Environment

The world’s lead energy advisory body says a path to net zero remains open, but only if governments increase ambition and co-operation. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! News Leaflets is…

Even if no new government climate policy is introduced before 2030, global demand for fossil fuels will still increase before the end of the decade, a new report by the International Energy Agency states. The report released on…

Down To Earth speaks to Binoy Viswam, MP, about the country's unemployment crisis Binoy Viswam, Member of Parliament who introduced a private Bill in Rajya Sabha last year for an urban employment…

For most of the last decade, Abdul Ahad Khan’s initiative has added much to the Band Wadar forest in Kupwara For most of the last decade, Abdul Ahad Khan’s daily has remained the same. He leaves his house in Kashmir’s…

Hybrid seeds could threaten the country’s crop diversity and the hardy traditional varieties suited to grow in their native climes  Daljit Singh usually harvests 10 tonnes of rice from his 1.5-hectare farmland. But in…

Waste and Bulk Waste Urban India generates 1,54,000 tonnes of waste per day. Bulk Waste Generators (BWGs) constitute 30-40 per cent (46,000–61,000 TPD) of this waste. This makes BWGs the single largest source of…

BEIJING — Europe has launched an investigation into Chinese electric vehicle subsidies, but no assumptions should be made about the probe's outcome, the head of trade for the European bloc's executive branch said Tuesday.About two weeks…

‘Currently, we are focusing on multi-stress tolerant rice varieties designed to withstand multiple stresses of drought, flood, salinity, extreme temperatures & diseases’ Photo: Swati Nayak / LinkedIn…

The development could potentially lead to novel drugs and therapies to fight HIV-1 3D illustration of HIV Virus. Photo: iStock…

The Canada Energy Regulator has approved Trans Mountain Corp.’s application to modify the pipeline’s route, a decision that could spare the government-owned pipeline project from an additional nine-month delay. The regulator made the…