Campaign to lower indoor pollution with LPG on
September 18th, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jakatra, Sep 18 (IANS) The World LP Gas Association (WLPGA) has announced a five-year campaign to bring liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), a clean, safe and efficient cooking fuel, to developing ... Read more...
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ICTs can help Kerala adapt to climate change
November 19th, 2011 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 19 (IANS) Kerala is vulnerable to long-term effects of climate change and increased use of ICTs will help in formulating a strategy to monitor, mitigate and adapt climate ... Read more...
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Scientists link extreme weather with climate change
July 3rd, 2011 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 3 (IANS) Climate change seems to have triggered extreme weather that has wreaked destruction all over the globe during the last decade.
After more than 20 years of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Carbon leaks shows what coral reef would be like in future
June 1st, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 1 (IANS) Natural carbon dioxide seeps have given scientists rare insights into what tropical coral reefs could look like if human-induced CO2 concentrations continue to rise unabated.At ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Bank of America to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions
May 19th, 2011 - 2:15 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Bank of America has announced that they will go ahead with their 2010 plan which will see the company’s greenhouse gas emissions reduced by about ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
World energy ministers’ meet concludes in Abu Dhabi
April 8th, 2011 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, April 7 (IANS/WAM) Energy ministers from across the globe have concluded a meeting here and outlined a roadmap for their next meet in London in 2012, it was ... Read more...
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Greenhouse emissions led to increase in extreme rains, says study
February 17th, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 17 (ANI): A new study has revealed that high greenhouse gas emissions have contributed to increase in extreme rain events seen in North America over the second half of the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Earth’s hot past indicates much hotter future
January 16th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) Earth's hot past indicates a much hotter future than projected if the pace of greenhouse emissions continues unabated.The study warns that if CO2 emissions continue at their current ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
New tillage practice cuts greenhouse emissions, ups farm yields
January 14th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 14 (ANI): Can farmers reduce nitrous oxide, thought to contribute to global warming, and increase crop production simply by adopting a new tillage practice?Well, researchers at the University of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Polar bears ‘can be saved from extinction by emission cuts’
December 16th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 16 (ANI): Polar bears and its Arctic habitat can be saved if we cut global greenhouse emissions, according to scientists.Polar bears were added to the threatened species list nearly three ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Ozone layer no longer vanishing’
September 21st, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 21 (IANS) The ozone layer is no longer depleting and could recoup its strength by 2048, says a United Nations report.
The phasing out of nearly 100 substances once used in ... Read more...
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Bizarre feed supplement could cut greenhouse emissions by gassy cows
September 8th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 8 (ANI): An unusual feed supplement could soon put an end to cow belches, a major source of greenhouse gases.A Penn State dairy scientist conducted a series of laboratory experiments ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Sea levels to rise upto 70 cm by 2100
August 25th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 25 (IANS) Sea levels are likely to rise by 30 to 70 centimetres by 2100, even if the most aggressive geo-engineering schemes are undertaken to curb global warming and greenhouse ... Read more...
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Oz university students set for electric-vehicle race around the world
August 19th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 19 (ANI): A team of students from the University of South Australia is taking part in a race around the world in an electric-vehicle called TREV (Two-seater Renewable Energy Vehicle). ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Antibacterial socks could raise greenhouse emissions
August 14th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 14 (ANI): Silver nanoparticles, which are used as an antibacterial agent in a wide range of products, from odour-free socks to wound-healing bandages, have more of an impact on the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New organic charcoal-like substance could offset global warming
August 11th, 2010 - 3:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 11 (ANI): Biochar, a charcoal-like substance made from plants and other organic materials, could offset as much as 12 percent of world's greenhouse emissions."Biochar offers one of the few ways ... Read more...
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Advances in agriculture help environment
June 15th, 2010 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 15 (IANS) Advances in high-yield agriculture have prevented the equivalent of 590 billion metric tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) from escaping into the air, say two Stanford University Earth scientists.
The ... Read more...
