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Undermining Montreal Protocol
11 Oct 2018 2:03 PM GMTTo save on the higher cost of alternatives, Chinese foam manufacturers are using banned CFCs which are more potent than CO2 in causing global warming
Monsoon '18: Destructive, not distributive
28 Aug 2018 4:00 PM GMTWhile floods during monsoon killed 1,310 people and affected 7.5 million, 40 per cent Indian districts still face drought
The shooting star
15 March 2018 3:57 PM GMTCredited with path-breaking scientific discovery while bringing the cosmos to the coffee table, Stephen Hawking create a thread of commonality between...
Resolving 'Karakoram Anomaly'
26 Feb 2018 3:48 PM GMTScientists say the reason behind the Karakoram Range’s glaciers not being affected by climate change could be intensification of irrigation activity...
Racing against rains
9 Jan 2018 3:39 PM GMTErratic distribution of northeast monsoon rains most evident in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and the Deccan regions raises doubts over Rabi crops...
Potential of Spiti Valley's wild fruit
27 Dec 2017 3:42 PM GMTIn the past two decades, sea-buckthorn collection has increased 20 times in the valley. Can a pan-Indian market unleash the full potential of this...
How will 1,000 GW target be met?
15 Nov 2017 4:06 PM GMTOn December 6, the International Solar Alliance will be legalised for mobilising finance to meet global ambitions of energy access and climate
Sustainable mining rights & Goan villagers
21 Sep 2017 3:44 PM GMTResidents of Caurem, a tribal village, have always been at the forefront of anti-mining demonstrations. Now they have a society of 300 members.
What sort of monsoon will we experience?
24 April 2017 4:00 PM GMTAs El Nino probability increases, uncertainty looms over Indian monsoon. Earlier this month, IMD predicted a normal monsoon based on a low probability...
Why the recent surge in earthquakes?
10 Feb 2017 4:19 PM GMTThe last two months of 2016 proved to be a busy period for seismologists. In November, scientists found out that the abyss under the Pacific Ocean...
Precious corals bleached to death
20 Oct 2016 8:24 PM GMTThe good news is that the current El Niño, a warm ocean current that drove temperatures up worldwide, is finally on its way out. But the bad news is...
At the risk of dissipation?
8 Sep 2016 10:28 PM GMTPowered by winds, clouds have been circulating around the globe like magic carpets carrying weather on their back. Understanding them not only holds...