New Delhi, February 04 (G’nY News Service): The year 2015 was the hottest ever recorded according to US Agencies National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA, who released their data on 20th Jan, 2015. The month wise data released by NOAA and NASA showed an alarming result, 10 out of 12 months in 2015 broke […]
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The National Ambient Quality Standards notify 12 pollutants, namely, PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NO2, O3, CO, NH3, benzene, lead, arsenic, nickel, BaP (particulate phase), to be extremely toxic. The ambient air quality is monitored regularly in 254 cities, towns, and industrial areas of the country by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Boards […]
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A bird sighted in Arunachal by two avian researchers, has been confirmed as a new species named Z.salimali, under the thrush genus Zoothera (Turdidae). It was an exciting find by Per Alstrӧm and Shashank Dalvi. The paper that documents the sighting has been published on 20th of January, in the ‘Avian Research’. Globally, scientists have […]
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New Delhi, January 19 (G’nY News Service): Winter chill remained out of sight in most parts of North India, although the last few days have marked a slight dip in temperatures. States including Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi-NCR have been recording temperatures way above normal. While the plains of North India usually observe chilly winters, this season has […]
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The stratosphere, a region above the weather producing layer—troposphere contains around 90 per cent of the earth’s ozone. Depletion of this stratospheric ozone leads to deleterious environmental effects, thus necessitating continuous monitoring. The ozone column above the Indian subcontinent has been examined since 1970 and measurements show that although the total ozone content has not […]
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Towards promoting environmentally sustainable power development, NTPC has adopted a multi-pronged approach consisting of technology upgrades, research in CO2 fixation and low carbon energy options. This increases the share of non-fossil sources in its energy-mix. NTPC is India’s largest power utility with an installed capacity of 41,184 MW through 16 coal based, 2 solar renewable, […]
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Climate change is the single greatest threat to development – making the battle to overcome poverty ever harder and more expensive. Finance is urgently needed to assist vulnerable communities adapt to a changing climate. Significant financial resources will be needed to help developing countries deal adequately with warming trends, both to reduce greenhouse gas emissions […]
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Climate is one of the most important determinant of vegetation patterns globally and has a significant influence over distribution, structure and ecology of forests. Several climate-vegetation studies have shown that climatic regimes are associated with particular plant communities or functional types. It is therefore logical to assume that changes in climate would alter the distribution […]
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The combined effects from atmospheric brown clouds (ABC), and of the global increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations are good examples of complex chemical and physical processes at various scales. ABC block a part of the incoming solar radiation and thereby reduce direct warming effects from GHG. Climate change is an ever more serious issue […]
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A1. The A1 storyline and scenario family describes a future world of very rapid economic growth, global population that peaks in mid century and declines thereafter, and rapid introduction of new and more efficient technologies. Major underlying themes are convergence among regions, capacity building and increased cultural and social interactions, with a substantial reduction in […]
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