Scientists
Fast-growing fish risk dramatic fall in population
In a counterintuitive discovery, scientists have found that ocean fish species that grow quickly and reproduce frequently are more likely to experience dramatic plunges in population than larger, slo…
iSuggi
India will soon be game for GM crops
The pro-technology Modi government is desperate to introduce genetically modified (GM) crops. It is now holding closed-door meetings with the right wing-affiliated groups – the Swadeshi Jagran Ma…
Sri Lanka
Royal British horse a game changer in Sri Lankan presidential polls
The supreme leader has changed the face of Sri Lanka. A war of 30 years has been put to an end, the world's finest cars are speeding on newly built expressways, the economy is spurting at a…
United States (US)
Global CO2 emissions soar to all time high but with decreased growth rate
A new study has revealed that although global CO2 emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production has reached an all new high, the growth has been notably slower at 2% than on average in…
Transport
While they descend in India, airline profits fly globally
International Air Transport Association (IATA) has raised its profit outlook for global airlines on lower oil prices and recovery prospects of world economy. The industry body sees air…
the UN investment
Australia pledges $200 million to Green Climate Fund
A new Green Climate Fund that aims to help poor nations cope with global warming reached a UN goal of $10 billion on Tuesday at global climate talks in Lima, helped by a surprise donation from Au…
Prakash Javadekar
India for early financing of Green Climate Fund
India on Monday insisted on early financing of the Green Climate Fund to reach the USD 100 billion target, as Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar arrived here to participate in crucial negotia…
iSuggi
Over 230 projects get green nod in last six months
Over 230 projects got environment clearance by the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) since May 2014 and of those nearly 23%, over one fifth of total, were from Gujarat alone. Howeve…
iSuggi
Ghosting, writes Shweta Bachchan Nanda
Ghost – Slipping out of a party without telling anyone or saying goodbye Full disclosure - I am not very sociable. I seldom attend parties and/or large gatherings where there is mingling, handsha…
protection
Industry will now have to shell out five times more for forest land
Industry in India may soon have to shell out nearly five times the money which it presently pays for forests land being diverted for industrial projects. Not just more money, the mandatory compensato…
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If humans were to disappear from Earth, how long will nature take to wipe out all evidence?
Someone has speculated that if all human beings were to be buried together, we would need a coffin roughly one kilometre in each dimension. This one cubic kilometre of humans has had a long and…
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