World’s largest ice shelf melting rapidly due to solar heating of ocean surface

If this situation continues, sea levels would rise up to 60 metres by 2050 and the ocean would engulf coastal cities across the globe

It’s a hot potato for PepsiCo and farmers

The corporate giant claims that the farmers are cultivating their proprietary FC5 potatoes without permission

Traffic-related pollution adding to asthma burden worldwide

China accounted for the largest number of cases of traffic pollution-related asthma, followed by India, US, Indonesia and Brazil

World Malaria Day: Can vaccination prevent malaria from spreading?

Malawi starts the first-ever pilot project to immunise children against malaria

Climate change has worsened global economic inequality

Temperature changes have enriched cool countries like Norway and Sweden, while dragging down economic growth in warm countries such as India and Nigeria

There will be more plastic than fishes in oceans by 2050

Instrument meant to survey plankton population accidentally records amount of plastics in the oceans

Lives and livelihoods lost to coastal erosion

The wrath of Bay of Bengal has rendered nearly 650 families from Satabhaya in Odisha homeless

Aravalli: Story of a dying mountain range

In order to save the mountain range, the lack of concern from authorities has to change and constant intervention of the judicial system is needed

Dhuri: A Delhi-based fashion brand that makes clothes out of milk

In a world where pollution caused by textiles is a major threat, a brand specialising in eco-friendly fabrics claims it can be a better option for the environment

Why has India's solar capacity addition slowed down?

India wants to add 100 GW of capacity by 2022. But according to a new report by global analytics firm CRISIL, it will only manage 60 GW by 2022. An anti-dumping duty on imported solar panels widely used in India seems to have increased the cost.

Meet the Italian artist painting against pollution

Andreco is using his art to talk about climate change and sustainable development

Nearly 85% rural women are engaged in agriculture but only 13% own land

Green crackers will cut PM 2.5 emission by up to 30%

The chemical formulation of ‘green’ crackers has been finalised, Supreme Court told

HIV/AIDS cured through stem-cell transplant in London

Scientists are not sure how the mechanism works

Decoding the ICCT report on health impacts from vehicular pollution

The first-ever comprehensive assessment of health impacts of global transport emissions has exposed the lethal health effects of vehicular fumes across major vehicle markets of the world

Can gene-editing save people from life-threatening diseases?

Two pharmaceutical companies CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals are trying to take that path

Researchers convert carbon dioxide in to coal

Researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia have for the first time developed a process to turn CO2 into coal. The new process uses liquid metal as a catalyst to permanently and safely convert CO2 into a solid form for storing

Anil Agarwal Environment Training Institute is one of the greenest campuses in India

The buildings have been designed in a way to maximise thermal comfort while relying less on air conditioning

2020 Tokyo Olympics will recycle e-waste to make medals

For the first time in the history of Olympics, medals will be made from metal recovered from old cell phones and laptops

Super Bug found in the Arctic traced back to Delhi

A scientist has found a “Superbug” gene in the Arctic region, Soil samples from Norwegian archipelago, a place which lies between mainland Norway and north pole, have now confirmed the presence of NDM-1(New Delhi-Metallo-beta-lactamase-1) gene. This multi-drug resistant bacteria was first detected in New Delhi over a decade back.

India’s unemployment rate jumped to a record 6.1% in 2017-18

India’s unemployment rate jumped to a record 6.1% in 2017-18, reported Business Standard (Jan 31, 2019) Unemployment was at 2.2% in 2011-12. That means it tripled after demonetisation (November 2016). The financial daily cited the National Sample Survey Office’s unpublished Periodic Labour Force Survey.environment.

Desertification: Forest cover on the planet continues to shrink

The rate of deforestation has slowed down after 2005 yet forest cover on the planet continues to shrink, says a preliminary assessment report by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. This is the first such global assessment of land degradation. Out of 197 countries party to UNCCD, 145 have submitted data on land degradation