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Hong Kong announces new air pollution index

Hong Kong announces new air pollution index

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 18:39

Hong Kong on Friday announced a new air quality health index, the first in Asia to use the system, in its ongoing battle to combat air pollution.

Olive Ridley turtle carcasses found in Odisha

Olive Ridley turtle carcasses found in Odisha

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 18:27

At least 36 carcasses of Olive Ridley turtles were washed ashore near the Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam district, a major mass nesting site area of these endangered species.

Geoengineering techniques may fail to undo climate change

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 16:36

Researchers have showed that reducing the amount of sunlight reaching the planet`s surface by geoengineering may not undo climate change after all.

Slippery clay led to Japan 2011 tsunami-quake: Study

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 12:54

A team of researchers have shed light on what caused the devastating tsunami that struck Japan`s Tohoku region in March 2011.

UK official backs Indian stand on carbon emissions cuts

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 21:06

Stating that developing countries like India were right in asking for a differentiated treatment on cutting down of carbon footprint, a top British official today said negotiators should be more "pragmatic" and help find consensus by 2015.

Ethiopia spearheads green energy in sub-Saharan Africa

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 21:01

From the sky, the 84 glimmering white turbines at Ashegoda wind farm shoot up from the ground like massive spokes, standing out high amid vast expanses of yellow wheat.

Simbalwara National Park to be renamed after Sher Jung

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 20:58

Simbalwara National Park in Himachal Pradesh will be renamed as Sher Jung National Park, an official said here Thursday.

Rising ocean acidification leading to anxious fish

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 16:11

A new research study has revealed that increase of carbon dioxide uptake in the oceans is resulting in fish getting anxious.

Scientists discover vast undersea freshwater reserves

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 12:31

Australian researchers said Thursday they had established the existence of vast freshwater reserves trapped beneath the ocean floor which could sustain future generations as current sources dwindle.

Ex-NASA expert issues call for climate solutions

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 22:22

Longtime NASA expert James Hansen has issued a call for new approaches to stop global warming, saying solutions are needed and that currently accepted targets are too dangerous.