News articles tagged with 'India'
Vultures dying at alarming rate
— 17 Nov 2011 17:46 | EnvironmentVultures in South Asia were on the brink of extinction until Lindsay Oaks and Richard Watson, from The Peregrine Fund in the US, undertook observational and forensic studies to find…
India releases tiger numbers as experts convene
— 29 Mar 2011 16:13 | EnvironmentThe Indian Government today released new tiger population numbers for the first time since 2007, indicating that numbers have increased in the country that has half of the world's remaining…
The impact of sex selection and abortion in China, India and South Korea
— 14 Mar 2011 20:21 | HealthIn the next 20 years in large parts of China and India, there will be a 10% to 20% excess of young men because of sex selection and this imbalance will have societal repercussions,…
No link between economic growth and child undernutrition rates in India
— 9 Mar 2011 19:11 | HealthEconomic growth in India has no automatic connection to reducing undernutrition in Indian children and so further reductions in the prevalence of childhood undernutrition are likely…
Soot packs a punch on Tibetan Plateau's climate
— 4 Mar 2011 15:48 | EnvironmentIn some cases, soot - the fine, black carbon silt that is released from stoves, cars and manufacturing plants - can pack more of a climatic punch than greenhouse gases, according to…
Rogue storm system caused Pakistan floods that left millions homeless
— 25 Jan 2011 18:56 | EnvironmentLast summer's disastrous Pakistan floods that killed more than 2,000 people and left more than 20 million injured or homeless were caused by a rogue weather system that wandered hundreds…
Violence against mothers linked to 1.8 million female infant and child deaths in India
— 6 Jan 2011 15:08 | HealthThe deaths of 1.8 million female infants and children in India over the past 20 years are related to domestic violence against their mothers, according to a new study led by researchers…
Black magic behind illegal owl trade in India
— 2 Nov 2010 16:15 | EnvironmentUse of owls in black magic and sorcery driven by superstition, totems and taboos is one of the prime drivers of the covert owl trade, finds a TRAFFIC India investigation into the illegal…
Huge amber deposit discovered in India
— 26 Oct 2010 14:05 | Geology and palaeontologyThose who are proud to have a piece of amber that holds a little animal trapped in it maybe should not continue to read this. For what can be seen in the millions of years-old tree…
Sustainable palm oil production doubles
— 9 Oct 2010 09:20 | EnvironmentGlobal production of sustainable palm oil has doubled so far this year, meaning that buyers have access to more palm oil than ever before that was produced without damaging biodiversity,…