Environment/Science

California, Apr 29 (IBNS) Scientists are getting closer to finding worlds that resemble our own "blue marble" of a planet. NASA's Kepler mission alone has confirmed more than 1,000 planets outside our solar system -- a handful of which are a bit bigger than Earth and orbit in the habitable zones of their stars, where liquid water might exist. more

Inefficient use and other factors depleting ground water says Uma Bharti

New Delhi, Apr 28 (IBNS) As a searing heat wave sweeps over the greater part of India, and many areas face acute water shortage, Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Gan ...

Coal power plants consume water needed for 1.2 crore persons each year in Maharashtra: Greenpeace

Mumbai, Apr 28 (Just Earth News /IBNS) As Maharashtra continues to fight drought, an assessment based on the recent report by Greenpeace - ‘The Great Water Grab; How the coal industry is ...

On anniversary of UN-backed treaty banning nuclear tests, Ban reiterates call to action

New York, Apr 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Marking the 20th anniversary of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on ...

Water scarcity in DPR Korea causes first drop in food production since 2010 – UN agency

New York, Apr 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The total food production in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) decreased by nine per cent in 2015, marking the first drop since 2010 ...

Ecuador: quake damage to schools impacts 120,000 children – UNICEF

New York, Apr 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS): More than 280 schools have been damaged by the earthquake that hit Ecuador on 16 April, leaving up to 120,000 children temporarily without education, ...

Hubble discovers moon orbiting the dwarf planet makemake

Washington, Apr 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Peering to the outskirts of our solar system, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a small, dark moon orbiting Makemake, the second brightes ...

‘Worst case scenarios’ could become reality without more funding for El Niño response – UN relief chief

New York, Apr 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With 60 million people across the world affected by droughts, floods and other extreme weather events triggered by El Niño, the top United Nations r ...

Science City celebrates Earth Day

Kolkata, Apr 25 (IBNS): On this crucial time of global warming, Science City in Kolkata on Friday took a step further to save environment by organising different programs on the day of Ear ...

CSE celebrates Earth Day with a call to support environmentalism of the poor

New Delhi, April 22 (Just Earth News/ IBNS) As the world closes down on another Earth Day today, it is time we asked ourselves whether these ritualistic displays really mean anything, asks S ...