10 Indian institutes behind collider’s key units
Several key components for the Large Hadron Collider at CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research), situated in Geneva, were made by Indian scientists working in 10 Indian institutes.
Forecasting of monsoon needs some fine-tuning
Given the impact of climate change, the India Meteorological Depar-tment (IMD) is set to revise the arrival and withdrawal dates of the monsoon.
‘Tata violated green norms’
An independent fact-finding team led by Sikkim Chief Justice S.N.
R’Bhavan energy costs down by 25%
When the 16th President is sworn in at Rashtrapati Bhavan in July-end, he can feel proud that his residence has under a unique business partnership, succeeded in bringing down energy costs by almost 2
Decision on Bhopal waste put off
The Union Cabinet has postponed taking a decision to dispose of 350 metric tonnes of Bhopal toxic waste in the Union Carbide factory to Germany.
‘Time to define sustainable growth goals’
Making a frank assessment of the recently-concluded Rio+20 summit, a team of environmental experts from Teri maintained that despite not coming up with specific commitments, the meet did help re-focus
Is India staring at another drought?
In what could be a repeat of the 2009 drought scenario, the Indian monsoon has played truant again with 74 per cent of the country facing a rainfall deficit.
Is India staring at another drought?
In what could be a repeat of the 2009 drought scenario, the Indian monsoon has played truant again with 74 per cent of the country facing a rainfall deficit.
North-west India has experienced the max
Only 3% Indian buildings ‘green’
Although India is facing a construction boom, only three per cent of its buildings can be certified as green.
UP plans to get lions from zoos for safari project in Etawah
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi is not happy with UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav’s plans to start an Asian Lion Safari (ALS) in Etawah.
Mr Modi had been approached several times by former envi