China takes lead as the world prepares to install more than 1 trillion watts of clean, renewable energy by 2023

Regardless of renewable energy expanding its global power yield to 30 percent by 2023, increasing coal generation in Asia implies that fossil fuel will remain the most significant source of energy in the world.

Oct 9, 2018

Delhi, Kolkata average temperature spiked by one degree in one century: IPCC Report

As per a recent study published in the Nature Climate Change, the journal reviewed economies of over 200 countries in which it concluded that India would be worst affected by climate change.

Oct 9, 2018

Climate change if not controlled by 2030 will inevitably bring floods, extreme weather and kill coral reefs: IPCC

Coral reefs will be radically affected, with somewhere in the range of 70 and 90 percent anticipated to vanish, which also includes Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

Oct 9, 2018

Nasa says Arctic ice at 2018 minimum; sixth lowest on record

This year's Arctic minimum was reached late last month, between 19 and 23 September. The ice dropped to a minimum of 4.59 million square km over the north pole.

Oct 7, 2018

Indonesia earthquake: Death toll climbs to 1,234; over 2 million affected

The twin disasters on Friday left the coastal city of Palu and the adjoining areas in ruins. Authorities said tens of thousands of people were growing increasingly desperate for food, fuel and water.

Oct 2, 2018

Banned chemicals in the sea causing a mass death of killer whales after nearly 50 years

Out of the 19 groups of orcas studied, 10 of them were designated as at a "high risk of collapse" over the coming century because of PCB exposure alone.

Sep 30, 2018

Indonesia earthquake: Tsunami warning issued after powerful 7.7-magnitude quake

A 7.7-magnitude quake struck off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, prompting a tsunami alert.

Sep 28, 2018

Infamous Bellandur lake in Bengaluru spews 10-foot high toxic foam

The foam managed to spill onto the streets even though a wire mesh was installed for that specific reason.

Sep 26, 2018

NASA sent a balloon into space over North Pole - this is what they found

Waves of clouds crashing into each other like on a beach 50 miles in the sky is a truly a spectacular sight to behold.

Sep 23, 2018

Earth's spin axis is drifting- here are three reasons why as explained by NASA

This wobbling of the spin axis is called polar motion and its wobbling has, over the 20 century drifted it by about 10 cm per year, that translates to about 10 metres of drift in a century.

Sep 20, 2018

Supervillain Lair? Hundreds of Great White Sharks congregate mid-Pacific in the winter

In December every year, these creatures start swimming out into the ocean to a point about halfway to Hawaii from California.

Sep 19, 2018

Hunters of man-eating tigress accused of killing 13 people in Maharashtra can shoot to kill: Supreme Court

The tigress has been accused of killing 13 people, including three in August. Considering these factors, a specialised hunter has been sent to take down the man-eating tigress.

Sep 16, 2018

Every piece of plastic in the ocean can potentially kill a turtle, finds new study

"Even one little thin, filmy piece of plastic can...result in death," said the researcher.

Sep 14, 2018

NASA releases footage of hurricane Florence – possible 'Category 6' storm headed for the US

The storm is one of the biggest in recent history and could be a "category 6" and NASA says that it could cause a storm surge as high as 13 feet.

Sep 13, 2018

Last of the 'Siberian Unicorns' walked alongside ancient humans 29,000 years ago

Weighing in at about 4 tonnes, they stood at an imposing 2 metres tall and about 4.5 metres long.

Sep 10, 2018