The Nobel Prize in Physics 2021 is awarded to Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann, and Giorgio Parisi | Source: Twitter/The Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize in Physics 2021 was awarded “for groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex systems” with one half jointly to Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann “for the physical modeling of Earth’s climate, … Read more
A massive plant capable of removing one million tons of CO2 from the air every year | Image credit: Storeega. New Delhi witnessed a record temperature of 43.4 degrees Celsius on 30 June 2021. It is also said to 7 degrees above the normal temperature. Numerous reasons were cited. Reasons included delay in the arrival … Read more
World Environment Day is a campaign, which is celebrated every year on 5 June, around the world to encourage people to stop the negative effects of the environment. The objective of starting this campaign is to focus on the conditions of the atmosphere and to inspire people to be a part of positive change in … Read more
xtock / shutterstock Toby Tyrrell, University of Southampton It took evolution 3 or 4 billion years to produce Homo sapiens. If the climate had completely failed just once in that time then evolution would have come to a crashing halt and we would not be here now. So to understand how we came to exist … Read more
International Women’s Day (IWD) is an annual day celebrated on 8 March across the World. IWD is now celebrated by countries to acknowledge the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women; raise awareness about women’s equality. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity and fundraising for female-focused charities. International … Read more
This Diwali, Coca-Cola proudly introduces a pioneering fusion of art and technology; bringing an exciting development to help consumers send customised wishes to their near and dear ones. Harnessing the incredible capabilities of Open AI’s DALL-E and GPT-4 models, this festive season wish love and light to friends and family with magical Diwali greetings on www.createrealmagic.com.
As India celebrates Diwali, Akzo Nobel India, the makers of Dulux paints, is celebrating its Indradhanush women who are painting an empowered and diverse future in rural India.
Autumn has finally arrived in the UK following an unusually sunny September. The days are growing shorter, the temperature cooler, and the leaves are changing colour.
Scientists have discovered a novel material that can emit, detect, and modulate infrared light with high efficiency making it useful for solar and thermal energy harvesting and for optical communication devices. Electromagnetic waves are a renewable energy source used for electricity generation, telecommunication, defence and security technologies, sensors, and healthcare services. Scientists use high-tech methods … Read more
UN announces Decade of Ocean Science (2021-2030) | Image courtesy: https://en.unesco.org/ The United Nations announced the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) to mobilize the scientific community, policymakers, business and civil society around a programme of joint research and technological innovation. It also aims to support efforts to reverse the cycle of decline … Read more
17 June is observed as World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. It is a United Nations observance celebrated each year on 17 June since 1995. The United Nation General Assembly in 1994 declared 17 June as the “World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought”. Its purpose is to raise awareness of the presence of … Read more
The Government has notified an order on 3 February 2022 specifying the stock limit quantities on edible oils and oilseeds upto 30 June 2022 with a view to provide impetus to the various steps taken by the Government to cool the prices of edible oil in the country. The Stock Limit Order empowers the Union … Read more
Injecting manure into a field as fertilizer in Lawler, Iowa. Manure management is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall Producing enough food for a growing world population is an urgent global challenge. And it’s complicated by the fact that climate change is warming the Earth and making farming harder … Read more
Cattle line up to feed at a trough at a feedlot in LaSalle, Utah on April 19, 2017. (Photo: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Global food production accounts for more than a third of all greenhouse gas emissions, with meat and dairy responsible for twice as much planet-heating carbon pollution as plant-based … Read more
CCUS can help to attain net zero carbon emission | Source: https://spectra.mhi.com/ Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) is a set of evolving technologies that capture carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at their source, preventing them from entering the atmosphere. At the same time, it can also work fairly well by absorbing CO2 emissions directly from … Read more