Centre’s solar development draft aims at 25 parks, 20,000 MW power
The scheme still awaits suggestions from state nodal agencies
India to eradicate kala-azar by 2015: Harsh Vardhan
AmBisome injection to be provided free, incentive to ASHA workers and patients
Rising sea levels could force marine life towards poles
Such a move could put sea creatures at extreme peril
Expert bodies suggest measures to fight killer heat waves
Long-term planning, combined with immediate preventive measures, can be the key
Ebola vaccine closer after scientists discover key protein
Presently, there are no authorised treatments to cure the disease
World’s smallest dolphins may go extinct soon
Just 50 Maui's dolphins remain thanks to overfishing
Ghana’s cocoa industry aims at sustainability
Companies are making the transition towards efficient and cleaner production methods
Glaciers in western Canada to lose 70 per cent volume by 2100: study
Runoff from the melting ice will peak between 2020 and 2040
A year after worst Ebola outbreak, world is still unprepared to tackle such epidemics
‘Viruses, not wars, may kill people in large numbers in future’
With more tigers now, government decides to redistribute big cat
Calls for conservation of tigers outside tiger reserves as well
Global flood toll to rise by 2030
About 21 million people across the world are affected by floods each year
About two-thirds of world’s population suffers tooth decay
High intake of sugary food and drinks to be blamed
Kenya farmers turn to sorghum for food security
The country has successfully developed drought-resilient sorghum
Maharashtra approves field trials of GM food crops
Only GM cotton is grown in fields in India as of now
Ebola virus is mutating, say scientists
Several asymptomatic cases detected, which leads to disease spreading more rapidly
South Africa moves 100 rhinos to neighbouring countries
Measure taken to prevent animals from being poached
Scientists discover ‘safe’ GMOs
The synthetic organisms need amino acids to survive
Gene that acts as moisture sensor in plants identified
The find can help in engineering drought-resistant crops
Delhi’s industrial areas are toxic hot spots, finds survey
Many of the 18 hazardous hot spots in the city are in residential areas
Hit by storm, 15 trawlers are missing in Bay of Bengal
The boats have 240 fishers on board
IUCN adds 361 birds to Red List
87 of these face extinction threat
Maharashtra eases procedures for conversion of land in urban areas
Bid to tackle rising menace of illegal construction
IBM to help China fight air pollution
Beijing city to use IBM forecasting expertise to collect air pollution data
Sun Pharma recalls 200 cancer drug vials from US
Second such recall this year by pharma giant that acquired Ranbaxy earlier this year
Earthquake in Odisha leaves one dead, many injured
About 34 villages of two districts in the state are tsunami prone