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Catalyst converts bio-diesel waste into valuable chemicals

Last Updated: Friday, June 27, 2014, 18:05

Palladium-gold nanoparticles are not only excellent catalysts for cleaning polluted water, but can also convert biodiesel waste into valuable chemicals, researchers say.

LEGO bricks used to study plant growth

Last Updated: Friday, June 27, 2014, 15:37

Researchers are using LEGO bricks to build controlled environments to study how variations in climate and soil affect plant growth.

How one of Earth`s oldest reefs was formed 550m years ago

Last Updated: Friday, June 27, 2014, 14:39

A new research has revealed one of these reefs located on dry land in Namibia was built almost 550 million years ago by the first animals to have hard shells.

Rope in industry stalwarts and reward CSR incentives for Ganga clean-up drive: PHD Chamber

Last Updated: Friday, June 27, 2014, 10:12

Amidst growing focus on the Ganga clean-up drive, the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called on the Government to rope-in voluntary contributions of the stalwarts of the India Inc. and the leading Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), to clean rivers such as Ganga and Yamuna by rewarding them with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) tax incentives.

Climate change prompting Arctic birds to breed early

Climate change prompting Arctic birds to breed early

Last Updated: Thursday, June 26, 2014, 23:15

According to a study, the earlier spring seasons and snow-melt brought about by climate change are causing migratory birds that breed in the Arctic Alaska to breed sooner.

Greenland ice sheet collapse linked to sea level rise 400,000 years ago

Last Updated: Thursday, June 26, 2014, 13:44

Researchers suggests that a warming period more than 400,000 years ago pushed the Greenland ice sheet past its stability threshold; resulting in a nearly complete deglaciation of southern Greenland and raising global sea levels some 4-6 meters.

Snow leopard, red panda get new conservation centre

Last Updated: Thursday, June 26, 2014, 10:10

To reintroduce captive-bred endangered animals like red panda and snow leopard into the wild, the Darjeeling zoo has now started a new breeding conservation centre for wildlife.

Minister stresses scientific management of rain water in Mizoram

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 25, 2014, 19:28

Mizoram Agriculture Minister R Lalzirliana today emphasised the need for scientific management of rainwater in the state for sustainable development and prevention of natural disasters.

New animal species discovered in Papua New Guinea

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 25, 2014, 17:43

Australian scientists have uncovered several new species of mammals in the remote forests of Papua New Guinea.

How Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta formed

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 25, 2014, 15:58

Researchers have presented a new understanding of how this mega-delta, the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta, came together over the past 10,000 years.