Coal mess in Maharashtra
While state agencies fight over the quality of coal supplied to Maharashtra's coal-fired power plants, it is the people who are suffering for no …
Low-income African countries awarded funding for renewable energy projects
Criteria used for selection include low energy access rates, energy development strategies, governance and implementation capacity
When trains ran on time
We live in times where the personalities of strong leaders loom large over their foibles, let alone excesses. Are present times a throwback to …
'Development goals in BRICS should include universal health coverage'
Non-communicable diseases, traffic injuries, environmental health are among other health challenges for BRICS nations, says WHO
Five developments that may define 2014 elections
From influence of civil society to 12 crore first time voters joining the lists, these developments are likely to govern the public verdict on …
Chromosomal change in democracy
Out of India’s total voters, 49 per cent are women. They may not have proportional representation in legislative bodies, but they are …
Where is the green party?
Whenever a general election to India’s Lok Sabha approaches, two questions tend to emerge: When will India get a green party? Are …
Island of tsunami debris heading towards US? No, says NOAA
Media reports suggested 'toxic monster’, ‘Texas-sized debris’, resulting from the tsunami that hit Japan in 2011 may reach US shores
Joker in the pack of stars
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And miles to go before we meet
The North-South divide is not a fabrication: for three-fourths of the world, it is a fact of daily existence. Ignoring it will not make it …
All for the people
International organisations concentrating on the moral and material uplift of the underpriviledged
Gaea's youngest
For the first time, scientists beheld the unusual phenomenon of the birth of an island from an undersea volcano in the Pacific ocean off Hawaii
Sea, from space
Unique satellite images of the ocean floor, made available for the first time, could challenge the existing theories of the earth
Deep rumblings
Increase in incidence of earthquakes in Kerala, otherwise a seismically stable zone, is due to high sea pressure and changing land- use patterns
A chunk of space rock may hold clues to origin of Earth
Materials like Ryugu space rock make up 5% of the planet’s mass, likely helped make planet habitable, finds study
After 7.9 shock
The earthquake that shook Nepal and northern India underscores the urgency to understand the seismicity of the Himalayas and to improve the …
Forests changing more rapidly than expected
Shifts in species composition associated with environmental change and increased biomass have been identified
Earth-like planet discovered in twin star system
Discovery opens the possibility of many planets in Earth-like orbits in star systems previously unexplored, say scientists
Global temperature highest in 11,000 years
Researchers caution temperatures will rise another 2.0 to 11.5°F by the end of this century
People are complaining about Mercury in retrograde. But what does it actually mean?
Humans found out retrograde motion was an optical illusion 500 years ago. However, the pseudoscientific practice of astrology continues to …
Science and Engineering Research Board awards national post-doctoral fellowships to 301 researchers
These fellowships supports young budding researchers to establish themselves as independent scientists
How did continents form? Giant meteorite impacts could be responsible, says study
Understanding the formation and evolution of continents is important as it is the key to reserves of metals such as lithium, tin and nickel
Scientists image mysterious rock zone 3,000 km beneath Earth’s surface
They found that the speed of earthquake waves travelling through the base of the structure could be 40 per cent slower than the surrounding regions
Land the size of South America will be degraded if current trends continue: UN Report
We cannot afford to continue taking land, our most valuable asset, for granted, says UNCCD chief
Earth Day@50: NatGeo highlights evolution of Human-Nature relationship
National Geographic brings together its family of explorers and experts to highlight the fragile human-nature relationship