The dense vegetation in the Western Ghats determines the amount of rainfall that Tamil Nadu gets during the summer monsoon.

MUMBAI: The Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) and Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), the city's two premier scientific hubs, will conduct joint research in the new sphere of proteogenomics to

Recently, a study by WHO also pointed out that Delhi has the worst air quality among cities in India.

Purpose is to place monetary value on services — absorption of carbon dioxide, cleansing oxygen and supplying water

Project will be on display at IIT-Delhi’s Open House

It is estimated that India has the potential to generate 20,000 MW of power from small hydro power projects alongside rivers and irrigation canals.

MUMBAI: Researchers at IIT-Bombay have suggested that global warming could be good news after all, for generating power using off-shore wind energy (from the sea bed).

It can turn glass, plastic and timber into commercial materials and other products

Agriculture outside the city increases the Urban Heat Island effect due to increased moisture supplied by irrigation.

According to the IIT-Kanpur pollution apportionment study of 2015, the plant contributes to around 11% of PM 2.5 in the capital’s air.