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Global temperature rise set to cross 1.5-degree Celsius threshold: United Nations- As climate change warms the Himalayas, disasters like the Nepal floods are becoming more frequent
- In 2021, NREL fermented food waste into volatile fatty acids and catalytically upgraded them to jet fuel; the SAF was estimated to cut net carbon emissions by up to 165% when landfill disposal was assumed
- US SEC chairman moves to give states power over shareholder resolutionsThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is considering rule changes for shareholder proposals. This shift could reduce investor activis...01 Sep, 2026, 01.28 AM IST
- Karnataka to accelerate rooftop solar rollout across government buildingsKarnataka will speed up rooftop solar installations on government buildings. The Public Works Department will survey suitable buildings for...31 Aug, 2026, 08.29 PM IST
- Nepal buries dead as rescuers seek thousands missingNepal was burying on Monday some of the hundreds of bodies retrieved after a deadly, tsunami-like flood crashed through the Himalayan regio...31 Aug, 2026, 07.41 PM IST
- In 2023, Rice researchers flashed mixed waste plastic for about 4 seconds at 3,100 K; the process recovered up to 68% of its hydrogen at purities reaching 94% and produced grapheneA group of researchers has pioneered a groundbreaking technique that transforms landfill plastic into hydrogen gas, a valuable energy sourc...31 Aug, 2026, 07.30 PM IST
- Carbon emissions are worsening the western US water crisis, new study findsDecades of carbon emissions significantly worsened the western United States water crisis. Fossil fuel and cement producers' emissions redu...30 Aug, 2026, 10.45 PM IST
- Earth’s forests lost 60% of their canopy during ancient global warming—could it happen again?Ancient forests endured extreme global warming over 56 million years ago. This warming event caused a significant loss of forest canopy cov...30 Aug, 2026, 07.01 PM IST
- Plant-based protein market poised to reach Rs 9,000 cr in five years: Industry body PBFIAIndia's plant-based protein ingredient market is set to double to Rs 9,000 crore within five years. Consumers are shifting towards targeted...27 Aug, 2026, 05.39 PM IST
- Tata Power Renewable Energy commissions 72.5 MW solar project in RajasthanTata Power Renewable Energy has commissioned a 72.5 megawatt solar project in Rajasthan. This new facility will supply clean energy to Tata...27 Aug, 2026, 03.05 PM IST
- In 2008, University of Michigan researchers won a $2 million grant to make parked EVs feed power back to the grid. 18 years later, some firms have reached commercial offerings, turning some parked cars into grid-connected batteriesIn 2008, University of Michigan researchers received a $2 million grant to test a simple premise: drawing power back from parked vehicles. ...26 Aug, 2026, 08.51 PM IST
- In 2025, Mowi launched Chile’s first floating-solar salmon farm. 1 year later, solar and batteries cover 57% of its power needs and are expected to cut diesel use by 36,750 gallons a yearA salmon farm in southern Chile now uses floating solar panels and batteries. This system supplies approximately fifty-seven percent of the...25 Aug, 2026, 04.50 PM IST
- In 2019, Sydney replaced part of a busy road with concrete made from industrial waste. Five years later, the experiment had a surprising resultA road trial in Sydney tested the durability of concrete created from industrial waste, revealing impressive results. The geopolymer concre...24 Aug, 2026, 07.40 PM IST
- World’s biggest citrus waste-to-energy plant is being built in Brazil: 2.1-million-square-foot facility to turn orange juice waste into 1.77 million cubic feet of biogas every dayBrazil is building the world’s biggest citrus waste-to-energy plant, a 2.1-million-square-foot facility designed to transform orange juice ...24 Aug, 2026, 07.14 PM IST
- Arctic holds 1.3 trillion tonnes of ancient carbon, scientists find what warming does to itA study of Arctic seabed sediments has offered new clues about the fate of ancient carbon released from thawing permafrost. Researchers fou...24 Aug, 2026, 05.09 PM IST
- "Greener fuel adoption essential for maritime sector": DPA Kandla chairperson Sushil Kumar SinghDuring the Kandla Green Hydrogen Conclave 2026, Sushil Kumar Singh highlighted that the maritime sector contributes around three per cent o...24 Aug, 2026, 11.35 AM IST
- India clears ₹7,000 crore LPG pipeline expansion across 6 statesIndia's oil regulator has approved nearly 1,800 km of new LPG pipelines. This expansion will significantly boost the country's fuel supply ...22 Aug, 2026, 01.49 PM IST
- Massachusetts’ 2022 drought pushed seawater into a coastal marsh, triggering an 83% crash in methane emissions; the wetland still hadn’t recovered a year laterIn 2022, Massachusetts experienced a significant drought that led to seawater intrusion in a coastal marsh. This unusual phenomenon resulte...19 Aug, 2026, 11.21 PM IST
- VC fund Caret Capital invests Rs 12 crore in Yantra PacksYantra Packs secured Rs 12 crore in seed funding from Caret Capital. This capital will fuel expansion across India and enhance technology c...19 Aug, 2026, 05.57 PM IST
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