Plastic 'has entered' Antarctic terrestrial food chain24 Jun, 2020, 11.20 PM IST
'Superalgae' to protect world's corals from bleachingResearchers have found a solution to reduce coral bleaching by genetically engineering the micro-algae found in corals, enhancing their str...
21 Jul, 2017, 07.37 PM IST
NeST Group ties up with Oceanaid to undertake purification of water bodiesNest Group managing director N Jehangir said the Japanese technology has been proven in the US, China, Malaysia, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan...
03 Dec, 2016, 07.07 PM IST
- Biologists exploring ways to save dying Great Barrier Reef
New York, Nov 1 (IANS) Several biologists are exploring ways to restore the beauty of the world famous Great Barrier Reef, which is dying.
01 Nov, 2016, 02.52 PM IST
Researchers discover new cheap, better method to make biofuelsResearchers discovered that this new method purifies the carbon dioxide that is in power station flue gases by absorbing it into a liquid.
24 Jan, 2016, 04.36 PM IST
Oil India tastes success in restoring polluted water bodiesThis has made the environment of the pits conducive for the growth of algae and associated aquatic flora and fauna, the PSU claimed.
09 Jan, 2016, 06.28 PM IST
Algae could be a new green power sourceAlso known as cyanobacteria, blue-green algae are the most prosperous microorganisms on Earth, evolutionarily speaking, researchers said.
25 Nov, 2015, 04.54 PM IST
Department of Biotechnology sets up DBT-Pan IIT Centre for BioenergyThe Department of Biotechnology (DBT), ministry of science and technology, has set up the DBT-Pan IIT Centre for Bioenergy, a virtual centr...
03 Sep, 2015, 05.17 PM IST
Cusat scientists isolate algae capable of producing biofuelThe highly polluted backwaters of Cochin estuary could be a rich source of biofuel, as a research team of Cochin University of Science and ...
26 Dec, 2014, 11.11 AM IST
70% afforestation achieved in Arunachal PradeshThe Arunachal Pradesh Environment and Forest Department has achieved 70 per cent afforestation in the state at a time when forest areas are...
01 Sep, 2014, 07.52 PM IST
Arunachal sets example: 70% afforestation achievedSetting an example, the Arunachal Pradesh environment and forest department has achieved 70 per cent afforestation in the state at a time w...
28 Aug, 2014, 04.18 PM IST
- NTPC, IOC use algae to check carbon emission
Country's largest generation utility NTPC and the R&D wing of biggest refiner-marketer IndianOil have launched an innovative project to use...
22 Nov, 2013, 03.40 AM IST
- Pilot plant to mitigate CO2 at NTPC Faridabad
Two conjoining algae ponds of area have been constructed to draw CO2 from stacks at the project.
21 Nov, 2013, 04.06 PM IST
Climate change will upset vital ocean chemical cyclesThe new research means that ocean warming will impact plankton, and in turn drive a vicious cycle of climate change.
09 Sep, 2013, 04.25 PM IST
- Nalco to set up Pilot Project on Carbon sequestration in its CPP
NALCO, the Navratna PSU, has become the first PSU in the country by implementing a pilot-cum-demonstration project on Carbon Sequestration ...
21 Mar, 2011, 08.55 PM IST
- Fossil discovery in Rajasthan may boost hydrocarbon exploration
India is poised to emerge as a major source of hydrocarbon with its several prospective Neoproterozoic sedimentary basins, a top official o...
08 Feb, 2010, 03.54 AM IST
'Green diesel is fully fungible'Jennifer Holmgren is director of the Renewable Energy and Chemicals Business at UOP, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Honeywell, a For...
13 Oct, 2007, 04.06 AM IST