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Climate Change

Hindu Kush Himalayan region contains 27% less ice than estimated: study
Hindu Kush Himalayan region
The region is expected to lose half of its present-day glacier area by 2060, says a study …
February 13, 2019
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Science & Technology

Selenium nanoparticles may act like antibacterial agents
Foods rich in Selenium
Scientists find that they can be more effective than antibiotics owing to their unique …
February 13, 2019
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Science & Technology

Our artificial cornea breakthrough could lead to self-assembling organs
Cornea construction
This technology can gradually expand what we can achieve with bio-synthetic organs and …
February 12, 2019
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Science & Technology

MIT scientists develop technique to identify power producing bacteria
Bacteria
This technique can help sort bacteria present in mines, lakes or even in our gut into those …
January 14, 2019
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Blogs

Richa Agarwal
Richa Agarwal

UK changes its waste strategy for circular economy with Brexit
Chandra Bhushan
Chandra Bhushan

COP24: Sum and substance of climate diplomacy
Tarun Gopalakrishnan
Tarun Gopalakrishnan

COP24: BASIC willingness to be transparent must bring Katowice consensus closer

In-Depth

Waste
sanitation

Melting Pots

August 16, 2018
Of the 10 persons defecating in the open globally, six are Indians. By 2019, six will be …
Environment
Make 17 June, the celebration of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, your date with nature. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Make choices that will help end soil erosion, reduce effects of drought or dust storms

August 16, 2018
Every year, we make New Year resolutions about change. Why not include as one of those …
Climate Change
Source: UNHCR

Africa and climate change: Exiled by emissions

May 16, 2018
The impacts of climate change are making the continent even more vulnerable

Videos
Waste

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