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Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs to travel to Indonesia
May 18th, 2010 - 1:08 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs María Otero will travel to Indonesia from May 17-21 to meet with local officials and civilian organizations to ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Wal-Mart unveils huge greenhouse cuts
February 26th, 2010 - 10:42 am ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) Wal-Mart, the world's biggest company, Thursday announced it will cut 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions from its global supply chain by the end of ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Obama’s New Nuclear Plant Brings Jobs to Georgia
February 17th, 2010 - 9:42 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Washington, Feb 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Tuesday, President Barack Obama unveiled his plans to break ground on the first nuclear power plant to be built since the horrible accident in 1979. ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Himachal to set up centre for climate change
February 15th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 15 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh is all set to have a centre for climate change to enhance its preparedness for natural disasters, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal announced in Costa ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Costa Rica to help Himachal check carbon emissions
February 14th, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 14 (IANS) South American nation Costa Rica has expressed its willingness to enable Himachal Pradesh to emerge as a carbon-neutral state by reducing greenhouse emissions and earning carbon credits.
An eight-member ... Read more...
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‘Gulf offers excellent investment opportunity in energy sector’
January 29th, 2010 - 6:10 am ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Jan 29 (IANS) The energy sector in the Gulf region is well placed to develop clean and affordable energy sources, as the world focuses on developing new technologies to deal with ... Read more...
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Do urban ‘green’ spaces contribute to global warming?
January 20th, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 20 (IANS) There is some disquieting news about urban green spaces, which instead of mitigating global warming, might actually contribute to it, says a new study.
Turfgrass lawns help remove ... Read more...
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Moderate warming threatens polar ice sheet
December 17th, 2009 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) Polar ice sheets are vulnerable to large-scale melting even under moderate warming conditions, according to a report by Princeton and Harvard scientists.
Such melting, triggered by two more degrees ... Read more...
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EU considers improved emissions cut offer: Sources
December 16th, 2009 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Dec 16 (DPA) The European Union may raise its greenhouse-emissions-cut target to 26 percent in a bid to overcome deadlock at a UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, EU sources ... Read more...
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Australian state shelves project to export coal to India
December 10th, 2009 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 10 (IANS) Australia's Victoria state has canned its plan to allow mining and export of coal to India, a media report said.
Three months after plans to allow Melbourne-based Exergen to ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh arrives in Trinidad for CHOGM
November 27th, 2009 - 8:37 am ICT by ANI
Port of Spain, Nov.27 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, arrived on Thursday afternoon from Washington to attend the attend the three-day Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) here.The ... Read more...
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Lancet studies say reducing greenhouse gases will also benefit human health
November 26th, 2009 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 26 (ANI): A series of six studies published in the medical journal The Lancet have determined that tackling climate change by reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse emissions will have ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
India urges West to give up beef to slow down global warming
November 21st, 2009 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 21 (ANI): India has urged Western countries to stop eating beef in order to cut greenhouse emissions.According to a report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, 18 per ... Read more...
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Bush supports seat in Security Council for India
October 31st, 2009 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Former US president George W. Bush Saturday supported India's claim for a seat in the UN Security Council as the country had arrived as "a strong democratic ... Read more...
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Drilling 130,000 years of ice in Greenland may unlock secrets of climate history
October 20th, 2009 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 20 (ANI): An international group of scientists is all set to drill down through 130,000 years of accumulated ice in Greenland to unlock the secrets of climate history from what ... Read more...
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India to set up centre to study climate, environment
October 18th, 2009 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 18 (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the union forest and environment ministry will jointly set up a national institute here to study climate and environment soon, ... Read more...
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Unitech, Satyam to be listed on Morgan Stanley index (Capsule)
August 31st, 2009 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Realty major Unitech and IT firm Mahindra Satyam were included in the Morgan Stanley Capital Index in the Emerging Market category from Monday, a company official ... Read more...
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Slowing global warming by geo-engineering may increase risk of droughts
August 8th, 2009 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 8 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have determined that the use of geo-engineering to slow global warming may increase the risk of droughts.Methods put forward include reflecting solar radiation ... Read more...
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