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 …
Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, might lose its all-year ice snow by 2015 due to climate changes. This warning was issued by Greenpeace, an international pressure group. "The snow you see now might disappear in 10-20 years,' said Greenpeace campaigner Joris Thijssen. According to him, Kilimanjaro's case was not unique …
a tiny mosquito is getting genetically altered in response to global warming, reveals a study. According to researchers at the University of Oregon in Eugene, usa , global warming has delayed breeding and development timings of Wyeomyia smithii , a tiny fragile mosquito that lives in the pitcher plant. The …
banning logging is an important tool for halting the degradation of forests, but it seldom corrects the underlying causes of deforestation. This intriguing fact was recently stated in a report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (fao). Moreover, the report claims that ban on logging harms forests and local communities …
the brightening and dimming of the Sun may account for a 1,500-year cycle of cooling and warming on parts of the Earth, suggests a study. The study was done by researchers at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University in Palisades, New York, usa. According to them, a very slight …
four chemicals that are thought to cause no damage to the ozone layer may be destroying the protective layer of the Earth, a new research suggests. The most harmful of the four is n-propyl bromide
a new research could offer vital clues in combating attacks by herbivorous insects. According to a research done by chemical ecologists at the New York-based Cornell University, the chemical compounds of flowers not only guide pollinating insects but also prevent herbivorous insects from eating the reproductive parts of plants. According …
Exhausted Earth Summit negotiators raced to agree ways to enrich poor nations while protecting the planet last week, trying to settle rows over trade, energy and sanitation before world leaders arrive. Horse-trading between rich and poor countries on ways to make the world a better and fairer place appeared to …
There is an urgent need for a rapid assay of potential toxicity of wastewaters and/or individual process streams to the active biomass in biological wastewater treatment plants (WTP). This can be provided by a whole cell biosensor system called CellSense which has been developed by Euroclone Limited, based upon an …
A new and innovative process by which plastic and aluminium laminate cartons, such as those used for fruit juice, are broken down using microwaves, separating the aluminium and plastic so that they can be recovered, has been honoured at an awards ceremony at the London Science Museum. The process, which …
Carbon dioxide can be used to clean soil contaminated by past nuclear weapons development and nuclear energy research, using the same technique for decaffeinating coffee and dry cleaning clothes, new research has revealed. The research was done by researchers at the US Department of Energy's Idaho National Engineering and Environmental …
The Caribbean island of Mustique, which lost corals due to climate change and pollution, is about to get them back. Alan Lowe and his Dominica-based Applied Marine Technologies Limited crew have attached 1,200 cultivated pieces of 15 species of coral in Mustique's concrete domes sunk near the ruined reefs. They …
Did anyone have wild thoughts about cow dung harming the Alpine pastures? Yes it can, claim French researchers. According to them, cow dung in the Alpine pastures is extremely toxic due to the use of ivermectin, a drug administered to cows for protecting them from parasites during summer months. The …
in the past 21 years, parts of the Northern Hemisphere have become much greener than they used to be. But this may not be good news as the greenery is a result of warmer temperatures, warn researchers. After studying satellite data, researchers from Boston University, usa , and the National …
just a few clicks of the computer mouse can help scientists prevent wildfires to a great extent. To some, it may sound impractical, but is true. Computer simulations are being used by scientists to evolve ways to prevent forest fires. By combining satellite-derived vegetation data, topographic maps, weather data and …
huge dust clouds blowing across the Atlantic Ocean from the Sahara Desert cause red tides in the Gulf of Mexico, reveals a new study. Red tides, which are blooms of toxic algae, kill the gulf's marine life in large quantities. But this can be prevented, indicates the study done by …
biocontrol may not be as ecofriendly as agriculturists think, scientists have found out recently. They were studying the behaviour of a parasitic insect imported by farmers to combat invasive weeds and pests
genetically modified maize can restrain the growth of caterpillars in the fields, shows recent studies conducted in North America's grain belt. The studies are the first to show damaging ecological effects of Bt maize in and around the fields. Diane Stanley-Horn of the University of Guelph, Ontario, found that monarch …
A professor at Nanyang Technological University has discovered how to take the waste material from palm oil fruit and transform it into an anti-pollution filter. Lua Aik Chong has created activated carbon from the shells and fibre of the fruit that can filter out pollutants in the air and water.
India's giant oil refineries have a colossal problem disposing of the 20 million odd kilograms of oil sludge they churn out each year as waste. Now the giants are turning to a cocktail of five soil bacteria to help them out. Concocted by Indian biologist Banwari Lal, the cocktail is …
