Sydney: The chance discovery of the remains of a prehistoric giant kangaroo has cast doubts on the long-held view that climate change drove it and other mega-fauna to extinction, a new study reveals.

The research, published this week in the US-based journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, argues that man likely hunted to death the giant kangaroo and other very large animals on the southern island of Tasmania.

Nitin Sethi | TNN

New Delhi: The effect of climate change on India could be far worse than previously estimated. Latest projections indicate that after 2050, temperatures would rise by 3-4 degrees over current levels and rainfall would become both heavier and less regular, posing a grave threat to agriculture. These are part of the research conducted by scientists at Pune's Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, one of the key government institutions studying climate change in India. The findings are currently under review by a well-recognized scientific journal.

Planning for more and more parking is not likely to help in the long run since the number of vehicles on Delhi's roads is growing dramatically. The city needs a good public transport system at the earliest
Megha Suri | TNN

Traffic Volume Is Already Very High On The Proposed Moolchand-Jehangirpuri Stretch, Space For Cars Will Get Reduced

New Delhi: The government has called for interested parties to prepare detailed design and engineering reports for two more BRT stretches. The move comes at a time when a decision on even a basic aspect of BRT

How much waste does your school recycle? How much energy does your school consume? What is the percentage of green area in your school? How eco-friendly are the vehicles in your school?

Kate Zernike

Higher education can't resist a ranking: best college, best cafeteria, biggest endowment, biggest party school. It says something about what's important on campus, then, that when the Princeton Review releases its annual guide to colleges this week, it will include a new metric: a "green rating,' giving points for things like "environmentally preferable food,' power from renewable sources and energy-efficient buildings.

Adopts Resolution Day After SC Verdict Declaring Forests

Megha Suri | TNN

New Delhi: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit had on February 18 this year ordered her officials not to go for any further expansion of the controversial BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) corridor project till the first phase of the pilot

Phase I Proves Shots Safe; Next Level Tests On 300 Volunteers
Jaya Menon | TNN

Chennai: India's HIV vaccine programme got a major boost with scientists of the Tuberculosis Research Centre (TRC) here reporting significant progress in the first phase of clinical trials for a vaccine to prevent AIDS.
Preliminary results of phase one trial have successfully proved the vaccine's safety and its ability to stimulate immune response (that might provide protection against infection), the centre's head told TOI.

Global Warming-Linked Showers May Lead To Flooding

Washington: US and British researchers have confirmed the link between warmer climate and an increase in powerful rainstorms, according to a study that underscores one of the challenges of global warming.
The researchers even found that the increase of extreme rainfall was higher than what has been predicted in current computer models, according to the study published in the journal Science on Thursday.

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