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Undermining Montreal Protocol
11 Oct 2018 7:33 PM ISTTo 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 9:30 PM ISTWhile 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 9:27 PM ISTCredited 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 9:18 PM ISTScientists 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 9:09 PM ISTErratic 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 9:12 PM ISTIn 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 9:36 PM ISTOn December 6, the International Solar Alliance will be legalised for mobilising finance to meet global ambitions of energy access and climate action.
Sustainable mining rights & Goan villagers
21 Sept 2017 9:14 PM ISTResidents 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 9:30 PM ISTAs 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 9:49 PM ISTThe 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
21 Oct 2016 1:54 AM ISTThe 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?
9 Sept 2016 3:58 AM ISTPowered by winds, clouds have been circulating around the globe like magic carpets carrying weather on their back. Understanding them not only holds...