To save the planet, first save elephants
Wiping out all of Africa’s elephants could accelerate Earth’s climate crisis by allowing 7% more damaging greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, scientists say. But conserving forest elephants may reverse
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A healthy tree worth Rs 24 lakh per year: Report
The economic value of a healthy tree with respect to its oxygen producing capacity is roughly Rs 23.72 lakh per year, claims a report by NGO Delhi Greens. In an effort to prove that cutting even a single
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Too late to stop extreme heat waves: Study
Climate change will trigger harsher and more frequent heat waves in the next 30 years regardless of the amount of Earth-warming carbon dioxide we emit, a study said on Thursday. But targets adopted today for curbing greenhouse gas emissions will determine whether the pattern stabilises thereafter, or grows even worse.
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Modern farming harms environment
The greatest challenge faced by scientists in agriculture and allied branches is to reverse the adverse effect of modern agricultural practices on environment, speakers at a farm training programme observed.
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Pollution watch in mine areas
The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) is on the verge of finalizing the regional environmental management planning (REMP) for sustainable mining in Joda-Barbil area in Keonjhar district.
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Timing a rise in sea level
Thirty-five years ago, a scientist named John H Mercer issued a warning. By then it was already becoming clear that human emissions would warm the earth, and Dr Mercer had begun thinking deeply about the
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Gorakhpur power plant faces wildlife hurdle
Land for NPCIL colony is blackbuck habitat: Report In a setback to Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) to expedite the setting up of its 4x700MW nuclear power project at Gorakhpur in Fatehabad, the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, has recommended that the 187 acres acquired for developing its residential colony at Badopal should be notifed as “Conservation Reserve” for blackbucks and the NPCIL should look for an alternative site for its colony.
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Bird flu spreading among humans
Study Reports Case Of Infection Jumping From Father To Daughter In China London: Scientists say a deadly new strain of bird flu that emerged in China this year jumped between humans. A study by Chinese researchers published in the ‘British Medical Journal’ on Wednesday reported the first case of human-to-human transmission of H7N9 that infected 133 people and led to 43 deaths till the end of June.
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Scientists slam panel report
India’s top agricultural scientists blasted the Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) report which had asked for an indefinite moratorium on field trials of Bt Transgenics. These scientists claimed that 17.3 million farmers in 29 countries are growing biotech crops on over 170 million hectares of land while another 31 countries are presently importing biotech crops for food and food use.
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Dengue outbreak may turn worse
The outbreak of dengue in Odisha may turn worse as scientists have detected multiple serotypes of dengue virus. The presence of multiple serotypes would complicate the condition of dengue-affected persons
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Quakes add to global warming
Berlin: Earthquakes may contribute to global warming by releasing methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas, from the ocean floor, according to a new study. An international team of scientists investigated