Science & Health

SpaceX may go for land-based rocket landing in December itself

Last June, SpaceX encountered a disaster when its Falcon 9 rocket disintegrated during launch.

Dec 3, 2015

UNHCR calls for more focus on climate-related migration

The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said on Wednesday (2 December) climate-related migration must be prioritised in a climate deal currently being negotiated at the Paris climate summit.

Dec 3, 2015

Nicaragua: Momotombo Volcano erupts after centurys calmness

Sand and ash have covered La Paz Centro municipality in Nicaragua, as a result of Wednesdays (2 December) hours long eruption of Momotombo Volcano. It has been 110 years of relative calmness since the 1297m high volcano experienced a major eruption last time in 1905.

Dec 3, 2015

600 million fall ill from food contamination every year: WHO

The report also looked at the way food is traded and sold.

Dec 3, 2015

India to cut greenhouse gas emissions up to 35% by 2030: Prakash Javadekar

40% of India's cumulative electric power installed capacity shall come from non-fossil fuel based energy sources by 2030.

Dec 3, 2015

Conditional environmental clearance for Jaitapur nuclear plant lapses

The process to get extension of the environmental clearance has already begun.

Dec 2, 2015

India restores govt funding for AIDS programme after criticism

The central government had slashed its contribution and asked individual states to fill the gap.

Dec 2, 2015

Gas worth Rs.11,000 cr migrated from ONGC to RIL fields: Report

The volume of gas belonging to ONGC which RIL has produced comes out to worth $1.7 billion.

Dec 2, 2015

Ethicists squabble over mores of gene editing tools and techniques

Several groups have already called for restrictions on use of the technology known as CRISPR-Cas9.

Dec 2, 2015

U.S. bill now allows companies to own what they mine in space

The Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act was signed by President Barack Obama last week.

Dec 2, 2015

European satellite to detect ripples across space and time

The European-built spacecraft, known as LISA Pathfinder, is expected to break ground in the search for the ripples.

Dec 2, 2015

Europes most powerful solar farm opens near Bordeaux

Europes biggest photovoltaic solar power plant opened on Tuesday (1 December) near Bordeaux on the second day of the COP21 climate conference hosted by France. With the projects inauguration, France has made up some lost ground after being a relative latecomer to the solar phenomenon compared to its neighbours in Europe.

Dec 1, 2015

US keen to bring home a successful climate agreement, says Obama

World needs an enduring framework for addressing climate change, Obama added.

Dec 1, 2015

China to monitor greenhouse gas emissions via carbon-tracking satellites from space

After Japan in 2009 and United States in 2014, China to be world's third country monitor greenhouse gases with satellites.

Dec 1, 2015

Guatemala: Fuego volcano spews ash and lava

Guatemalas Fuego volcano is at it again, erupting early on Monday (30 December), spewing lava into the night sky. The volcano – about 29 miles southwest of Guatemala City – has had at least three large lava flows reported in recent days. David de Leon of Guatemalas emergency agency CONRED is monitoring the situation closely.

Dec 1, 2015