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Climate change speeds up microbial change

Climate change speeds up microbial change


Climate change could affect Antarctica`s Dry Valleys more rapidly than previously expected, particul...
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Global warming `could kill off snails`

Global warming `could kill off snails`


Scientists have warned that global warming could kill off some of the world`s smallest and slimiest ...
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Global extinction was not a sudden event

Global extinction was not a sudden event


About 252 mn years ago, at the end of the Permian period, Earth almost became a lifeless planet.
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India`s stand to be crucial for future climate deal

India`s stand to be crucial for future climate deal


France today said India`s stand on climate change will be a significant factor to arrive at an agree...
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Time to alter global mindset towards resources

Time to alter global mindset towards resources


A congregation of top global leaders, thinkers and policy makers will converge in India this week at...
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Arctic changes could spell dire consequences

Arctic changes could spell dire consequences


The first signs of dangerous climate change in the Arctic could spell dire consequences for the whol...
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Discussion on early polls after budget: Pak PM

Discussion on early polls after budget: Pak PM


A ruling Pakistan People’s Party minister said that the elections may take place in October or Novem...
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All India Gandhian summit begins in Guwahati


A two-day All India Gandhian Summit will begin here from Monday with delegates from all the country...
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Climate: UN launches online database for biz

Climate: UN launches online database for biz


The UN has launched a new online database to showcase successful strategies that businesses and comm...
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Britain ranks top risks posed by climate change

Britain ranks top risks posed by climate change


Coastlines, working patterns, and even the country`s most famous meal are under threat from climate ...
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No climate deal unless firms join push: UN

No climate deal unless firms join push: UN


The world has no chance of sealing an emissions cut deal unless companies lobby their governments fo...
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New map for what to plant reflects global warming

New map for what to plant reflects global warming


Global warming is hitting not just home, but garden. The color-coded map of planting zones often see...
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Weaker sun will not delay global warming: Study

Weaker sun will not delay global warming: Study


A weaker sun over the next 90 years is not likely to significantly delay a rise in global temperatur...
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Geoengineering may improve global food security

Geoengineering may improve global food security


Reflecting sunlight away from the Earth to combat global warming will more likely have a positive im...
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Global warming could be similar across ecosystems

Global warming could be similar across ecosystems


The impact of global warming could be similar across ecosystems, regardless of local environmental c...
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China against Dalai Lama`s global activities

China against Dalai Lama`s global activities


China is against the Dalai Lama`s activities in the international arena, the Foreign Ministry said o...
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NASA scientist shows how to slow global warming

NASA scientist shows how to slow global warming


Countries in Asia and the Middle East would see the biggest health and agricultural gains from emiss...
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Russia warming at alarming pace

Russia warming at alarming pace


Temperatures in Russia in the past century rose at twice the rate of warming in the rest of the worl...
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Global warming not sole reason for glacier melting

Global warming not sole reason for glacier melting


A top climate official of the country says there could be other reasons as well for melting of snow ...
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Scientists say cut soot, methane to curb warming

Scientists say cut soot, methane to curb warming


An international team of scientists says it has figured out how to slow global warming in the short ...
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New molecule could help cool planet

New molecule could help cool planet


A new molecule has been detected in the earth`s atmosphere which could help produce a cooling effect...
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Global warming likely to delay next ice age

Global warming likely to delay next ice age


Researchers have warned that unprecedented levels of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere are ...
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Vadodara to host global languages conference


Representatives of nearly 900 languages from across the world will come together for a global confe...
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Google Plus may have 400 mn users by 2012-end

Google Plus may have 400 mn users by 2012-end


Google`s social networking site Google Plus will have more than 400 million users by the end of 2012...
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Intel ships new Atom processors to PC makers

Intel ships new Atom processors to PC makers


The third-generation Atom processor-based platform introduces several new features for low-power des...
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China to launch 3D television channel

China to launch 3D television channel


The first 3D television channel will begin a trial run from January 1 before its official launch du...
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Global warming could make chocolates expensive

