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  • Antarctica hits coldest temp ever recorded on Earth

    A remote region in East Antarctica has set a new record for the coldest place on Earth, with temperatures dipping to a bone-chilling minus 93.2 degrees Celsius. The temperatures in several hollows of a high ridge in Antarctica on the East Antarctic Plateau can dip below minus 92 degrees Celsius on a clear winter night. […]

    ACREX India 2014 takes a stand for eco-friendly building services

    When South Asia’s largest exhibition on Air Conditioning, Refrigeration & Building Services, ACREX India 2014, will open its doors February 27 to March 1, 2014 it will set an example for moving towards a carbon-neutral HVAC&R industry. ACREX India is going to reduce its carbon footprint with the help of its exhibitors from Asia, Europe […]

    PM panel okays Rs 7,200 cr interest-free loans to sugar mills

    A ministerial panel set up by PM Manmohan Singh has recommended a bailout package for the sugar industry that includes Rs 7,200 crore of interest-free bank loans to pay dues to sugarcane growers. The panel headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar was formed to address the liquidity crunch faced by sugar mills unable to pay […]

    Preserving the Precious Tigers Milk Mushroom

    Selangor  : A technique to preserve cells from the rare and popular Tigers Milk Mushroom for later use is published this month in the Journal of Tropical Agriculture Science. The mushroom; Lignosus rhinoceros, is widely used by indigenous communities across Malaysia, but there are not enough to meet demand. The researchers adapted a process already […]

    14th Sanctuary Wildlife Awards announced.

    Sanctuary Asia, supported by DSP Blackrock and Deutsche Bank, will present the 14th Sanctuary Wildlife Awards. The awards were constituted to recognise the best-in-the-field of wildlife conservation and to shine a spotlight on the unsung heroes who are defending the wildernesses and thus the food and water security of the Indian subcontinent. The awardees are […]

    Steria powers to the top in Environmental Sustainability with the highest CDP score of 100A

    Noida :  Steria, a leading provider of IT-enabled business services, today achieved a position on CDP’s SBF 250 Climate Change Performance Leadership Index (CPLI) and Climate Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI).  This recognition reflects Steria’s efforts in tackling climate change. It is announced today in the CDP France Climate Change Report 2013 (French). Steria is one […]

    Mills-government impasse over cane crushing in UP ends

    Ending a week-long impasse over cane prices, private sugar mill owners in Uttar Pradesh have agreed to start crushing at the rate of Rs 280 per quintal, but said that the present pricing is “unviable”. “Sugar industry of Uttar Pradesh at the initiative of the Chief Minister and in the larger interest of lakhs of […]

    Steep fall in onion prices in last two weeks

    Onion prices have fallen by almost 50 per cent in the last fortnight to Rs 40 per kg in retail markets in the national capital region, with new crops arriving. Onion cost Rs 70-80 per kg two weeks ago. Potatoes prices have also declined to Rs 19-20 in the NCR from Rs 40-44 a kg […]

    U’khand govt okays building restrictions near Corbett Park

    While they await orders which would see the area around Corbett National Park being declared an ecologically-sensitive zone, Uttarakhand forest officials have come up with a proposal to prohibit construction of buildings higher than two storeys within a 2-km radius of the tiger reserve. In a release on Wednesday, a senior forest department official said […]

    UP govt offers sops to sugar mills; warns of action

    Announcing tax breaks to end the impasse in the sugar industry, Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday warned sugar mills of legal action if they did not start operations by next week. Worried over farmer backlash over sugar mills not buying standing sugarcane crops, the Akhilesh Yadav government announced waiver of entry tax and purchase tax […]