In the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, environmentally-friendly fuel is literally strewn all over the roads in the form of pine needles. The state has a mild climate, ideally suited for pine trees. The trees shed their needles once a year, carpeting the ground with the...

In a quantitative assessment -- the first of its kind to address this issue -- the team analyzed the number of research papers published by more than 900 climate researchers and the number of times their work was cited by other scientists. "These are standard academic metrics...

Sometimes three men and an idea are all that it takes to come up with a world-saving business. In this case, a professor was of help too. IIT-Delhi’s Professor Ashok Bhaskarwar had worked on an offset printing ink using vegetable oils while on a sabbatical in the US. This ink...

Climate change and the problems associated with it need to be tackled on a global scale but local actions to mitigate its effects are also required, speakers at a symposium said here on Thursday.

N. Ram, Editor-in-Chief, The Hindu, who chaired a panel discussion on the...