Month: August 2016

KosiVillagers_PTI

Farakka Dam Demolition May Resolve Bihar’s Flood Problem, But Could Cause Damage to Ganga Ecosystem

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 25/08/2016

Environmentalists support Nitish Kumar's demand to demolish the barrage,...

This artist’s impression shows the planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Solar System. The double star Alpha Centauri AB also appears in the image between the planet and Proxima itself. Proxima b is a little more massive than the Earth and orbits in the habitable zone around Proxima Centauri, where the temperature is suitable for liquid water to exist on its surface. Caption and credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser

Scientists Believe a Potentially Habitable World Orbits Sun’s Closest Star

Sandhya Ramesh 24/08/2016

Proxima b's existence hasn't been confirmed yet – but...

Why Were Three of Namibia’s Most Famous Lion Family Poisoned?

Sian Sullivan 24/08/2016

Clashes between humans and lions in a region celebrated...

Array

India’s Solar Dream Rests on Chinese Imports

Soumya Sarkar 24/08/2016

India’s rush to add solar power is being aided...

NDRF Sends 10 More Teams to UP, Bihar for Flood Relief

With continuous rains and people refusing to leave their...

Earthrise the First. Credit: NASA

50 Years of the Iconic First ‘Earthrise’ Shot

The Wire Staff 23/08/2016

Earthrise was captured by the Lunar Orbiter 1 mission,...

Credit: Ita Mehrotra

A Brief History of Earth: The Time Our Planet Brought Hell Down Upon Its Life

Sandhya Ramesh 23/08/2016

The Permian-Triassic extinction event rendered Earth so barren in...