IIT Madras inks pact with ExxonMobil to boost biofuel research
The five-year agreement is focused on data analytics, gas conversion and transport and is aimed towards finding low-emission solutions
Increase in temperature will cause more suicides in US, Mexico: study
Climate change could be linked to a total of 14,020 excess suicides in the US and 7,460 excess suicides in Mexico by 2050, says a new study
Moving towards a green future in transport
The transport sector makes up 30 per cent of global energy consumption and its energy use is expected to grow one per cent every year till 2030
Here is why researchers working in polar regions are coming together
To bring scientists working in both the poles together, the International Polar Year was observed during 2007-2008 and it was decided to have …
Climate change in news on April 16
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around climate change
India is experiencing a warmer winter
Persistent above normal temperatures have been recorded in many regions of the country
Green issues need equitable entitlements
Now that the Cold War is over, concern for the environment will play a vital role in international relations in the foreseeable future.
European bird pioneers new route
The European blackcap has dramatically changed its migration pattern, flying to a new site, more than 1,000 km north of the region where it …
Global warming will increase ozone depletion
Simulated climate models show increasing carbon dioxide and chlorine emissions can drastically alter weather conditions and lead to the formation …
Is environment on the agenda?
With a recession-hit economy to revive, it remains to be seen how much priority the environment will get when the new administration takes over …
Freezing the Green fridge
Despite environment-friendly refrigerators making the grade, manufacturers are hesitant to introduce them commercially.
Unmasking the heat
The weather machine seems to have gone into overdrive. Scientists assert that the rise in temperature is unprecedented, at least since the 15th …
Getting to the core
Drilling of ice cores in the Himalayan glaciers reveal that global warming is altering climate patterns
Climate change affects world's lakes
By 2080, the world's lakes will experience a temperature change of up to 6.7c caused by greenhouse gas emissions, according to a study by the uk-…
Stalagamite weather report
The result obtained from stalagamites -- supplemented by past temperature records, type of vegetation, data from the oceans such as the growth …
Ice does not lie
Says the eminent Alaskan scientist Maynard Miller. manu n kulkarni visits this land of the midnight sun to know what causes its glaciers to …
Waterworks India: Chewang Norphell
Global warming is taking its toll on the trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh. Mountains that were completely decked with snow are now barren. …
Can carbon capture be new hope for mitigating CO2 emissions?
NTPC Vindhyachal implements carbon capture technology
Climate change unveils new methane source: Groundwater springs of Norway
Emissions to further increase if warming continues, finds study
Now ISO standard for water footprint
ISO 14046 will not only determine water wastage but suggest ways to reduce it
Fire, brimstone and cooling
Large volcanic eruptions contribute significantly to global cooling
Starved of substance
No headway made at World Food Summit in accelerating efforts to eliminate hunger
Stupid growth
Urban areas can support biodiversity
Finding space in our city for nature
Can organic farming ensure food security?