In the 1960s, Sudbury's nickel smelters turned Ontario's lakes acidic, and tiny creatures evolved to survive, but when the pollution cleared, something unexpected happenedScientists witnessed evolution in action as a tiny copepod species, Leptodiaptomus minutus, adapted to acidic lakes in Killarney Provincial...
06 Jun, 2026, 05.14 PM IST
RBI MPC highlights: Top decisions announced by Governor Sanjay Malhotra & CoRBI Monetary Policy Meeting Highlights: Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced the Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) decision, wit...
05 Jun, 2026, 11.12 AM IST
Natural diamonds, real change: Driving sustainable impact in IndiaThe diamond industry is prioritizing sustainability, with India leading the charge by integrating a fifth 'C' – conscience – alongside trad...
21 May, 2026, 12.21 PM IST
Scientists have discovered that cocaine-powered super salmon live longer and swim faster than normal salmonScientists found Atlantic salmon exposed to cocaine swam further and lived longer. This study highlights how drugs in waterways change aqua...
25 Apr, 2026, 01.33 PM IST
Dual risks of monsoon deficit and rising input costs threaten India's rural economy in 2026: ReportIndia's rural economy faces a dual threat in 2026 from a potential below-normal monsoon and rising input costs due to the US-Iran conflict....
13 Apr, 2026, 11.31 AM IST
Nandan Nilekani, Pramod Varma eye AI-led global rails for commerce in next leapThe architects of India’s digital public infrastructure (DPI), Nandan Nilekani and Pramod Varma, are now attempting their next leap: buildi...
07 Apr, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Urgent action needed to tackle India's carbon emissions: Javadker21 Feb, 2024, 12.02 PM IST
Nabard and ADB jointly launch climate action initiative with tech support from Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationNabard and ADB team up, aided by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to tackle climate challenges in India's agriculture and rural sectors. ...
19 Dec, 2023, 07.58 PM IST
Take a byte of Apple with a pinch of saltApple is being criticized for using slick marketing tactics to exaggerate its climate ambitions. The company released a promotional video f...
05 Oct, 2023, 12.34 AM IST
Mahindra Logistics takes steps to achieve carbon neutrality goalsThis achievement of Carbon Reduction Targets has been set in line with the level of reduction needed to limit global warming to 1.5°C, as p...
07 Jun, 2022, 02.46 PM IST
Saudi Arabia could go carbon-neutral before 2060, says Prince Abdulaziz bin SalmanOn Saturday, Saudi Arabia pledged to go carbon neutral by 2060. Two days later it announced a billion-dollar contribution to initiatives to...
27 Oct, 2021, 04.41 PM IST
UAE targets carbon neutrality by 2050The United Arab Emirates' 'carbon neutrality' announcement came during Dubai's hosting of Expo 2020, which has themes of sustainability and...
08 Oct, 2021, 03.49 PM IST
- Digital solutions provider UST achieves Carbon Neutral accreditation
Some of the steps taken by the company to achieve this include creating a large waterbody with 174,240 Sq. Ft. of surface area, where rainw...
16 Sep, 2021, 06.12 PM IST
Xi welcomes US' return to Paris agreement, says nations must honour climate pledgesIn his address to the Leaders' Summit on Climate via video link convened by US President Joe Biden, who restored the US' commitment to the ...
22 Apr, 2021, 09.54 PM IST
Infosys joins Amazon, signs Climate Pledge to become net-zero carbonThe Climate Pledge calls on signatories to be net-zero carbon across their businesses by 2040—a decade ahead of the Paris Accord’s goal of ...
17 Jun, 2020, 10.18 AM IST
River Island district Majuli may become the first carbon neutral district in IndiaThe project has been initiated to combat climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and is part of the French Development Agency.
15 Dec, 2016, 09.34 PM IST
Majuli to be India's first ever carbon neutral districtThe project, SACReD, Majuli has been initiated to combat climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Majuli Deputy Commissioner Pal...
15 Dec, 2016, 07.57 PM IST