Although there have been strong correlations between global warming and changes in the timing of events such as animal migration and flowering, it has been hard to show a cause-and-effect link.
Plastics derived from plants may solve waste crisis
San Francisco: Researchers at IBM on Tuesday said that they have discovered a way to make an Earth-friendly plastic from plants that could replace petroleum-based products, which are tough on the environment.
Mumbai: To research on and influence the processes of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), the School of Habitat Studies at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has now set up an Urban India Reform Facility, or UIRF.
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has put a moratorium on Bt brinjal with the Cry1Ac gene. But following fresh discussions on the wisdom of the ban, scientists are betting their hopes on a different Bt brinjal
Water may be the most abused natural resource but for the innovative mind it can be the proverbial spring of money, say Anirvan Ghosh & Ravi Teja Sharma
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced the establishment of Climate Change Research Centre in the Madhya Pradesh Council for Science and Technology (MPCST) on Monday. He said that this centre would collect data related to the climate change in rich State referring to the forest property, biotechnology and agricultural climate zone.
KOCHI: With the Indian Meteorological Department stating that last year was hotter than the previous years, the focus has once again turned to climatic changes due to global warming.
One of the most comprehensive papers that looked at the various factors has been from the scientists at the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa.
Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI) has taken up a project to identify people affected by arsenic contamination in Karimpur area of Nadia. It would tap the contamination in the cells of these people and gauge the extent of damage.
