Beating the Heat: India’s data centre dream and the 50°C reality in its pathIndia's digital economy is expanding rapidly. However, extreme heat is straining its data centers. Rising temperatures increase cooling nee...
Solar farms could be disrupting bird and bat migration, new studies revealSolar farms, vital for clean energy, are inadvertently harming migrating birds and bats. Their reflective surfaces mimic lakes, luring wild...
Property or problem? The hidden legal traps haunting India’s property owners: Here’s how to navigateProperty ownership in India, once a symbol of security, now presents significant legal challenges due to unclear titles and disputes. Buyer...
India's protein boom: Growth, risks & need for sustainable sourcingIndia's appetite for protein is on the rise, opening doors for food enterprises seeking growth. However, this expansion is not without chal...
Homeland group acquires two land parcels in Mohali for over Rs 1,000 croreHomeland Group has secured two significant land parcels in Mohali for over Rs 1,000 crore. These prime locations will be developed into lar...
Farm startups bent on shaking up Cargill, ADM are stumblingStartups in the agriculture sector, like Indigo Ag Inc., Gro Intelligence, and Farmers Edge Inc., are facing challenges as they struggle to...
100-day agenda: Digitisation of land records among key reforms of new governmentCentre's priority: digitize land records by 2026 with ₹1,035 crore, part of key land reforms in 100-day agenda. Aims to streamline land acq...
‘Regulated carbon markets are worth a trillion dollars a year and cover 25% of global emissions — they are raising climate ambition worldwide’Ruben Lubowski, an environmental economist, discusses economic strategies for tackling climate change, protecting forests, and restoring na...
37,000 'alien species' catalogued worldwide, 10% aggressively harmful: UNFrom rats, cats and mosquitoes to a rogue's gallery of plants, a major scientific assessment Monday catalogued more than 37,000 alien speci...
How much land would be needed to power a net-zero India by 2050?IEEFA says judicious planning of land use for solar and wind generation would help India implement a mid-century net-zero emissions target....
Wildlife, land-use change and health infra: Scientists identify ways of preventing next pandemicThere can be no one answer to the question at the centre of an anxious debate across a world coping with COVID-19 and wondering what will h...
Organic food good for you, but not for planetOrganic food can result in much greater emissions as the yields per hectare are much lower, primarily because fertilisers are not used. To ...
Why organic food may be good for you, but is harmful for the climateThe reason why organic food is so much worse for the climate is that the yields per hectare are much lower.
Government plans recast of land-use policy to check displacementThe Narendra Modi government has set its eye on a recast of the country's land-use policy to make it more scientific and minimise displacem...
- Greater Noida Master Plan: Affordable housing to economically weaker sections
The Greater Noida Authority's master plan will now provide affordable housing to more people from the economically weaker sections and low-...
- Schwarzenegger signs greenhouse gas bill
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation that attempts to ease greenhouse gas emissions by giving priority to transportation projects.
- China withdraws land, tax sops to foreign firms
China has withdrawn investor-friendly sops and policies it offered since 1970s to woo Fortune 500 companies.