260 percent power capacity added between 10th and 11th Plans
August 17th, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, August 17 (IANS) The power generation capacity added during the 11th Plan is about 260 percent of the total capacity added during the 10th Plan, Minister of State ... Read more...
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Warming could unleash more violent storms, says study
July 11th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, July 11 (IANS) Global warming could unleash more violent thunderstorms, flash floods and forest fires in the coming years, according to an Israeli researcher.The Tel Aviv University (TAU) ... Read more...
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Montek to push for declaring tea as India’s national drink
April 21st, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 21 (IANS) Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia Saturday assured the tea planters in Assam that he will take up the issue of declaring tea ... Read more...
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Oldest dinosaur nest discovered
January 27th, 2012 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 27 (IANS) A 190 million-year-old dinosaur nesting site - the oldest ever - has been unearthed in South Africa.The discovery of the prosauropod dinosaur Massospondylus has revealed significant ... Read more...
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IAF plane makes forced landing in Assam
January 22nd, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 22 (IANS) An Indian Air Force (IAF) transport aircraft made a forced landing in Assam following a technical snag. No one was hurt in the incident that took ... Read more...
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First woman joins Mexican navy’s special forces
December 12th, 2011 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Dec 12 (IANS/EFE) Mexico's navy has accepted the first woman into the ranks of its special forces, an elite group dedicated to intelligence operations, the fight against criminal ... Read more...
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China tightens nuke safety ahead of storms
June 23rd, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 23 (IANS) Marine disaster warning measures will be tightened for nuclear plants in China's coastal areas as typhoon-triggered storms are predicted this year, the China Daily said Thursday.The ... Read more...
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Dinos were alive for ‘700,000 yrs after the mass extinction’
January 28th, 2011 - 11:48 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 28 (ANI): Researchers at University of Alberta have discovered a dinosaur fossil in New Mexico that indicates they were alive about 700,000 years after the mass extinction.Larry Heaman and colleagues ... Read more...
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How environmental changes affect bird behaviors
January 12th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 12 (ANI): A new study has shown an important link between the natural variation in climate conditions and complex behaviors among birds.Researchers Walter Jetz from Yale University and Dustin Rubenstein ... Read more...
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Scientists train software to keep track of climate change
December 23rd, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 23 (ANI): An international team of researchers say that a computer program, which automatically analyzes mounds of satellite images and other data, could help climate scientists keep track of complex, ... Read more...
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Early settlers rapidly transformed Kiwi forests with fire
December 14th, 2010 - 3:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 14 (ANI): A new research has indicated that the speed of early forest clearance following human colonisation of the South Island of New Zealand was a lot faster and intense ... Read more...
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India might get 1.7-2 degrees warmer by 2030
November 16th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) India is expected to witness a 1.7-2 degrees Celsius rise in annual mean surface air temperature by 2030 due to the change in climate conditions, said a ... Read more...
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Mountains may offer species ‘refuge habitats’ during climate change
November 10th, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 10 (ANI): Swiss researchers have claimed that mountain ranges may represent a 'safer' place to live during changing climate conditions.Daniel Scherrer and Christian Korner from the University of Basel, Switzerland ... Read more...
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Stressed plants and animals ‘keys to better stock market predictions’
November 4th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 04 (ANI): A new study has revealed that stock markets react to crisis in a similar way to plants and the human body.An extensive analysis of biological and financial data ... Read more...
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Humans survived ice age by sheltering in ‘Garden of Eden’
July 27th, 2010 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) The Garden of Eden, a strip of land off Africa's southern coast, had provided shelter to a handful of humans who survived mass extinction on earth during the ... Read more...
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Last few early humans survived in ‘Eden’ during ice age
July 26th, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 26 (ANI): Researchers have found ochre and evidence of shellfish - which has revealed the earliest dated evidence of modern humans at Pinnacle Point.A strip of land on Africa's southern ... Read more...
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Proposed prototype ecosystem to test climate change effects on Arctic
June 26th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 26 (ANI): Scientists are planning a large-scale, long-term ecosystem experiment to test the effects of global warming on the icy layers of Arctic."The arctic regions are important to the topic ... Read more...
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Solar Plane Being Readied For Nocturnal Flight
June 16th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
June 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Swiss team is involved in efforts to fly a plane powered by solar ray across the world in 2012. The team is trying to fly ... Read more...
