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Environment
A global plastic treaty will only work if it caps production, modelling shows
An international agreement to end plastic pollution is due to be sealed this year in Busan, South Korea. At the penultimate round of negotiations, held in Ottawa, Canada, Rwanda and Peru proposed a target to cut the weight of primary plastics produced worldwide by 40 per cent by 2040, compared with 2025.
37 minutes ago
A global plastic treaty will only work if it caps production, modelling shows
37 minutes ago
Diatoms: Storytellers of the past
The current study relies on diatoms preserved in time in the sediments of freshwater lakes. Paul Hamilton, the curator of the algae collection at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Canada, likens the layers of sediments in a lake deposited year after year, along with the diatoms that existed during that time, to tree rings.
8 hours ago
Diatoms: Storytellers of the past
8 hours ago
Is bioenergy ever truly green? It depends on 5 key questions
Plans to revive an old coal-fired power station using bioenergy are being considered in the Hunter region of New South Wales. Similar plans for the station have previously not gone ahead.
02 May 2024, 10:07 IST
Is bioenergy ever truly green? It depends on 5 key questions
02 May 2024, 10:07 IST
Explained | Uttarakhand forest fire: What ignites a forest fire and how frequent these are in India
Temperatures, precipitation, vegetation, and moisture contribute to the frequency of forest fires. Experts say that fuel load, oxygen and temperature also cause these fires.
29 April 2024, 11:17 IST
Explained | Uttarakhand forest fire: What ignites a forest fire and how frequent these are in India
29 April 2024, 11:17 IST
The solitary signaller of dusk
This ‘marble plopper’ is our resident Indian Nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus), a crepuscular, nocturnal ground bird. Crepuscular beings are active at twilight.
28 April 2024, 02:49 IST
The solitary signaller of dusk
28 April 2024, 02:49 IST
Conserving wildlife beyond borders
Studies underline a need for transboundary conservation policies in Asian countries, writes Seshadri K S.
26 April 2024, 22:51 IST
Conserving wildlife beyond borders
26 April 2024, 22:51 IST
8 flamingos die in Navi Mumbai in a week, shocked bird lovers call for probe
As morning walkers sounded alerts on whatsapp groups, bird rescuer Sunpreet Sawardekar and his team from Wildlife Welfare Association (WWA) swung into action and shifted the injured pink birds to their hospital at Manpada in Thane.
25 April 2024, 09:58 IST
8 flamingos die in Navi Mumbai in a week, shocked bird lovers call for probe
25 April 2024, 09:58 IST
Earth Day: NIDM hosts discussion on strategies to combat plastic pollution
The discussion on the topic 'Planet vs Plastic', which took place on Monday at NIDM's campus in Rohini, saw participation of several educational institutions from across Delhi.
23 April 2024, 12:09 IST
Earth Day: NIDM hosts discussion on strategies to combat plastic pollution
23 April 2024, 12:09 IST
Asia world's most disaster-prone region in 2023: WMO
Floods and storms led to the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, and the impact of heat waves intensified, said the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) State of the Climate in Asia - 2023 report.
23 April 2024, 05:36 IST
Asia world's most disaster-prone region in 2023: WMO
23 April 2024, 05:36 IST
By 2100, some destinations will lose half their nice weather days
By the end of the century, residents of northern countries will generally see sunny, springlike balm appear earlier in the winter. Conversely, those in the south—including equatorial regions and extending into Southern Europe and the US—will for the most part enjoy fewer days of temperate weather year-round.
23 April 2024, 04:13 IST
By 2100, some destinations will lose half their nice weather days
23 April 2024, 04:13 IST
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