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Climate change to reduce crop yields much sooner than thought: Study

Last Updated: Monday, March 17, 2014, 13:15

A new study suggests that climate change will adversely affect the crop yields around the globe much sooner than previously thought.

Indian monsoon strengthened by dust kicked up in Asia

Last Updated: Monday, March 17, 2014, 12:27

A new analysis of data from satellite has revealed a link between dust in North Africa and West Asia and stronger monsoons in India.

Regional warming triggers sustained mass loss in Northeast Greenland ice sheet

Last Updated: Monday, March 17, 2014, 11:22

Researchers have found that Northeast Greenland ice sheet started to speed up and lose mass around 2003 because of localised increase in temperatures.

Delhi`s ragpickers make bio-degradable `pichkari`

Last Updated: Monday, March 17, 2014, 10:12

A group of ragpickers in the national capital have made a bio-degradable "pichkari" or spray gun which is an ideal option for those who care for the environment.

Brazilian island experiences worst drought in 50 years

Last Updated: Monday, March 17, 2014, 10:07

Almost 340 km out to sea, where one can no longer see the Brazilian coast, the island of Fernando de Noronha, a natural paradise protected by the country`s environmental laws, is suffering through its worse drought of the past 50 years, a dry spell that has virtually exhausted the island`s only fresh water spring, officials said.

Industrial civilisation could be headed for `irreversible collapse`: NASA-funded study

Industrial civilisation could be headed for `irreversible collapse`: NASA-funded study

Last Updated: Sunday, March 16, 2014, 15:00

Researchers have highlighted the prospect that global industrial civilisation could collapse in near future because of unsustainable resource exploitation and increasingly unequal wealth distribution.

Five new species of armoured spiders discovered in Southeast China caves

Last Updated: Saturday, March 15, 2014, 14:28

Lurking in the darkness of caves in Southeast China, scientists have discovered five new species of armoured spiders.

Number of days without rain to increase by end of 21st century

Last Updated: Saturday, March 15, 2014, 14:25

Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego suggest that by the end of the 21st century, some parts of the world can expect as many as 30 more days a year without precipitation.

Migratory birds embark on homeward journey from Bhitarakanika

Last Updated: Friday, March 14, 2014, 13:05

Migratory birds have embarked on their homeward journey from Bhitarakanika National Park in Odisha`s Kendrapara district after a four-month-long winter sojourn.

Earth to get hotter despite global warming slowdown

Last Updated: Thursday, March 13, 2014, 21:21

The earth`s climate would continue to warm during this century, on track with previous estimates despite the recent slowdown in the rate of global warming, a NASA study shows.