How Indians engage with environment and its protection is best typified by this bizarre exampleDespite environmental awareness campaigns, India faces a disconnect between policy and practice, exemplified by 'Snow Yard' near Kishangarh...
04 Jun, 2025, 11.01 PM IST
Flood risk threatens Swiss valley after village destroyed by glacierA massive landslide in southern Switzerland, triggered by glacial debris, buried the village of Blatten and blocked the River Lonza. The re...
30 May, 2025, 11.47 AM IST
Living Nostradamus who predicted Covid issues chilling warning of impending nuclear crisis as billionaires are already ready for itA Brazilian man who made many correct predictions before is now warning about a hidden nuclear danger, climate trouble, and secret moves by...
20 May, 2025, 10.02 PM IST
Sikkim: Icy flood that killed 31 in India's northeast had been feared for yearsRescuers are searching for survivors after a glacial lake overflowed and burst through a dam in India's Himalayan north. The flood has kill...
07 Oct, 2023, 02.16 PM IST
Russia may have found buyers for its oil but aging tankers pose a new riskThe aftermath of European Union sanctions on Russia mean that the Turba has been enlisted into a vast shadow fleet carrying Moscow’s oil ar...
26 Mar, 2023, 11.22 AM IST
Floods, other water-related disasters could cost global economy $5.6 trillion by 2050, report saysThis year heavy rains have triggered floods that inundated cities in China and South Korea and disrupted water and electricity supply in In...
29 Aug, 2022, 08.16 PM IST
Earth gets hotter, deadlier during decades of climate talks30 Oct, 2021, 11.07 PM IST
India key pillar in collaborative global efforts to fight COVID-19: WEF chiefSchwab, who founded WEF over 50 years ago, said COVID-19 is the most devastating and immediate crisis the world is facing, but we are equal...
30 Oct, 2020, 06.01 PM IST
Greta Thunberg 'fist bumps' with Obama, tells US Congress to 'listen to the scientists'The teen climate activist also joined children suing the government for climate inaction, on the US Supreme Court steps.
19 Sep, 2019, 03.32 PM IST
Mexico backs India's bid to become member of Nuclear Suppliers GroupPrime Minister thanked the Mexican President for his country's support and called Mexico an important partner for India's energy security.
12 Jul, 2018, 07.14 PM IST
India's water security crisis: Dams, pollution and climate change biggest threats facing Himalayan riversA committee set up by the ministry of environment and forests said hydel projects in Uttarakhand aggravated the June 2013 disaster.
05 Jul, 2015, 10.28 AM IST
- Ghosts return to haunt Indo-US nuke deal
Given the gravity of the Fukushima crisis, India must review its nuclear-power policy to ensure that long-term risks of nuke accidents are ...
18 Mar, 2011, 02.30 AM IST
BP tries new way to plug oil leak using tubeIn its latest effort to stop the oil rushing into the Gulf of Mexico, BP is trying to guide a skinny, mile-long tube into the gusher.
15 May, 2010, 07.55 PM IST
- US vs China: Watch the power game play out
US will try to contain rise of China, but the latter will want to have more say in global affairs, says Marc Faber. Gainers: BSE ( A, B ), ...
21 Dec, 2009, 12.11 PM IST
- Indian banks are sound and clean: Marc Faber
Marc Faber in an interview with ET Now opines that Indian banks are relatively sound and clean in comparison to the Western world.
19 Dec, 2009, 03.41 PM IST
- Arunachal should go for small hydro projects: Bijoya
Arunachal Pradesh should go for small hydro projects instead of mega dams which cause environmental problem and disasters besides displacem...
17 May, 2008, 09.12 PM IST