Y S Chowdary urges Directors of CSIR to come up with at least 12 cutting edge technologies
New Delhi, June 13 (IBNS) Union Minister of State for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Y S Chowdary has urged directors of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) to come up with at least 12 cutting edge technologies which are to be commercialized every year.
WWF-India's climate solvers feature in Sustainia100
New Delhi, June 12 (IBNS): Two Indian Climate Solvers - Toro Cooling Systems Pvt Ltd and Clique Developments Ltd are among the 100 innovators that have been listed in this year’s Sustainia100.
Infosys Science Foundation hosts public lecture on 'Probabilistically Checkable Proofs'
Mumbai, June 11 (IBNS): The Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) in association with the Tata Institute for Fundamental Research (TIFR), on Thursday hosted Madhu Sudan, Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research New England, and Adjunct Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, MIT, Cambridge, USA at TIFR campus to deliver a public lecture on 'Probabilistically Checkable Proofs'.
To make Ganga and Yamuna clean, first clean their tributaries: Rajendra Singh
New Delhi, June 10 (IBNS): The Waterman of India, Rajendra Singh, has cautioned that the clean Ganga and Yamuna project, which is high in the agenda of Narendra Modi government, could be a non starter unless there is an effort to clean the tributaries of the two rivers.
On World Day, UN urges global resolve to 'appreciate, protect and restore' Earth's oceans
New York, Jun 9 (IBNS): Although the world's oceans are vast, their capacity to withstand damage caused by human activity is limited, compromising their critical contribution to the future of sustainable development, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared on Tuesday as the United Nations kicked-off its celebrations for the 2015 edition of World Oceans Day.
Deep depression off the west coast intensifies into cyclonic storm
New Delhi, June 8 (IBNS): The deep depression over eastcentral Arabian Sea further moved north-northwestwards and has intensified into a cyclonic storm Ashobaa, officials said on Monday.
Ola introduces 'Plant a Sapling' campaign
Kolkata, June 6 (IBNS): In a bid to encourage citizens to protect and nurture the environment, Ola India's leading mobile app for personal transportation, has launched a nationwide campaign called – 'Plant a Sapling'.
City bats won' fly through bright spaces: Research
Birmingham, June 5 (IBNS) Researchers at the University of Birmingham have discovered that bats living in a city are less likely to move from tree to tree in brightly lit areas.
PM plants "Kadamb" sapling on World Environment Day
New Delhi, June 5 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday planted a Kadamb sapling (Neolamarckia Cadamba), at the Race Course Road lawns, to mark the occasion of World Environment Day.
Victoria Memorial illuminated with green lights on World Environment Day
Kolkata, June 5 (IBNS): As part of Tata Steel's environment awareness initiative the Victoria Memorial, on Thursday, bathed in green lights to observe the World Environment Day (June 5).
Tata Teleservices rings in World Environment Day with 'Sustainability Month'
Hyderabad, June 4 (IBNS): Tata Docomo, the unified telecom brand of Tata Teleservices Limited, on Thursday announced that it will celebrate June as 'Tata Sustainability Month' to promote sustainable business practices across all its offices. Incidentally, June 5 is being celebrated as the World Environment Day.
Greenpeace India faces 'new investigation'
New Delhi, June 3 (IBNS) The Greenpeace India on Wednesday said its registered office has been inspected by authorities in Chennai who are investigating the organisation’s society status.
UCS report analyses US, EU and Mexico emission reduction targets
Washington, June 3 (IBNS): As countries prepare to finalize a climate agreement in Paris this coming December, global leaders like the United States and the European Union are releasing intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs), country specific action plans that outline how they intend to reduce global warming emissions.
Southwest Monsoon likely to hit Kerala coast on June 5
New Delhi, June 2 (IBNS) Giving relief to millions of people in India, the Southwest Monsoon is likely to hit the Kerala coast on June 5, officials said.
It's not just an unusually hot summer, it is climate change: Vardhan
Noida, June 2 (IBNS) Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Earth Sciences, on Tuesday cautioned against complacency towards climate change and described the ongoing extreme heat situation and back-to-back deficient monsoon phenomenon as manifestations of climate change.