Environment
Virtually waterless washing machine heralds cleaning revolution
04 Sep 2009
Xeros Ltd, a University of Leeds spin-out, is commercialising a cleaning technology that needs less than 2 per cent of water and energy a conventional washing machine uses.
Global auto steel industry developing vehicle concept around next generation electrics, hybrids
03 Sep 2009
Great Barrier Reef's existence threatend by climate change, fishing: Study
02 Sep 2009
Climate change, pollution and fishing is killing one of the most diverse and remarkable ecosystems in the world
Pollution control a priority for new SIAM chief
28 Aug 2009
M&M showcases hydrogen-powered Hy-Alfa three-wheeler
26 Aug 2009
M&M today showcased its hydrogen-powered Alfa 3-wheeler vehicle, the Hy-Alfa, that runs on compressed hydrogen gas with zero emissions
Chevron’s $42-billion Gorgon LNG project cleared
26 Aug 2009
The Australian government has imposed environmental conditions, focussed on monitoring programmes on a number of species on the island.
Featured articles
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation