National Academy of Sciences

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding deterioration of Nayar river, Uttarakhand, 05/06/2025

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 …

Science policy to focus on research, scientific writing

The State's science policy will lay special focus on encouraging research and scientific writing by the youth, said Uttarakhand State Council of Science and Technology (UCOST) director- general Vijay Kumar Dhaundiyal. He was addressing young scientists at the start of a two-day workshop organised jointly by UCOST and the National …

Monsoon decline caused rise and fall of Harappan civilisation, say scientists

Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences to submit paper Why did the Harappan civilisation, which flourished for hundreds of years and once extended across a vast area from northwestern India and across Pakistan, suddenly go into a terminal decline some 4,000 years ago and wither away? Like their script that …

Advancing the science of climate change

A strong, credible body of scientific evidence shows that climate change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities, and poses significant risks for a broad range of human and natural systems. As decision makers respond to these risks, the nation

Limiting the magnitude of future climate change

Meeting internationally discussed targets for limiting atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations and associated increases in global average temperatures will require a major departure from business as usual in how the world uses and produces energy. This report recommends a U.S. policy goal stated in terms of a budget for cumulative greenhouse …

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