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 …
Curtis ford has recently revived patent for a diagnostic device that he says will pinpoint the trouble with a car's cooling system-whether it's a faulty head gasket,a clogged water pump or a defective thermostat - and thus help cut down on smog. Even if a car seems to be running …
University at Buffalo scientists working with ice cores have solved a mystery surrounding sunspots and their effect on climate that has puzzled scientists since they began studying the phenomenon. The research, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, provides striking evidence that sunspots blemishes on the sun's surface indicating strong …
After taking a close new look into soil chemistry and where calcium comes from, scientists said that acid rain may be doing less damage to forests than anticipated. In a report published in Nature, researchers said some trees, especially spruce and firs, cooperate with soil fungi to dissolve calcium directly …
Tribal rainmakers may soon be out of a job if an invention by a Scotish-based scientist proves economically viable. The device, which uses wind turbines to such water out of the oceans, could end droughts around the world and compensate for a predicted rise in sea level caused by ocean …
William Penn, the newly opened stationary store in Koramangala, Bangalore, along with the Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL), promises to put all doubts to rest with their exclusive 'Paper Making Demonstration' which will be organised at their premises between May 31 and June 2. This demonstration will trace …
aerosols are mitigating the effects of global warming over the South Asian region, including India. This was the finding of a new study conducted by researchers from the Pune-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (iitm) and San Diego-based Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The study proves that though India's summer temperatures …
The establishment of genetic markers for bacteria in water, food, and biological and medical samples allows rapid and accurate identification of bacteria such as E. coli, say researchers in Israel who have developed the new technique.
Viewed from space, some of the earth's most pronounced features are the blue of the vast oceans, the white swirls of moisture-laden clouds and bright swaths of ice covering the poles. Much of what the planet is stems from its water, and NASA is about to launch a satellite to …
Ohio State University engineers have found a way to make dense plastic foam that may essentially replace solid plastic in the future. The engineers have also developed innovative manufacturing techniques to eliminate the use of chloroflurocarbons (CFCs) in foam production. Researchers unveiled a dense new foam material reinforced with tiny …
A new study of old tree rings shows that a thousand years ago, long before power plants and sport utility vehicles, temperatures across North America, Europe and Asia rose in a period of unusual warmth. In warm weather, trees thrive and grow a thick ring of wood in their trunks …
Scientists have discovered structures called "sonic crystals" that can block traffic noise, may be able to transform an unpleasant sound into a pleasant one and may even have applications in protecting cities from earthquakes, the New Scientist reports. Sonic crystals are mostly empty space and can be made of anything …
A cursory glance at a world map shows an interesting pattern on plant and animals density. Most of the species are amassed in some specific biological hotspots. But barely anybody thought about the skewed distribution pattern that dominates species diversity around the planet. Even Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, …
By steadily releasing more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, humans could inadvertently slow down the rotation of the Earth, according to a new scientific report. A team of Belgian researchers came to that conclusion after using climate models to simulate a per cent increase in the primary greenhouse gas each …
IS THE world's environment really in crisisor is thecrisis simply in the imagination of environmental groupsresearchers andthe media? In The Skeptical EnvironmentalistBj
A new study funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) predicts that the world's climate will warm over the next 50 years regardless of whether nations soon curb their greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbon dioxide (CO2) from burning of fossil fuels.
Scientists have developed a variant of the batteries used in the cellphones as a cheaper, safer and more compact alliterative to the nickle-metal hybrid cells that power electric cars. The automotive versions of new lithium-ion batteries will be much bigger than those use in cellphones but will share other traits …
Water scarcity is a growing problem even in countries with a coastline. A new method of extracting fresh water from sea water has been developed in the UK and has received an award from the government.
Replacing solvents in food and pharmaceutical processing with plain water could reduce costs and eliminate some environmental problems, say University of Arkansas researchers Ed Clausen and Julie Carrier. Clausen, professor of chemical engineering, and Carrier, associate professor of biological engineering, presented their findings at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers …
Salty sea spray can cleanse the air of pollution, making rain as it scrubs the sky clean, Israeli scientists reported in the Science journal. Rather than all falling back into the sea, some salty drops of water go up into the atmosphere and help make raindrops - which in turn …
Scientists have discovered that nature may be slowly scrubbing the lower portion of the river Hudson of its pollution. During a year long study of the river's lower estuary, scientists from the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers and the State University of New Jersey, USA, found that …
