Environment

Three main interpretations have arisen regarding the recent mass wildlife deaths throughout the world. The first set of reasons given as to why these mass animal and fish deaths are occurring is…

Climate change impacts on river basins in semi arid areas in India. In a joint initiative taken by Bioforsk Norway and IIT Delhi studies have been undertaken to study likely impacts of climate change…

Renewable energy for climate change mitigation and sustainable development. Ashwani Kumar The continued use of fossil fuels will require a significant amount of carbon dioxide to be removed by…

Forest degradation is widespread and continues unabated. Starting from 37 percent forest cover in 1947 it has been reduced to 10 percent forest cover at present. Participatory and sustainable forest…

A question I get asked alot is "Is humanity the cause of climate change". The short answer is yes, no, or maybe. It all depends upon your point of view. From my point of view, species homo sapiens…

In the somewhat irrational war on incandescent light bulbs, one thing left out is that the current alternatives are not great yet either.   If you break a CFL bulb, you'd better call in a HazMat…

Green house gas emissions are natural with use of fossil fuel resources and increasing levels of Carbon di oxide are causing great concern. “Scoping meeting on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate…

The world survies largely on fossil fuel economy but burning fossil fuel causes green house gas emissions which raise Carbon di oxide levels. Kyoto protocol expiring in 2012 , Copenhagen without…

Any economic growth will have energy inputs as one of the major imperative and equity is increasing in the developing world. A 60 percent growth in GDP will require lot more energy and world economy…

It is just before dawn. The raft has rotated on its mooring and aligned to the new direction of the tidal flow. The hydro generator has just come on-line again, and its low whine pervades the silence…