environmental protection

Why CSIR scientists are turning up at work in wrinkled clothes every Monday

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Scientists at Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) are doing their bit for the big climate goal with an unusual Monday strategy, Times of India reported on May 8. Under a new plan, CSIR scientists are coming to work on Mondays in unironed, wrinkled clothes in a move to to add to India’s energy … Read more

Australia should prepare for ‘megadroughts’: Report

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NEW DELHI: New research from the Australian National University suggests that Australia should prepare itself for ‘megadroughts‘ lasting over 20 years due to human-induced global heating. These megadroughts, defined as prolonged periods of below-average rainfall, have recurred every 150 to 1,000 years in the continent’s history. Dr Georgy Falster, the lead researcher, pointed out that … Read more