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The Arctic is sitting on a 63-billion-ton carbon secret, and scientists are concernedBeneath the Arctic’s frozen surface lies a hidden carbon reserve of nearly 63 billion tons. As rising temperatures thaw ancient permafrost,...- Scientists believe they finally understand the purpose of Peru’s mysterious mountain holesArchaeologists have uncovered the true purpose of Monte Sierpe in Peru. This ancient site, featuring thousands of small pits, served as a v...
- Rakha Gupta govt plans to build a 'Great Wall of Delhi' to stop Yamuna flood problem. Here is the 4.7-km grand planDelhi plans a 4.7-km flood wall along the Yamuna's western bank before the next monsoon. The structure aims to protect areas like Civil Lin...
- America’s Deepest Secret: A Colossal Rift That Nearly Ripped the Continent ApartA giant crack, the Midcontinent Rift System, formed over a billion years ago. This rift nearly split North America apart. Magma pushed thro...
- Ancient Ecosystem Discovered Under Antarctic Ice After 34 Million Years Sparks Global Debate Over Drilling RisksScientists may have found a 34-million-year-old ecosystem sealed under Antarctica's ice, dating back to a warmer era. Evidence suggests mic...
- A silent crisis is brewing in India. And it could hit millions by 2050A study by IISER Bhopal warns that dams and reservoirs in India have lost nearly half their storage due to sedimentation, cutting power gen...
- Keep sand at hand as strategic resourceThe Supreme Court mandated scientific studies for riverbed mining approvals, emphasizing the need to assess sand replenishment rates. This ...
- Scientists warn of apocalypse as study reveals C-type asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs 66 million years ago came from strange locationResearchers discovered the asteroid responsible for the extinction of dinosaurs 66 million years ago came from beyond Jupiter's orbit. Usin...
- GLOF early warning system takes off; Centre targets 188 critical glacial lakesThe Indian government initiates an early warning system (EWS) for 188 critical lakes in the Indian Himalayan Region prone to glacial lake o...
- Mars responsible for giant whirlpools in Earth's oceans? Know it all hereMars may be responsible for some whirlpools in the Earth’s oceans, probably leading to major climatic responses in the atmosphere, a study ...
- Live water storage of about 34 bn cubic metres already lost in India: OfficialCWC Chairman Kushvinder Vohra said studies undertaken by the agency showed that average loss of gross storage is about 0.45 per cent per ye...
- After 216 days of Perseverance's successes on Mars, the rover takes a breakAt the moment, Mars and the Earth are on opposite sides of the Sun, and the two planets cannot communicate with each other.
- Need more data, says ICMR on proposal to undertake study of Ganga water for treating COVID-19The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), an arm of the Jal Shakti Ministry that deal with the rejuvenation programme for the river, had...
- Covid-19: Govt body wants research on ‘special properties’ of Ganga waterThe NMCG had on April 24 consulted the CSIR-NEERI scientists after getting proposals from NGO Atulya Ganga and conservationists who sought ...
- IIT Kharagpur collaborates with British Geological Survey to turn Varanasi into smart cityThe preservation of archaeological sites and the management of flooding hazards and the sustainability of water supplies would also be unde...
- Palaeochannels an answer to water crisis in India: Govt panelThere are "numerous" palaeochannels in the country with potential to store/offer billion cubic metres of fresh water.
- TANGEDCO gets green nod for Rs 12,664-cr thermal power projectThe proposed project requires 6.64 million tonnes per annum of coal to be imported and supplied by state-owned MMTC either from Indonesia o...
- Major study doubles sea level rise projectionsDays before the Copenhagen climate conference kicks off, a major study by a group of 100 international scientists has said that sea levels ...
- Scientists aim to solve the climate puzzleScientists are aiming to solve climate puzzle from the sediments that are deposited thousands of years back in Lonar lake at Buldhana distr...
- Sethusamudram Project: It's all a matter of faithWhen the Sethusamudram project was revived, for the nth time, environmentalists expressed their concern that it would cost far more than th...
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