A remnant of the last Ice Age, the Aletsch glacier has its rivers retreated 3.4 kilometers (2.1 miles)! And this is since peaking at a length of 23 kilometers (14 miles) in 1860! This alarming shrinking of the alpine glacier is estimated by Hanspeter…
Alpine glacier shrinking to disappearance! Read More »
The ‘ayurvedic’ branch of medicine survives on medicinal plants, which in turn heal a wide range of serious diseases. But, what if these pants are lost from the earth? Yes, deforestation in Borneo is leading to such worries! Blame illegal logging for…
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The British government has come up with a solution to Britain’s nuclear waste. It is likely to recommend on much of the waste that should be buried in deep disposal sites. Draft recommendations are to be released by a government advisory body.
It is…
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Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate, a voluntary effort, is running by U.S., Australia, China and India to deal with climate change. Environment Minister of Canada Rona Ambrose is now looking for the efforts made by these…
Canada moves on to Kyoto-lite Read More »
Vanity Fair has published an environment issue which raised some varied messages in the air. It tackled the issues like, concern of climate change, how to make yourself environment conscious with the help of 50 tips and a covering pose of Annie…
Vanity fair deals many colors in the ‘Green’ issue Read More »
Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman have written about the ten worst corporations of 2005. They have a view point that 2005 was a good year for bad corporations. They further say that the corporations in a bad condition will never give up power, unless..
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Effect on Agriculture
The met says south west monsoon is expected to be about 93 percent of normal (plus or minus 5 percent) this year
A deficit monsoon will mainly affect kharif crops (paddy, groundnut, bajra) to a small extent. Rabi crops…
India: What if 2006 gets less rain? Read More »
Air quality in Washington State seems to be deteriorating. What are the caused behind them? Ironically or scientifically it is Asia and Siberia. Scientists claim that Asian power plants’ pollution and burning Siberian forests’ smoke are the culprits…
Blame Asia & Siberia for Washington’s Deteriorating Air Quality! Read More »
The drive to generate cleaner and more efficient power is increasing. And, this is more needed in the developing and densely populated countries. So, the World Bank is urging its steering committee to approve a new breed of loans and grants for this….
World Bank urges clean energy funding for developing countries Read More »
Global warming needs immediate curbing! That is what is also felt by United States along with six of the world’s biggest greenhouse gas polluters. Private industries can share a hand in curbing this disastrous phenomenon. But, how can they help in doing..
Can private sector help fix greenhouse pollution in the US? Read More »