JUN 2018 |
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ISRO Making Green Propellant |
Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have reported progress in the development of an environment-friendly propellant to power satellites and spacecraft.
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Geographic Information System Technology to Aid in Ganga Clean-Up |
The Survey of India will reportedly map the entire stretch of the Ganga in 15 months' time using geographic information system (GIS) technology and provide high-resolution maps to the government.
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Majority of Delhi in Critical Zone as Groundwater Level Dips |
Delhi is heading towards a serious situation as the continuously depleting level of groundwater in the last two decades has resulted in 90 per cent of the city being categorized as semi-critical or critical.
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Carbon Stock Loss in Mangrove Forests |
Mangrove forest destruction caused as much as 122 million tonnes of carbon to be released to the atmosphere globally between 2000 and 2015. As a result of 3,957 ha of mangroves being deforested between 2000 and 2015, India ranked eighth worldwide for the amount of carbon stock loss.
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Seven-Star Rating System to be Introduced for Urban Local Bodies of Kerala |
The municipalities and corporations of Kerala will undergo a seven-star rating system on the basis of their waste-management practices. An initiative of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (MHUPA), the rating programme aims to make the cities garbage-free, and thereby, ensure their cleanliness.
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Rising Temperature: India is Warming up Rapidly |
A new study on climate change in India has confirmed a rapid rise in surface temperatures in the past 70 years. The study calculated temperature rise in terms of change occurring from decade to decade, using information from two different datasets covering the period from 1951 and 2013.
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Hotter Seas Threaten Marine Wildlife with Extinction |
Polar bears and other iconic animals could be extinct by the end of the century if ocean temperatures continue to rise at the current rate.
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Global Quantity of Plastic in Oceans to Nearly Double by 2025 |
About eight million tonnes of plastic end up in the oceans each year and the global quantity will nearly double to 250 million tonnes by 2025, says a new analysis paper.
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New Technology Purifies Water Using Sunlight |
Scientists in the USA have developed a new technology that uses the sunlight to purify water with near-perfect efficiency. By draping black, carbon-dipped paper in a triangular shape and using it to both absorb and vaporize water, researchers have developed a method for using sunlight to generate clean water with near-perfect efficiency.
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Seychelles to Gather Updated Information on Forests |
Seychelles will be embarking on a new project to provide accurate and updated information on the status of the island nation's forests, including data on endemic and native species.
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Coal Burning No Longer a Major Source of PM2.5 in Beijing |
Coal burning is no longer a major source of PM2.5 in Beijing, while car emissions have become the top cause, according to a recent study.
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Microfactory Gives E-Waste New Value |
The SMaRT project at Australia's University of South Wales Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology has launched the world's first microfactory designed to transform e-waste into materials that can be re-used.
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