Technically speaking, Global Warming refers to the warming of the earth’s atmosphere as a result of increase in the concentration of one or more green house gases. A green house gas is a gas which traps heat in the atmosphere near the earth’s surface…

There has been a spate of articles in the newspapers recently, covering the illegal felling of trees in Pune by construction companies, specifically the sandalwood trees from Koregaon Park and Pune Camp, by smugglers…

Climate Change (CC) is the most burning issue these days. The potential effect of CC is a key concern for the environmental science community and the government of any nation. The degrees at which human conditions and the natural environment…

The melting of ice caps, the change of gulf streams, erratic monsoons, floods and droughts – these are one of the many things that threaten to erode the benefits accrued by mankind. All these natural calamities owe…

“Two thousand scientists, in a hundred countries, engaged in the most elaborate, well organized scientific collaboration in the history of humankind, have produced long-since a consensus that we will face a string of terrible catastrophes unless…

The four ritus in Indian epics have its set timings. In the olden days, our Rishi-Muni had the duty to make people aware about the seasonal changes. The rituals, especially through the ‘Yagnas’, were considered to have a great impact on the micro-climatic conditions. Every Indian knows the story of the sinking of Dwarika in ‘Dwaparyug’. Lord Krishna informed the…

Yes, we all love our planet earth. After all, we live on it. We also care for it. That is why today it seems just as it was some 10-20 years before, just with new more modern technology. If by any chance we have made our environment dirty, heaven will be neat and tidy, anyway, so why bother. …

An issue that has assumed centre stage in the last two decades is “Global warming”. It has uncovered the deep rooted antagonism that exists between the developing and the developed nations. It is an issue that delves on development, ethics and survival. So what exactly is global warming? What is it that made it a point to ponder over for the world leaders? To simply put it, owing to increased human activity, the amount of carbon dioxide emitted in the…

Dear Friends
This is an appeal to all right thinking and environmentally conscious citizens to rally to the cause of saving Niyamgiri Hill, one of the most important biodiversity hotspot in the Eastern Ghats of Orissa. The top of this hill is proposed to be mined by Vedanta Alumina Ltd, a subsidiary of Sterlite India ltd

“Meat is murder on the environment” is a science article written by Daniele Fanelli
Published on 8 July 2007 on the NewScientist.com news service.

The article contributes to the present discourse of ‘global warming’ by provide surprising . . .