Environment Spotlight
Power of the rays!
India's solar mission, "a historic and transformational initiative", aims at making solar power as cheap as power from coal
Making a difference
Clean Technology
Scientists successfully bio-engineer 'green' plastic
Washington: Scientists have successfully bio-engineered polymers, completely bypassing fossil fuel based chemicals.
Environmental threats
Greenhouse gases reach record levels - UN agency
Geneva: Concentrations of greenhouse gases, the major cause of global warming, are at their highest levels ever recorded and are still climbing, the UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Monday.
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Green News
Green Poll
- China’s meteorologists routinely make rain by injecting chemicals into clouds. Recently Beijing was covered with chemical induced snow to beat the drought in and around the city. Do you think it is ok to 'manufacture' natural occurrences to suit human convenience?
- Yes, you can't expect humans to suffer
11% - No, some things are best left to God
51% - Maybe, it's ok to do so within limits
38%
- Yes, you can't expect humans to suffer
