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El Nino leads to higher food inflation? Not necessarily: UBS

Last Updated: Sunday, May 11, 2014, 13:58

Forecasts of 2014 being an El Nino year have caused concerns around its impact on monsoons, thereby on agri output and thus food inflation, though this theory sounds "logical" it is not necessarily going to follow the same pattern this year though, says a UBS research report.

Great Himalayan National Park nominated for World Heritage tag

Last Updated: Sunday, May 11, 2014, 10:36

The Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) of Himachal Pradesh has been nominated for the prestigious UNESCO-approved World Heritage Site status.

China to combat poaching, ivory smuggling: Li

Last Updated: Sunday, May 11, 2014, 03:49

Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here Saturday that China is strongly committed to protecting wildlife and will spare no effort in combating poaching and ivory smuggling.

WHO report claims New Delhi has world`s worst air pollution

Last Updated: Saturday, May 10, 2014, 14:55

A World Health Organisation (WHO) study ranks New Delhi as the world`s worst city for air pollution, with an annual average of 153 micrograms of small particulates, known as PM 2.5, per cubic metre.

Now, plants to power planes!

Last Updated: Friday, May 9, 2014, 22:14

Biofuels may soon become a low-cost and environment-friendly alternative to costly jet fuels as researchers have developed a new technology to transform lignocellulosic biomass into a jet fuel surrogate.

India tops in open defecation: WHO; Minister says a `huge shame`

Last Updated: Friday, May 9, 2014, 21:51

India still has the largest number of people defecating in open in the world, according to a new UN report prompting the Government to admit it as a "huge shame".

India rejects WHO report showing New Delhi as world`s most polluted city

Last Updated: Friday, May 9, 2014, 21:40

India on Thursday rejected the World Health Organisation (WHO) report that showed New Delhi`s as the most polluted city in the world.

Cities have better water supply, sanitation, says UN

Last Updated: Friday, May 9, 2014, 12:13

Sharp inequalities still persist around the world between rural and urban areas in terms of availability of cleaner water and better sanitation though the disparity has been narrowing over time, a UN report has said.

Scientists hope 2,000-year-old ice holds clues to climate change

Last Updated: Friday, May 9, 2014, 10:10

Polar scientists who retrieved ice samples from the Antarctic say they are on the verge of unlocking 2,000 years of climate records offering clues to how global warming will affect our future.