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Russia frees Greenpeace`s Arctic activist

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 22:31

Australian Greenpeace activist Colin Russell, the last of the 30 Arctic detainees, was granted bail Thursday by a court in Russia`s St. Petersburg, the group said in a statement here.

Visakhapatnam, Tripura zoos to exchange rare animals

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 21:26

Visakhapatnam`s Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP) and Tripura`s Sepahijala Zoo will soon exchange rare animals, officials said here Thursday.

Bio-medical waste treatment plants require EC: NGT

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 19:13

The National Green Tribunal Thursday held that biomedical waste (BMW) treatment plants are required to obtain environmental clearance (EC) before these are set up as it is a hazardous waste which can produce large number of infectious diseases.

Lakes discovered beneath Greenland ice sheet

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 15:37

Researchers have for the first time discovered two subglacial lakes hiding 800 metres below the Greenland Ice Sheet.

Subarctic lakes drying up at fastest rates since last 200 years

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 14:19

A new study suggests that subarctic lakes are drying up at a rate that has not been witnesses in 200 years.

UAE to set up world`s largest solar desalination plant

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 20:24

The UAE would establish world`s largest solar-powered desalination plant that will process more than 22 million gallons of potable water per day.

‘Extinct’ South Island bird kokako could still be alive

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 19:32

A South Island bird `kokako`, previously thought to be extinct, may still be alive, according to the Ornithological Society, which monitors rare and endangered birds species.

Salt-affected soils can absorb carbon dioxide: Scientists

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 19:27

Salt-affected soils are estimated to absorb 1.26 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide annually which may solve the mystery of the "missing carbon sink", Chinese scientists believe.

Delay in declaring Majuli island world heritage site

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 19:22

The delay for the World Heritage Site tag to Majuli river island in Assam was due to non receipt of required documents from the central government, UNESCO-Country Director Shiregu Aoyogi said Wednesday.

How pollution results in larger storm clouds, colder days and warmer nights

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 17:17

A new study has revealed how pollution causes thunderstorms to leave behind larger, deeper, longer lasting clouds.