Counter affidavit on behalf of Chief Municipal Engineer, Patna Nagar Nigam in the matter of Saurav Narayan Vs Bihar Pollution Control Board & Others dated May 20, 2025. The report said that the corporation has been diligently performing its statutory duties within the limitations of the available resources and infrastructure. …
Praduman Choubey War on global warming: CIMFR, Dhanbad Dhanbad, Jan. 21: Frequent fires in the mines of Jharia and Raniganj and the alarming rate of emission of greenhouse gases have left the coal ministry concerned. At a time when the world is seriously scouting for ways to battle global warming, …
The earth's climate has been significantly affected by the planet's magnetic field, according to a Danish study published on Monday that could challenge the notion that human emissions are responsible for global warming. "Our results show a strong correlation between the strength of the earth's magnetic field and the amount …
Roy Mathew THIRUVANTHAPURAM: The Indian Biodiversity Forum has protested against the involvement of the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) in the expedition to fertilise sea near Antarctica with iron sulphate. The NIO is conducting the operation in collaboration with the Alfred Wegener Institute of Germany as part of a project …
12 Jan 2009, 0000 hrs IST, Jonathan Leake & Richard Woods, Sunday Times, London Performing two Google searches from a desktop computer can generate about the same amount of carbon dioxide as boiling a kettle for a cup of tea, according to new research. While millions of people tap into …
8 Jan 2009, 0123 hrs IST, ANI WASHINGTON: Researchers at Baylor University have developed a new way to transform coconut husks into automotive interiors. They say that it is possible to make trunk liners, floorboards and car-door interior covers using fibres from the outer husks of coconuts, replacing the synthetic …
Amit Bhattacharya | TNN Can tossing tonnes of iron powder into the ocean help the world fight global warming? A team of Indian scientists, along with their counterparts from Germany and elsewhere, is embarking on an ambitious 70-day ocean expedition on Wednesday to find answers to that. The scientists
Tuticorin: A project on export-oriented marine value chain for farmed seafood production using Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) through rural entrepreneurship was sanctioned by National Agricultural Innovation Project. It would be done at a cost of Rs.264.89 lakh. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) would be the Consortium Leader, Central …
Bacteria Used To Cut Down Lifespan, Killing The Pests Before They Can Infect Us Washington: Old mosquitoes usually spread disease, so Australian researchers figured out a way to make the pests die younger
Volcanic eruptions have periodically cooled the tropics over at least the last 450 years by spewing out particles that girdle the world at high altitude and reflect sunlight, according to a study released Sunday. The research adds a chunk of regional evidence to earlier work that found major eruptions -- …
A city of brittle stars off the coast of New Zealand, an Antarctic expressway where octopuses ride along in a flow of extra salty water and a carpet of tiny crustaceans on the Gulf of Mexico sea floor are among the wonders discovered by researchers compiling a massive census of …
Amoeba-Like Organism Engulfed A Bacterium That Developed Power To Use Sunlight And Liberate Oxygen Jonathan Leake Scientists have identified the single chance encounter about 1.9billion years ago to which almost all life on earth owes its existence. It saw an amoeba-like organism engulf a bacterium that had developed the power …
BHUBANESWAR: A new mobile-based application, designed by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), will now generate accurate geo-spatial data on magnitude of disaster and help assessment leading to an effective management strategy in the country. It
Gas Hydrates Are 160 Times More Efficient Than Petrol Chennai: With the launch of Chandrayaan-1, India began its search for energy in outer space. Soon, the search will extend to the deep sea. As Chandrayaan heads for the moon for helium-3, the fuel used for nuclear fusion, scientists from the …
Washington: New evidence has emerged that, given enough time, climate change can even alter the course of plate tectonics, by grinding them down. The march of plate tectonics had previously seemed impervious to water and air
