The government of Jammu and Kashmir has decided to develop 18 new Industrial estates of which nine each will be developed in Kashmir and Jammu divisions. This step

India is on its journey towards becoming the world’s third largest energy consumer in the coming decades, and therefore to support such extensive growth, a thrust in energy

Over one million people will benefit from the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-supported flood control programme along the Brahmaputra river, the first tranche of which is likely to be

Job Title: PhD student: Energy system modeler, Potsdam Institute of Climate Research Location: Germany Description: The successful applicant will work in the field of integrated assessment modeling of

Job Title: CEOs- For Various Centres, Institute for Integrated Rural Development (IIRD) Location: Multiple locations in India Organization’s profile: IIRD plans to appoint Chief Executive Officers for its

In a research led by lead author Dr Pablo Venegas from Centro de ornitologíay Biodiversidad (CORBIDI) in Lima, Peru, two new woodlizard species called Enyalioides were discovered from

A recent NASA study revealed that Middle East lost quantity of freshwater which is almost the size of Dead Sea because of poor management, increasing demand of groundwater

Scientists at Western Kentucky University, US have created a genetically engineered Tulasi to enhance its pharmaceutical value. Tulsi or Basil is used to produce eugenol, a compound that

India got its first Climate Change theatre inaugurated at Pushpa Gujral Science City in Kapurthala, Punjab. The theatre will serve to educate people on climate change. This is

Fifty states of the US recorded sub-freezing temperatures in January 2014. The extreme cold wave created shutdown of services. The shivering cold also caused power shortage and adversely

UK scientists have stumbled upon a new crab species on the Southern Ocean floor. The new crab species was named the Hoff because of its hairy chest. The

Job Title: Millet Networker, Deccan Development Society Location: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Organization’s profile: The Deccan Development Society (DDS), is a 28 year old grassroots organisation working in about