Energy company Chevron to set up $1 billion Bengaluru tech centreChevron Engineering and Innovation Excellence Center (ENGINE), to be located near Bellandur in Bengaluru, will also recruit approximately 6...
21 Aug, 2024, 07.30 AM IST
What is 'Net Zero', anyway? A short history of a monumental conceptThe G7 leaders recently committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, with the Albanese government in Australia introducing legislatio...
23 May, 2024, 12.53 PM IST
Merino Industries: From rooted beginnings to a global example of sustainable growthMerino Industries' evolution from plywood to high-quality laminates like FABWood reflects its commitment to innovation and sustainability. ...
02 Apr, 2024, 06.02 PM IST
Can we engineer our way out of the climate crisis?As the risks became clearer, political and corporate leaders pledged to keep global average temperatures to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsiu...
02 Apr, 2024, 09.56 AM IST
Himachal home to 75 snow leopards, says five-year scientific estimationA recent estimation conducted in Himachal Pradesh, India, as part of the Snow Leopard Population Assessment, has revealed the presence of 4...
24 Oct, 2023, 01.45 PM IST
UAE could be the ideal place to test unique climate change solutionIt's important that by the middle of the century, the world eradicate billions of tons of carbon dioxide from the air every year. Only this...
29 Sep, 2023, 09.28 AM IST
IIT- Guwahati researchers develop innovative technologies for sustainable utilization of tea wasteIn line with the scope of waste to wealth mission (W2W) of Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA), Government of India, this research leverages...
14 Sep, 2023, 09.16 PM IST
CSIR announces Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes-2022 to 12 scientistsIn the field of Engineering Sciences, Debdeep Mukhopadhyay of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Techn...
11 Sep, 2023, 08.35 PM IST
What's carbon sequestration and how it can help deal climate issuesCarbon sequestration, the process of removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and storing it, presents an opportunity for business...
16 Aug, 2023, 09.35 PM IST
Carbon capture can free India from the bind of growing without pollutingCapturing CO2 emitted by industries looks like a viable option to keep the economic engines running without harming the world. As a country...
15 Jul, 2023, 09.38 AM IST
- How green is my forest
In its current formulation, the treaty is set up to ignore many changes, including positive ones that humans make to sequester carbon. Fore...
07 Mar, 2022, 11.43 PM IST
Two agricultural experts from India named by UN chief to scientific group for 2021 food summitLal, a preeminent Indian-American soil scientist, was named last month as the 2020 World Food Prize Laureate for developing and mainstreami...
01 Jul, 2020, 11.11 AM IST
Indian-American soil scientist wins prestigious World Food PrizeDr Lal, in his career spanning more than five decades and four continents, has promoted innovative soil-saving techniques benefiting the li...
12 Jun, 2020, 09.50 AM IST
New water mapping, oil extraction techniques by NGRICSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) Hyderabad is working on the new technology called Transient Heliborne electro-magnetic ...
15 Nov, 2016, 11.42 AM IST
- GDP as a measure of human progress is outdated
The world is reeling from two major crises, the financial/economic crisis and the crisis of climate change and ecological collapse.
10 Feb, 2009, 08.55 AM IST
- Climate crusaders for a green cause
Earth Care Awards, instituted by JSW & TOI, recognise the efforts of individuals and groups in trying to save the planet.
29 Apr, 2008, 12.38 PM IST