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Global meet to plan future of Antarctic marine ecosystems
Member nations of a commission that was set up 34 years ago start their first maiden meet in Australia’s Hobart
Indonesia launches book on its cash management reforms
Book focuses on the importance of transparency and accountability in public financial management
NASA Mars rover clicks Wdowiak Ridge
Scientists want to figure out why the ridge is located off the main crest line of Endeavour Crater and how it fits into the geological story of …
Medicines may be responsible for decline in wildlife population
Scientists urge for studies to estimate the environmental risks posed by pharmaceutical pollution
Report on developing sector shows changes in global aid patterns
New donors in developing countries will compensate for budget cuts in traditional donor countries
Air pollution responsible for decline in monsoon rains in last 50 years, says study
High levels of aerosols in the atmosphere lead to lowering of Earth’s temperatures and reduction in rainfall
Eric Betzig, William Moerner, Stefan Hell win 2014 Nobel Prize in chemistry
One German and two US scientists develop new methods that let microscopes see finer details
World growth ‘unsustainable’, warns US-based group of museums
The group of museums in its first statement on climate change warns human activity is making preservation of species difficult
Global wildlife populations halved in 40 years
Hydro dams, pollution led to a 76 per cent dip in freshwater species populations between 1970 and 2010, says report
Arctic sea ice reaches sixth lowest level since 1978
Sea ice extent on September 17 was measured at 1.94 million square miles, which is 463,000 square miles below average
New avian influenza strain in Southeast Asia ‘travelling fast’, warns FAO
In less than six months after first reported in China, the H5N6 virus has been detected in poultries in Lao and Vietnam
Berries boost effectiveness of cancer treatment
Extract of chokeberries found to hasten death of pancreatic cancer cells when added to chemotherapy drug, says study
Indonesia ratifies 12-year-old agreement on cross-border haze
Singapore and Malaysia have blamed Indonesian forest fires for hazardous smog and air pollution in the area.
One in every nine persons in the world goes hungry: UN State of Food Insecurity Report
Asia houses 526 million of the 805 million chronically undernourished people in the world
Global strategy needed to build new roads to minimise environmental damage: study
Researchers identify areas where new roads have most potential benefit, areas where road building should be avoided
India needs rural innovations for boosting economy: study
Overall, India's strong pool of skilled, English-speaking graduates would aid in expansion of the country's services sector, says report
Coal-fired power stations carry heavy health costs in South Africa
Emissions from power plants causes at least 2,200 premature deaths every year, says Greenpeace
Global warming risks “severe, widespread and irreversible”, says IPCC
Warns both frequency and intensity of extreme weather such as floods, and droughts will go up
MIT study shows why carbon cuts make sound economic sense
Savings on healthcare spending may at times be 10 times more than cost of implementing policies to reduce emissions
Wrong predictions hampered water conservation: study
Countries should rely on realistic, short-term predictions to plan water conservation efforts
Ecohealth meet raises alarm over climate change impacts on health
Decalration calls for practical steps to change the economic, political and social practices that exacerbate climate change
China grows at the cost of its rich coastline
After the economic reforms in 1978, the country has been extensively exploiting its coasts
Warming Arctic may be responsible for world’s extreme weather
Melting of Arctic is triggering changes in global wind patterns and causing more frequent heatwaves and downpours in northern hemisphere, says …
Bolivia losing forest cover at alarming rate
The Philippines, Indonesia, and Peru also witness increase in deforestation, suggests NASA data
TB vaccine may prevent infection too, says study
'BCG vaccine effective in fighting infection only in countries more than 40° latitude above the equator'