Global warming could make chocolates expensive


Chocolate will certainly become more expensive if demand continues to rise and climate change causes...
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Tagged birds return to Pong wetlands from China

Tagged birds return to Pong wetlands from China


Migratory birds in the Kangra Valley`s Pong wetland, which were tagged with (GPS) transmitters last ...
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Beijing to test new GPS system

Beijing to test new GPS system


Next year, 12,000 drivers in the Wangjing area of Beijing will have their cars fitted with a free GP...
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India, Japan, US discuss global, regional issues


The first trilateral talk between the US, India and Japan concluded here with the countries exchan...
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Durban climate talks: What it means for India?

Durban climate talks: What it means for India?


Cutting carbon emissions will be a tough task for India in the years to come as the country needs to...
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Fossil fuel dependence will limit global food output

Fossil fuel dependence will limit global food output


Agriculture can keep pace with the ever growing global demand for food only by reducing its dependen...
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Mahatma`s message echoes at UN global meet in Doha


Brazilian Vice President in his address to the inaugural session of the meet yesterday, said Mahatma...
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Climate summit enters extra day, no deal yet

Climate summit enters extra day, no deal yet


The fortnight-long UN climate summit started its extra day here Saturday with no deal in sight.
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States imperiled by warming rebel at climate talks

States imperiled by warming rebel at climate talks


Developing states most at risk from global warming rebelled against a proposed deal at UN climate ta...
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Rapid retreat of Chile glacier captured in images

Rapid retreat of Chile glacier captured in images


Researchers in Chile released a series of time-lapse photos Wednesday showing the dramatic retreat o...
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Women at higher risk from climate disasters: UN

Women at higher risk from climate disasters: UN


Women, particularly those living in mountain regions in developing countries, are facing disproporti...
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Dead Sea died 120,000 years ago

Dead Sea died 120,000 years ago


Sediments found after drilling into the core of the Dead Sea have revealed that the lake almost disa...
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Climate to change faster than species can adapt

Climate to change faster than species can adapt


Climatic change between now and 2100 will change more than 100 times faster than the rate at which t...
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Global carbon emissions up 50 percent

Global carbon emissions up 50 percent


Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels have gone up by 49 percent over the last t...
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Feathered visitors to Delhi zoo on the decline

Feathered visitors to Delhi zoo on the decline


Migratory birds at the Delhi National Zoological Park has dropped drastically.
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Geoengineering can save Earth from global warming

Geoengineering can save Earth from global warming


Reflecting a small amount of sunlight back into space before it strikes the Earth``s surface could r...
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Arctic growing warmer and greener: Scientists

Arctic growing warmer and greener: Scientists


An international team of scientists has found that persistent warming has caused dramatic changes in...
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WikiLeaks exposes global surveillance industry

WikiLeaks exposes global surveillance industry


The documents on the website, http://wikileaks.org/the-spyfiles.html, include manuals for surveilla...
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Migration concerns over climate change

Migration concerns over climate change


Rising sea levels and droughts associated with climate change threaten to force vast shifts of popul...
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Thawing permafrost vents gases to worsen warming

Thawing permafrost vents gases to worsen warming


Those heat-trapping gases under the frozen Arctic ground may be a bigger factor in global warming th...
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Army issues global tender for new assault rifles


Army has issued a global tender for arming its more than ten lakh soldiers with a new assault rifle,...
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Qatar to host next round of climate talks

Qatar to host next round of climate talks


Qatar, the world`s top per capita emitter of carbon dioxide, will host the next round of climate cha...
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World moving towards 2 deg rise in temp: UN

World moving towards 2 deg rise in temp: UN


Global temperatures in 2011 are the 10th highest on record with countries like Pakistan, Thailand, M...
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Climate negotiations open, focus on emissions cuts

Climate negotiations open, focus on emissions cuts


The conference is seeking ways to curb ever-rising emissions of climate-changing pollution, which sc...
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