India, World Bank ink $375 mn deal to help develop country's first waterway
It ate whole sharks, and came equipped with feet like paddles and sealable nostrils that allowed it to swim under water.
The Prime Minister's Office has asked the Coal Ministry to monitor closely the process of allotment and auction of coal mines to ensure that there is no disruption in the production of dry fuel.
We lost the gains of Rio and Kyoto in Copenhagen and Paris, but it would have been worse, if any mandatory restraints were imposed on our green house gas emissions, says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
India Meteorological Department has predicted deficient rains.
So far, major emitters are far from curbs on emissions on a scale outlined by the IPCC.
Global supply is staying in excess of demand.
Trump's diatribe against India in his speech on the Paris Agreement is hard to explain, especially when a Modi-Trump meeting is supposedly on the cards, says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
'Please don't celebrate me if you are not going to listen to my voice.'
Increasing the duties on auto parts and putting an additional cess on petrol and diesel could drive up costs of vehicles, specially where volumes are low and localisation is not viable.
In a statement, Greenpeace India said it believed that this leak was a concerted effort by parties with vested interests to ensure elimination of any opposition.
The two leaders shook hands and exchanged pleasantries at the end of the media briefing which was addressed by Chinese President Xi Jinping. China is the host and chair of the SCO.
The iPhone X will cost $999 -- about $70 higher than the Galaxy Note 8, its major competitor.
The Rs 978 crore mission, which has been rescheduled for Monday after scientists corrected the glitch in the rocket, will be launched at 2.43 p.m from the second launchpad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, over 100 km from Chennai.
"Climate change is a major global challenge. But it is not of our making," Modi said.
Your smartphones could soon help you combat a deadly form of air pollution, thanks to a new low-cost and reliable method of detecting nitrogen dioxide.
Heads of state and big-name billionaires opened the Paris climate summit with a bang on Monday.
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The Niti Aayog has finalised the first draft of a new national energy policy.
The year 2016 was officially the Earth's warmest since record-keeping began in the 1880s, the World Meteorological Organization announced on Wednesday.
The company powered its ecoDemonstrator 787 flight test airplane on December 2 with a blend of 15 per cent green diesel and 85 per cent petroleum jet fuel in the left engine.
If you opt for a petrol variant, you will need to reapply for loan.
Husks and stalks of corn plants are used to create the fuel.
In India, the pollution levels are highest in the north.
The ISRO is aiming for a soft landing of the lander in the South Pole region of the moon where no country has gone so far.
The prime minister said a stable global economic and financial system is imperative for growth as it promotes inclusive and sustainable growth.
A landmark climate change deal was clinched on Saturday with the approval of India, China and the US, after days of tough negotiations in Paris.
The mine, designed to eventually produce 60 million tonnes a year of thermal coal used in power stations, has been the focus of opposition by green groups fighting new coal mines and the rail and ports needed to ship the coal.
'NPT waiver is like being allowed in the verandah. NSG membership is like being in the room... being part of rule making.'
Ahead of the Climate Change Summit in Paris, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said renewable energy could be a major component in meeting India's power requirement and promised to provide electricity to 18,000 villages in the country in the next 1,000 days.
The fixed line broadband will offer "ultra high-definition entertainment on large screen TVs, multi-party video conferencing from your living room, voice-activated virtual assistants, virtual reality gaming, digital shopping, immersive experiences," Ambani said.
'If every city had the strongest tools that are currently available only to a few, the world's climate prospects would glow far more brightly.'
The United States is committed to ensuring India's entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group, a top American diplomat said on Wednesday, expressing "regret" that his government was unsuccessful in making it a member of the grouping at its pleanary in Seoul last week.
Irrespective of what the future may have in store, the year 2018 has ushered humanity towards an era of next generation technology, demonstrating that there is no looking back in scientific innovations.
An Adani spokesperson said that it was yet another attempt by activists to delay the project.
Modi presented his Irish counterpart reproductions of a selection of historic manuscripts and papers pertaining to two Raj-era Irish officials.
He said India has a rich tradition and a long history of both discovery and use of science and technology.
India will become the largest single source of global oil demand growth after 2020, the International Energy Agency said.
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