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- India to focus on climate change research
- The Indian government has given the green signal to its Ministry of Science and Technology for setting up an exclusive division on climate change research. The ...
- Study challenges global view on Himalayan glaciers
- Contrary to the view held by global climatologists, a new report of Geological Survey of India has revealed that the Himalayan glaciers are not shrinking as ...
- Malaria vaccine in the offing
- Scientists have announced that they are on the threshold of inventing a malaria vaccine. Researchers, however, are skeptical of Africa’s readiness to make use ...
- Indian scientists find bacteria to fight global warming
- Indian scientists have discovered naturally occurring microbes that convert carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, into calcium carbonate. The discovery is being ...
- Capturing CO2 before it reaches atmosphere
- Brazilian scientists have improved upon existing techniques of sequestering carbon that absorbs industry-produced carbon dioxide before it reaches the ...
- Getting to the bottom of sea-level rise
- At a three-day meet in Copenhagen, researchers are engaged in intense discussions to reach a common understanding on the extent of sea-level rise due to ...
- 'Green Revolution' man dies
- Dr Norman E. Borlaug, the man credited with spectacular success in increasing food production worldwide, died Saturday night at the age of 95. He was awarded ...
- Annual cost of climate change much higher: Study
- A new study says that the UN has underestimated financial burden of global warming and puts the figure at US$ 300 billion, three times more than the UNFCCC ...
- Call for papers on global economic governance
- Danish Institute for International Studies invites papers to be presented in a conference that aims to discuss the global economic governance for a more ...
- Alzheimer on the rise worldwide, warns report
- More than 35 million people globally suffer from dementia, according to UK based Alzheimer’s Disease International. A report, released on September 21 on the ...
- Partnership for climate research in the Himalayas
- Two major institutes from Nepal and Japan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for establishing a strategic partnership to foster collaborative research ...
- Mapping the progress of women in media
- Highlighting concerns like occupational status, salary, reporting assignments, opportunities for training and promotion, and company policies, Elisa ...
- Earth 'heading for six degree C' of warming
- New findings are pointing towards the fact that average global temperatures are on course to rise up to dangerous six degree Celsius. It is therefore mandatory ...
- GM research needed to avoid food crisis
- Genetically modified techniques will help crops survive harsher climates, as populations grow and global warming worsens, says a report by Royal Society. ...
- HIV trial brings a ray of hope for women
- Clinical trial conducted by the US-funded Microbicide Trials Network has shown promising results in HIV prevention. Women who were offered PRO2000 gel plus ...
- Biofuels actually hasten global warming, say scientists
- A new study by US scientists has dispelled the myth that biofuels, hitherto considered a greener replacement of fossil fuels, slow down the process of global ...
- Bangladesh to host research centre on climate adaptation
- An international research and training centre on climate change on the outskirts of the capital Dhaka will provide insight on community adaptation. Funded by ...
