: Assistant Professor, Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012 Research Interests: • Global climate change • Earth System Modeling - Coupled
Bangalore auto drivers locked in a battle with oil companies
one would think that if more than 1,000 scientists belonging to various countries and working for 10 years, pointed out the grave danger posed by increasing carbon emissions to the climate as well
China has been subject to floods, droughts and heatwaves for millennia. However, in recent decades climate risks have been changing rapidly for different groups of people and sectors – posing a significant
Scientists at the Central Institute for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow, have developed a new technology that allows plants to utilise the urea present in fertilisers more
Supernovae are among the most spectacular events in our Universe. In a very short period, a star gives out energy that is equivalent to the energy given out by a whole galaxy. Unfortunately, our
For long, potted plants have been touted as a solution to the sick building syndrome, a range of symptoms that leaves people feeling tired and irritable but with no specific illness. But, Peter
The union and state governments' commitment to clean air will be put to the test given the tax implications of the budget. Depending on a forthcoming decision of the Empowered Committee of State
The International Conference on Renewable Energy Sources and Sustainability (RESUS-2014) will take place December 2-4th, 2014 in Mauritius and held in the premises of the Faculty of Sustainable Development
Unable to adapt to rapid changes, many species will die out
Termites under attack from fungi send out an alarm signal warning the rest of the colony, says James Traniello, who studied the termites along with his colleagues at Boston University, USA.
The 20th century has taught us one thing. Use natural resources in a sustainable way or perish
Some of California's most popular beaches were invaded by hundreds of dead giant squids on January 19-20, 2005. While squid sightings are not uncommon in these areas, such jumbo-sized animals (up to
Lasted 100 million years and is still going on