Monsoon maps on trees

Growth rings allow for future prediction of drought  

Science & Technology - Briefs

Inbuilt storage

Earth's mantle could be holding three times the water found in oceans

Pollution pangs

High ground-level ozone increases appendicitis risk

Cloud view clears up

Origin of aerosols dictates cloud shape

China announces major cuts in industrial production of ozone depleting substances

Move will eliminate over 93 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in greenhouse gas emissions

'Village level forecast will take time'

What prevents Indian scientists from making weather forecasts for farmers? Sailesh Naik, secretary to the Ministry of Earth Sciences, tells …

The difference is in the recipe

Wars of the green kind

For a fistful of dollars

Arctic ozone depletion creats panic

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The phase continues

India's time threatens to run out as the ozone phase-out fund goes miserly

Depleting ozone layer

Packing more power

A four-atom oxygen molecule might make for good fuel

Bid to bend rules

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Ozone hole over Tibet

Claims Chinese study

July heatwave triggers air pollution in UK

Ozone levels increased significantly and exceeded World Health Organisation recommendations, the researchers found after drawing on a national …

North rejects India's plea

India's request for a $2 billion grant to cut down the use of ozone-depleting substances was turned down because Northern countries felt it was …

The super cars are coming

With aerospace technologies set to revolutionise engine and body design, today's cars could become as obsolete as dinosaurs.

Spring brings sad tidings on ozone hole

Fresh data on dipping levels of atmospheric ozone add up to a grim scenario that can have serious implications for life on earth.

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 …

Freezing the Green fridge

Despite environment-friendly refrigerators making the grade, manufacturers are hesitant to introduce them commercially.

Passing USA's laugh test

Helping George Bush gain political mileage seemed to be the overriding concern at the recent climate convention negotiations in New York. India …