The Good Earth-Environment-The Economic Times

Many countries want an Indian to head global climate talks

Wed, 23 May 2012 13:05:45 GMT

Asia Pacific countries pitched the name of an Indian candidate at the ongoing Bonn talks to head the most important of the three tracks of climate negotiations - the one which will negotiate a new global climate regime over next three years.

Taking a fancy to Mother Earth

Wed, 23 May 2012 01:23:03 GMT

The students of Cherubs The Preschool, Dugri, turned up in their fanciest clothes to spread the message of ‘save environment and save earth’, here on Tuesday.

Laser wipes paper clean for reuse

Sun, 20 May 2012 12:29:05 GMT

Engineers have developed a way of using lasers to remove ink from paper so it can be reused in printers and photocopiers.

IITM takes up climate study aiming better crop, water resources

Sat, 19 May 2012 07:41:19 GMT

Weather scientists at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology are studying high resolution climate projections over South Asian Monsoon region which is expected to contribute to future crop and water management and planning in India.

Solar energy: Government planning to set up 10,000 water systems

Mon, 14 May 2012 07:26:43 GMT

"We have just prepared a proposal for 10,000 solar based water systems which supply drinking water to communities in rural areas," Jairam Ramesh said.

Government planning to set up 10,000 solar based water systems

Mon, 14 May 2012 07:26:43 GMT

"We have just prepared a proposal for 10,000 solar based water systems which supply drinking water to communities in rural areas," Jairam Ramesh said.

Chief minister approves secret fund for anti-poaching activities

Fri, 11 May 2012 19:51:06 GMT

The state government will create a secret fund to pay for anti-poaching activities, including cash awards for informers.

IIT-Madras’s geo-tubes to check coastal erosion in Andhra Pradesh

Sun, 06 May 2012 22:04:46 GMT

The department of Ocean Engineering, IIT-Madras, will soon switch to geo-tubes and geo-bags, geo-synthetic products made of fibre used to protect the coast from sea-erosion.

Kids give green look to Mysore by planting 350 saplings

Sun, 06 May 2012 00:06:30 GMT

The children in 7-12 age group helped Mysore urban development and forest department officials in planting some 350 saplings at Vijayanagar Sports Complex here.

Hot water discovered in Siachen

Tue, 01 May 2012 15:54:10 GMT

The highest battlefield in the world, Siachen glacier, hides a warming truth, recently discovered.

Madurai corporation to take green energy route for power generation

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:14:28 GMT

With the state reeling under a severe power crunch, the Madurai Corporation has started focusing on energy generation from alternate measures such as solar and bio-ethanol.

Metro embroiled in green row

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:40:17 GMT

Delhi Metro has again drawn the ire of environmentalists over construction of a bridge parallel to the existing Nizamuddin Bridge. This is not the first time DMRC is embroiled in a green row.

Arctic marine mammals and fish populations on the rise

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:31:44 GMT

Arctic marine mammals and fish populations are on the rise, according to a report released on Monday by the the Arctic Council's biodiversity working group at a Montreal conference.

PETA for "Eat Green and Go Vegan" for Earth Day

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:30:40 GMT

PETA volunteers caught the attention of many as they painted themselves green and took out a demonstration on "Go Vegan for Earth Day" at the busy VIP road on Friday.

Asia's largest solar field switched on in India

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:14:26 GMT

The west Indian state of Gujarat is flipping the switch on Asia's largest solar power field as part of its 600 megawatt solar energy addition to India's power grid.

Forests equal to half of Delhi lost, reveals report

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:33:11 GMT

Going by the latest report on deforestation in India, we have lost forest area equivalent to more than half of New Delhi or as big as a tier two city between 2007 and 2009 alone.

Centre to rate states on environment protection

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:38:05 GMT

With an increase in illegal mining, coastal abuse and rampant industrialization, the Centre now plans to rate every state based on their environmental performance.

200 residents take green path to save mangroves

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:36:13 GMT

More than 200 residents of Nerul and Seawoods joined hands to save mangroves.

Encouraging IT firms to adopt green ways

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 23:44:57 GMT

Encouraging green practices among IT companies and its workforce, a green IT campaign called ‘My City – Lets Make it Green’ has been initiated in the city recently.

British engineering firm creates 1000 wind farm jobs

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:18:33 GMT

British engineer Offshore Group Newcastle announced on Friday that it would create up to 1,000 jobs after receiving a government grant to help build offshore wind farms.

Biggest environment satellite goes silent

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:38:06 GMT

The European Space Agency said on Thursday it had lost contact with Envisat, the biggest Earth-monitoring satellite in history.

Biggest environment satellite goes silent

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:38:06 GMT

The European Space Agency said on Thursday it had lost contact with Envisat, the biggest Earth-monitoring satellite in history.

UK invests $95m in climate research centre

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:10:19 GMT

The UK government pledged 60 million pounds ($95 million) to support the Met Office Hadley Centre's Climate Programme until at least 2015 to keep Britain at the forefront of climate science research.

New model predicts normal monsoon this year

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:53:32 GMT

A new climate model being developed under the government’s ambitious Monsoon Mission project has predicted above average rainfall for the season.

Bio-energy crops could be ruinous to wildlife

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:28:06 GMT

Converting farmland to grow bio-energy crops could be ruinous to wildlife, says a study.