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Tata Group headquarters Bombay House gets `green rating`

Last Updated: Monday, March 3, 2014, 19:11

Tata Group headquarters `Bombay House` has been given “green rating” by a leading agency for implementing measurable strategies and solutions in five categories -- site and facility management, water efficiency, energy efficiency, health and comfort and innovation, the company said Monday.

Makeshift egg repairs help survival of rare parrot

Last Updated: Monday, March 3, 2014, 18:49

Tape and a bit of glue have helped save the life of a hatching chick of one of the world`s rarest birds, New Zealand conservation officials said Monday.

Himachal`s afforestation 66% short: CAG

Last Updated: Monday, March 3, 2014, 18:44

Himachal Pradesh has carried out afforestation in just 34 percent of the total area where infrastructure projects wiped out green cover in the past six years.

Crops resilient to changing climate a near possibility

Last Updated: Monday, March 3, 2014, 18:30

A novel way of measuring how much light a plant can tolerate could be useful in growing crops resilient to changing climate, new research shows.

Flood risk in Europe could double by 2050

Last Updated: Monday, March 3, 2014, 18:17

Losses from extreme floods in Europe could more than double by 2050, because of climate change and socio-economic development, a new study has warned.

How global warming affects oceans

Last Updated: Monday, March 3, 2014, 12:16

A new study has shown how climate change has put a freshwater lid on the Antarctic ocean, trapping warm water in ocean depths.

World Wildlife Day: Celebrating wild fauna and flora!

Last Updated: Monday, March 3, 2014, 16:00

Man`s interminable desire and greed has brought many wildlife species to the brink of extinction.

Great lakes reach highest levels of freeze since 1994

Last Updated: Saturday, March 1, 2014, 13:32

NASA`s Aqua satellite has shown the mostly frozen state of the Great Lakes on Feb. 19. On that date, ice spanned 80.3 percent of the lakes, according to NOAA`s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Car tyres may purify wastewater in future

Last Updated: Saturday, March 1, 2014, 00:06

Rubber granulate made from end-of-life car tyres may in future lend itself to applications such as wastewater treatment, say researchers.

Greenpeace slams Moily`s decision on feild trials of GM crops

Last Updated: Friday, February 28, 2014, 23:13

Environmental watchdog Greenpeace today slammed Veerappa Moily`s decision to allow field trials of certain genetically modified (GM) food crops which were put on hold by his predecessor Jayanthi Natarajan.