India's cows offer biogas alternative to Mideast energy crunchIndia faces cooking gas shortages due to global events. Villagers in Uttar Pradesh are turning to biogas, made from cow dung, as a reliable...
06 May, 2026, 08.59 AM IST
What Scientists Found Beneath the Southern Ocean Changes Climate ScienceScientists have uncovered new details about iron from Antarctic icebergs. This iron, once thought to boost ocean life and absorb carbon, is...
18 Mar, 2026, 09.48 PM IST
Forest carbon sinks in India weakening, enhancing quality of forests crucial: Jairam RameshJairam Ramesh cites a study on weakening forest carbon sinks in India. The study highlights the impact of climate change. It shows the decl...
13 Jul, 2025, 05.19 PM IST
Shipping could face shortage of carbon-neutral fuel by 2030, DNV says90% of the world's trade is done via ships and it also contributes to almost 3% of the world's CO2 emissions.
07 Sep, 2023, 09.30 AM IST
How green can be our HydrogenIn the absence of policy engagement on demand from users, there could be serious unutilised capacity issues. Other salient matters such as ...
18 Feb, 2022, 10.59 PM IST
India faces uphill battle to meet 2030 climate targets: FitchHigher fuel standards, improved engine efficiency and higher ethanol blending mandates will likely to account for a greater share of oil de...
26 Nov, 2021, 04.42 PM IST
EESL appoints Mahua Acharya to lead new energy company ConvergenceConvergence builds on the decentralised solar development experience in under-served rural communities in India, and over time, using batte...
16 Nov, 2020, 01.38 PM IST
Faster CO2 rise expected this year: Study28 Jan, 2019, 11.59 AM IST
- Wind turbines may favour growing condition of crops, says study
New York, Dec 11 (IANS) Corn and soyabeans that are close to wind turbines grow in more favourable conditions as turbulence created by wind...
11 Dec, 2016, 12.20 PM IST
Drought stalled Amazon forest's carbon absorptionThe Amazon forest spanning across Brazil, Columbia, Peru and other South American countries is the world’s largest forest covering 5.5 mill...
07 Jul, 2016, 05.13 PM IST
El Nino may boost carbon dioxide levels to record high this year"This warms and dries tropical ecosystems, reducing their uptake of carbon, and exacerbating forest fires," said Betts.
14 Jun, 2016, 04.53 PM IST
Antarctic Ocean's carbon dioxide absorption increasedThe Antarctic Ocean has been absorbing increasing levels of carbon dioxide over the past decade, a new study has found, dispelling fears th...
11 Sep, 2015, 06.44 PM IST
Antarctic Ocean's carbon dioxide absorption increased: StudyA new study has found that the Antarctic Ocean has been absorbing increasing levels of carbon dioxide over the past decade.
11 Sep, 2015, 04.22 PM IST
Tropical forests absorb more CO2 than thought: NASAForests and other land vegetation currently remove up to 30 per cent of human carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere during photosynt...
02 Jan, 2015, 02.10 PM IST
- Greenhouse gas emission by oceans rising due to global warming
Rising temperatures can indirectly increase the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by the oceans, a study shows.
09 Jun, 2014, 04.33 PM IST
- Greenhouse gas concentrations reach a record high: World Meteorological Organisation
World Meteorological Organisation, in a statement released on Tuesday revealed that the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reache...
20 Nov, 2012, 08.39 PM IST
- China, Germany, France among others supporting India on nuke energy
Amidst domestic political divide on the nuclear deal with the US, India on Wednesday received support from China, Germany, Canada, Japan an...
09 Jul, 2008, 04.31 PM IST