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Gas plants for US data centers to be major source of climate change-linked emissions, report saysThe Environmental Integrity Project reviewed 74 gas-fired US power plant projects proposed or planned to provide electricity directly to ...
Stitching the Value Chain: How PM MITRA parks are rewriting India's textile destinyIndia's textile sector, a vital economic pillar, is undergoing a transformative shift with the PM MITRA scheme. This initiative aims to ove...
Your empty plastic bottle could one day power an electric vehicle, scientists sayA discarded plastic bottle may soon become more than waste. Plastic waste to battery graphite innovation reveals how scientists are transfo...
10-year 'No Entry' exemption for first 1,000 electric medium-duty trucks under Delhi EV PolicyDelhi is offering a significant perk to the first 1,000 electric N2 trucks registered under its new policy: a decade-long exemption from 'N...
Scientists say ozone loss could have been spotted in the 1950s, because today’s layered satellite tools reveal that industrial chemicals were already thinning the atmosphere long before the Antarctic hole was foundA new study reveals that ozone depletion might have been detectable in the 1950s, predating widespread CFC use. Carbon tetrachloride, an in...
No smartphones, internet or AI: This Karnataka boy from Chikkamagaluru, who learnt about space from encyclopaedias, now sends advanced satellites into orbitA Karnataka village boy, Awais Ahmed, once reliant on encyclopedias for space knowledge, co-founded Pixxel, a company now orbiting Earth wi...
Cracker of a battle: Vijay wants Sivakasi to take on China and become a global fireworks powerhouse. Here's what it'll takeTamil Nadu's government aims to transform Sivakasi, India's firecracker hub, into a global competitor against China. The focus is now on in...
Proactively working on issue of stubble burning: Union Environment Minister Bhupender YadavUnion Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced a comprehensive action plan to combat Delhi-NCR pollution, with municipal corporations...
A termite pesticide banned in 1988 is still turning up in wildlife; researchers found toxic brain levels in nearly half the sick skunks they examined near DetroitA banned pesticide, chlordane, used for termite control, is causing severe neurological damage and death in urban skunks, according to new ...
Maharashtra govt accepts demand for thermal power plant audits amid concerns over fly ash disposalMaharashtra government will audit thermal power plants following assembly concerns over fly ash disposal and its environmental impact, espe...
For years it was ignored. Now scientists say this gas may be the major contributor to air pollutionUrban air pollution science has uncovered a surprising shift. A long-ignored gas, nitric oxide, may influence aerosol particle formation in...
Anxious about ageing? Worrying about growing older may actually accelerate the process; here are ways to slow it downWorrying about ageing itself might be accelerating the process, a study on midlife women suggests. Beyond common factors like sun exposure ...
India-Japan relationship could become world’s most important: Japanese Finance MinisterJapan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama believes the India-Japan relationship could become the world's most important. Speaking at a Toky...
What’s behind the giant brown ribbon stretching thousands of miles across the Atlantic ocean?A giant brown ribbon stretching thousands of miles across the Atlantic is revealing how closely Earth's oceans, climate, and ecosystems are...
A top banker tried to sway Pope Leo XIV on rare earth miningLatin America's development bank chief urged Pope Leo XIV to consider responsible rare earth mineral extraction, highlighting its potential...
World's highest-consuming 10 pc causing environmental damage of up to USD 5.7 trn annually: StudyThe world's top consumers, mainly in the US and EU, cause trillions in environmental damage annually. Biodiversity loss and climate change ...
Tata's iPhone parts factory faces India health probe after farmer contamination complaintsA health probe is underway into liquid discharge from Tata's iPhone parts factory in Hosur. Farmers report skin issues and contaminated far...
Ganga cleanliness no longer matter of opinion, data shows improvement: National mission bodyScientific data now proves the Ganga river is getting cleaner. Twelve years of the Namami Gange programme have led to measurable improvemen...
Climate change, pollution push oceans to tipping point, UN report saysA new UN report reveals a "deepening crisis" in ocean health, driven by climate change, pollution, and overfishing. Rising sea levels, acid...
Namami Gange: Industrial pollution flowing into Ganga down nearly 60 per cent since 2017Industrial pollution in the Ganga has significantly decreased by almost 60 percent since 2017. This achievement is credited to the Namami G...