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Cabinet approves plan to sustain Himalayan ecosystem

Last Updated: Friday, February 28, 2014, 23:09

The union cabinet Friday approved a mission aimed at developing capacity to assess the "health status" of the Himalayan ecosystem, and facilitate policy-formulation for development of the mountainous region.

Water desalination plant in Chennai to get central assistance

Last Updated: Friday, February 28, 2014, 20:17

Government today cleared central assistance of over Rs 871 crore for construction of a sea water desalination plant in Chennai.

UN report sees USD 1.45 tn global warming cost: Media

Last Updated: Friday, February 28, 2014, 20:15

Global warming will reduce the world`s crop production by up to two percent every decade and wreak USD 1.45 trillion of economic damage by the end of this century, according to a draft UN report, Japanese media said today.

Gulshan Grover writes to forest minister pleading for elephant

Last Updated: Friday, February 28, 2014, 20:08

Bollywood actor Gulshan Grover has joined the league of celebrities demanding the 14-year-old elephant`s release, by writing a letter to Maharashtra Forest Minister on behalf of PETA.

Sharks` underwater world captured by new camera footage

Last Updated: Friday, February 28, 2014, 19:30

Shark`s eye view! Instruments strapped onto and ingested by sharks have provided novel insights into how one of the most feared and least understood ocean predators swims, eats and lives, scientists say.

New insights into shark`s life revealed

Last Updated: Friday, February 28, 2014, 13:30

Instruments strapped onto and ingested by sharks are revealing novel insights into how it swims, eats and lives.

Projected big thaw of Antarctica`s sea ice may harm area`s unspoiled marine ecosystems

Last Updated: Friday, February 28, 2014, 13:08

Researchers using a modeling study have suggested that the Antarctica`s Ross Sea`s recent observed increase in summer sea-ice cover is likely to be short-lived, with the area projected to lose more than half its summer sea ice by 2050 and more than three quarters by 2100.

Make beauty routine environment-friendly

Last Updated: Thursday, February 27, 2014, 21:25

Be it make-up or hair styling, women spend hours in front of the mirror to get it right without thinking about its impact on the environment.

Climate body says Australia emissions target `not credible`

Last Updated: Thursday, February 27, 2014, 20:45

The Australian government`s climate change agency warned today that Canberra`s five per cent emissions reduction target was "not credible" compared with other countries and called for it to be tripled.

KMC to develop second waste disposal ground at Rajarhat

Last Updated: Thursday, February 27, 2014, 20:35

With city`s only solid waste disposal ground at Dhapa becoming overburdened, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has found a plot at Rajarhat New Town for setting up its second one which will also generate energy.