Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Deep beneath the ice-sheathed Arctic Ocean, a 1,000-mile seam in the earth's rocky crust, long thought to be largely dormant, has been revealed as a simmering necklace of volcanoes and hot-water vents that may harbor unique life forms. Earlier surveys in the depths near the North Pole had identified a …
After about 15 yearsof research, Dr C Venkateshwar Laxmaiah, today said that he had developed a chemical formula which separates water and dissolved solids from industrial effluents. Dr Venkateshwar, in-charge of the Botany department of PG College, Secunderabad, said his formula also helps in recycling chemcial substances.The process, which he …
Rocks deep below the North Sea or the Ohio river in the United States could be burial grounds for global warming despite opposition from environmentalists who fear a leaky, short sighted fix. Governments and companies around the world are studying ways to pump greenhouse gases from power stations, oil platforms …
Diets with reduced protein can cut slurry production from pigs by 10% and can reduce water consumption, cutting nitrogen by up to 22%, says the Environment Agency. Recent research by the University of Newcastle, commissioned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and the Environment Agency, has found …
Thailand's multitalented King, who has several inventions and musical compositions to his credit, will receive a Thai patent for his development of an artificial rainmaking technique, an official said on Thursday.King Bhumibol Adulyadej will be awarded the patent on Monday at his palace in the beach side town of Hua …
The Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information & Communication Technology (DAIICT), Gandhinagar, Gujarat, has launched a research programme which will facilitate the use of robots that will communicate and co-operate with each other during "disaster, rescue and recovery" missions. Institute director Prof. Arvind Kuchadker said that the robots will be deployed …
An eco-friendly invention by two class XI students, Anupama and Chetna, gets the seal of approval from some of the top scientific minds of the world. The two class XI girls of Delhi's Anthony Senior Secondary School are all fired up about their new invention - biodegradable paper bags which …
Electronic paper, which promises to change the face of publishing and save forests, came closer to reality as scientists revealed a superthin, flexible electronic-ink display screen. Just 0.012 inch thick, the device developed by researchers at E Ink Corporation in Cambridge, Massachusetts, can be flexed without distorting the and paves …
Electronic paper, which promises to change the face of publishing and save forests, has come closer to reality with scientists revealing a super-thin, flexible electronic-ink display screen. Just 0.3 mm (0.012 inch) thick, the device developed by researchers at E Ink Corporation in Cambridge, Massachusetts can be flexed without distorting …
Scientists are now using butterflies as indicators to monitor changes in the environment of lower western Himalayas. "Butterflies have been identified as good indicators of environment variation as they are sensitive to any change in their habitats, atmosphere, local weather, and climate," says Arun P Singh, a scientist at the …
Sunlight can convert triclosan, a common disinfectant used in anti-bacterial soaps, into a form of dioxin and this process may produce some of the dioxin found in the environment, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota. The researchers said that although the dioxin was a relatively benign form, treating …
Sugar co-operatives in Latur district of Maharashtra, now in the grip of a severe water shortage, are struggling to device ways to get water to run sugar factories. Their efforts may not succeed, at least this summer, for the simple reason that the scanty water will be first utilized the …
Nitrogen pollution is widespread in the ecosystems of the Northeastern United States and current policies will do little to change the situation, finds a new two year study coordinated by the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation. Excess nitrogen in the environment degrades air quality, disrupts forest growth, acidifies lakes and streams …
The huge quantity of pulverised volcanic sand (ash) available at the Barren Island, Port Blair, is of rare quality but contains properties required for using it as a substitute of sand as a construction material, according to a scientist after his recent visit to the lone active volcano in the …
Should France store carbon in agricultural soil to meet reduction targets for carbon dioxide emissions? A study commissioned by the French Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development failed to come up with a satisfactory answer
A Spanish research centre will be testing new ways of separating, recovering and recycling components within electrical and electronic equipment as part of an international electronics recycling programme. The Basque research centre Gaiker is taking part in the multinational project funded by the European Union Competitive and Sustainable Growth Project. …
