India, where one in every seventh person on the planet lives, has till date not conduct a national study on the impact of climate change, although about 600 million people are at riskContinue Reading
The neem plant, Azadirachta indica, is known to contain a potent phytochemical Azadirachtin-A (Aza-A) that can ward off several pests. Scientists from India and Germany have now deciphered the mechanismContinue Reading
Until November 2018, the annual electricity consumption by Bitcoin was estimated to be about 46 Terawatt-hour (TWh), revealed the study by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Massachusetts Institute ofContinue Reading
When exposed to the environment, the iron component in steel gradually develops rust due to the formation of oxides. A standard method to prevent this corrosion is to coat theContinue Reading
The Indian government has formally proposed a number of measures to incentivize the adoption of electric vehicles. The government has proposed an amendment to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules soContinue Reading
If our global climate change catastrophe continues unchecked, vast swaths of the world will likely become harsher and far less hospitable for humanity. When that happens, an even greater riftContinue Reading
Just because your city suffered floods doesn’t mean you have water. Ask Chennai where 11 million are going without water. Chennai’s severe water crisis this year is “one step worse”Continue Reading
In what’s becoming an increasingly common story, a major city has run out of water. Chennai, India is home to 4.65 million and today their is a severe deficit ofContinue Reading
