Environment

Paris using odd-even traffic rule to beat pollution

Car pools, emergency vehicles like ambulances, police cars, etc or vehicles used for delivering food or foreign vehicles were not affected.

Dec 7, 2016

'Dead zone' discovered in the Indian Ocean

This is the first dead zone discovered in the South-East Asia region.

Dec 6, 2016

Al Gore calls Donald Trump meeting ‘extremely interesting’

Former US Vice-president Al Gore, a prominent climate activist, met with President-elect Donald Trump on 5 December.Trump has called man-made climate change a hoax while Gore is one of the best known crusaders in the fight against it. During the 2016 US presidential election Gore said Trump’s polices would ‘take us toward a climate catastrophe’. After the meeting, Gore called it ‘extremely interesting’. After the election on 22 November, Trump said that he had an ‘open mind’ on the Paris Agreement on climate change - in stark contrast to what he said on his election campaign.

Dec 6, 2016

Global Warming Effects: Ice on North Pole likely to disappear within 2 years

The temperatures recorded by the weather stations around the North Pole are warmer this year than they usually are.

Dec 6, 2016

42-ft-long rare whale found dead on Odisha beach

The 28-ft-wide whale was found on Sunday at the Baidhara Pentha beach in Puri district.

Dec 4, 2016

Delhi take note: Four world cities to remove diesel vehicles by 2025

Delhi has been trying to implement a similar step, and diesel vehicles over 15 years old are already banned in the city.

Dec 2, 2016

National Pollution Control Day 2016: Tips to combat air pollution

It's high time that we improve our way of living to keep air pollution-related ailments at bay.

Dec 2, 2016

Jelly-like alien creatures invade California's Huntington Beach

These mysterious beings were unidentified and caused a stir among the people.

Dec 1, 2016

Cyclone Nada hits Tamil Nadu: Navy, NDRF teams deployed, other relief measures in place to ensure minimal damage

The state government has asked the citizens not to panic and cooperate with the rescue and relief operations.

Dec 1, 2016

Dead Sea: Here's why it's nearing inevitable death!

The main cause behind the drying up of this hyper-saline lake is not linked to climate change.

Nov 29, 2016

'Aliens' live among us, say researchers

These creatures do not fall into the category of animal, plant or human and yet they exist alongside us on Earth.

Nov 29, 2016

Japan: Reindeer being trained to deliver Domino's pizzas this Christmas!

Domino's Japan states that a GPS device will be installed on the reindeer, similar to the technique used for deliveries made through bikes.

Nov 28, 2016

How to make a sugar snake

The MEL Chemistry boxes let you experiment with simple chemical reactions.The sets are meant to excite children about chemistry.Using a pile of sugar and baking soda, children can create a burning sugar snake.Having mixed baking soda (NaHCO3 ) and sugar to a ratio of 4:1, the powder can then be set alight using solid fuel.The snake starts to grow and, in some cases, can get up to 50cm long.

Nov 28, 2016

Video shows the breakup of Pine Island Glacier

In 2015, a 225-square-mile iceberg broke off of the Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica, and researchers at The Ohio State University have discovered that the event was no ordinary breakup. The culprit: a deep subsurface rift that cracked through the ice nearly 20 miles inland – a sign that the largest ice reserve in the world may be melting sooner rather than later.

Nov 28, 2016

Australia: One nation leader Pauline Hanson denies coral bleaching and climate change

One Nation leader and right-wing populist Pauline Hanson has been slammed by conservationists for taking media to a healthy section of Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef, while denying the effects of climate change.

Nov 27, 2016