Year: 2018

Garbage is seen on the polluted banks of the river Yamuna near the historic Taj Mahal in Agra

Plan Proposed to Battle Pollution Staining the Taj Mahal Yellow and Green

Malini Menon 25/07/2018

In a draft document submitted to the Supreme Court...

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Kerala Monsoon Fury Unleashes a Wave of Plastic Waste on Idukki Hydel Reservoir

The Wire Staff 25/07/2018

According to an official, the reservoir will soon turn...

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‘Amazing Dragon’ Fossils Rewrite History of Long-Necked Dinosaurs

Will Dunham 25/07/2018

Scientists on Tuesday announced the discovery of Lingwulong shenqi,...

Mukesh Ambani at a Reliance Jio event. Credit: PTI/Files

After UGC, Expert Committee Also Disappoints in Selecting Institutions of Eminence

Pushkar 24/07/2018

The government's Empowered Experts Committee has not displayed good...

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Sources of ‘Rogue’ CFC-11 Emissions Damaging the Ozone Layer Need to Be Identified

The Wire Staff 24/07/2018

Scientists are yet unsure about the exact location or...

Rahul Gandhi at the extended CWC meeting. Credit: PTI

NEET Data Leak: Rahul Gandhi Writes to CBSE Chief, Seeks Enquiry

The Wire Staff 24/07/2018

In the letter to CBSE chairperson Anita Karwal, Gandhi...

An ongoing cave expedition in Meghalaya. The stalagmite that contained stratigraphic evidence of the purported Meghalayan event was found in the Krem Mawmluh cave, Meghalaya. Credit: Biospeleologist/Wikimedia Commons, GNU Free Documentation

Is the Meghalayan Event a Tipping Point in Geology?

C.P. Rajendran 23/07/2018

Last week, the International Commission on Stratigraphy approved an...