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`Runaway` heat behind deep earthquakes

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 14:15

Researchers have gained insight into the mechanism that causes deep quakes in the Earth to spread and eventually lead to an earthquake.

India`s SO2 emissions on the rise: NASA

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 14:00

Emissions of sulphur dioxide - atmospheric pollutant with health and climate impacts from power plants in India increased by over 60 per cent between 2005 and 2012, new data analysed by a NASA satellite found.

Book chronicles the plight of endangered tigers

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 11:57

Why are some animal species disappearing? How do we bring them back? Are we heading towards a world `without tigers`? Are there enough initiatives to address the plight of these magnificent cats?

How plants evolved to survive cold winters

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 11:41

Researchers studying plants have amassed the largest dated evolutionary tree, using it to show the order in which flowering plants evolved specific strategies, like the seasonal shedding of leaves, to move into areas with cold winters .

Shashi Tharoor awarded for working towards animal protection

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 15:39

Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor has been awarded by PETA-India for his contribution to the protection of animals, the animal rights body said Friday.

Wired Australian sharks using Twitter to warn swimmers

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 09:42

Sharks in Western Australia have been reportedly fitted with transmitters that alert surfers and swimmers close to popular beaches via Twitter so as to curb any attacks.

US start-up uses jatropha plant seeds for biofuel

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 21:35

A US company is eyeing countries such as India and Brazil to grow seeds of jatropha - the inedible, drought-resistant plant - to produce high-quality oil that can be refined into low-carbon jet fuel or diesel.

Using date palm seeds for water treatment

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 21:33

A leading university in Oman has made significant progress in using date palm seeds for the treatment of polluted water, a media report here said.

National biodiversity garden to come up in Munnar

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 21:32

A national biodiversity garden, exhibiting rare flora and fauna of Western Ghats, will soon come up in the hill station of Munnar, a busy tourist centre located in Idukki district.

Russia drops cases against Greenpeace activists

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 10:09

Russian authorities have dropped criminal cases against 30 Greenpeace activists from the ship Arctic Sunrise, the environmental group`s lawyer said Wednesday.