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Mayan plumbing: world’s first pressurised water feature
May 7th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 7 (IANS) A water feature found in the Maya city of Palenque, Mexico, is the earliest known example of engineered water pressure in the new world, say researchers.
The finding is ... Read more...
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2050 climate conditions crucial to harmful impacts in 2100
January 12th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 12 (ANI): While countries try to come up with new strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, an international team of researchers suggests that policymakers should focus on what needs to ... Read more...
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Indian meteorologists’ state of the art weather forecast to aid farmers
January 8th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan. 8 (ANI): Indian meteorologists say that they have top-of-the range technology to collect and prepare weather forecast reports that are especially beneficial to farmers who depend on the monsoon ... Read more...
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Himachal initiates steps to protect ecology
December 31st, 2009 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 31 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has initiated steps for preservation of its ecology and environment, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Thursday.
"Recognising the adverse impact of global warming, our government ... Read more...
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Arctic could face warmer and ice-free conditions in future
December 30th, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 30 (ANI): Increased evidence is indicating that the Arctic could face seasonally ice-free conditions and much warmer temperatures in the future.Scientists documented evidence that the Arctic Ocean and Nordic Seas ... Read more...
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US forests can soak up 50 year-equivalent of CO2 emissions
December 13th, 2009 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 13 (IANS) Forests and soils in the US could soak up additional quantities of carbon dioxide (CO2) and mitigate climate change, says a new estimate.
The 48 US states can potentially ... Read more...
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New discoveries could improve projections of future climate conditions
December 12th, 2009 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 12 (ANI): New discoveries about the deep ocean's temperature variability and circulation system could help improve projections of future climate conditions.The deep ocean is affected more by surface warming than ... Read more...
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Global warming cycles threaten endangered primate species
October 28th, 2009 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 28 (ANI): In a new analysis, two Penn State University researchers have determined that global warming cycles threaten endangered primate species.This innovative work by Graduate Student Ruscena Wiederholt and Associate ... Read more...
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Ginger, tulsi, black pepper keep flu away: Ayurveda experts
September 14th, 2009 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 14 (IANS) Afraid of flu and other respiratory aliments which often resemble swine flu? Use ginger, tulsi (basil) and black pepper as part of traditional preventive measures suggested by experts ... Read more...
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Human impacts and environmental factors changing northwest Atlantic ecosystem
September 2nd, 2009 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 2 (ANI): A new report by researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has determined that human impacts and environmental factors are changing the northwest Atlantic ecosystem.According to ... Read more...
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Drilled ice core in Greenland may contain climate history of past 38,000 years
August 25th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 25 (ANI): A team of scientists has drilled an ice core of altogether 1757.87 m length on the Greenland inland ice within 110 days, which is expected to contain data ... Read more...
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Improved windows may help reduce electricity consumption
August 1st, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 1 (ANI): Improved window designs and positioning that could let in more light can cut indoor lighting needs by up to 99pct in Tropical regions, say researchers.In Tropical regions daylighting ... Read more...
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Great Lakes in US are highly sensitive to climate changes
January 14th, 2009 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 14 (ANI): New evidence by scientists from the University of Rhode Island and colleagues in the U.S. and Canada indicates that the water level in the Great Lakes is ... Read more...
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Nuclear crop breeding technology to help beat world hunger
December 3rd, 2008 - 11:57 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 3 (ANI): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has called for increased investment in a nuclear crop breeding technology that could bolster efforts aimed at pulling millions of people ... Read more...
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Scientists behind doomsday seed vault ready the worlds crops for climate change
September 18th, 2008 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 18 (ANI): Scientists at the Global Crop Diversity Trust, who are the people behind the doomsday seed vault, are undertaking a major effort to search crop collections, from Azerbaijan ... Read more...
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Plants climbing mountains to cope up with global warming
June 27th, 2008 - 12:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 27 (ANI): A new study has shown that plants are climbing higher elevations on mountains to cope up with global warming.Previous research has suggested that many plant and animal ... Read more...
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New supercomputers would be able to improve global climate predictions
May 7th, 2008 - 2:47 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 7 (ANI): A team of three researchers has proposed the development of a new class of supercomputers that would help in improving global climate predictions.The researchers, who are from ... Read more...
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