State of the climate in Asia 2023
Asia remained the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023. Floods and storms caused the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, whilst
Climate Change
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Magnets on your mind?
Experiments show that using magnetic fields can help rewire the brain after injuries
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Timing it right
When the International Space Station goes into orbit, it will have an atomic clock on board. However, it won't help the astronauts tell the time. The US National Institute of Standards and Technology
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Ice age cometh
What are the reasons behind repeated ice ages on the Earth? Here is the answer
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- ANP declares war on Sharif over building Kalabagh dam
The Awami National Party, which recently broke off its alliance with the ruling party of Minister Nawaz Shariff, on Saturday declared open war on the Prime Minister over the controversial Kalabagh
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Drive to reduce emissions must rise above bureaucratic bickering
Even before negotiators from around the globe left Kyoto and returned home with a historic treaty to combat the threat of global warming, Japan knew how hard it would be to honor its part of the
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- States submit rehab plan on Narmada dam
The four state governments which stand to benefit from the Narmada dam project have been presenting their rehabilitation schemes to the Supreme Court for the past two days, in hope of getting work on
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- CBOT sees greenhouse gas emission contracts
An embryonic "over the counter" market in carbon dioxide emission-related derivatives appears to be developing ahead of any official enabling legislation, according to officials at the Chicago Board
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- Industry specific CO2 targets eyed
The Ministry of International Trade and Industry by the end of May plans to set industry-specific goals for reducing carbon-dioxide emissions, government sources said. Japan is committed to pushing
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The perils of PVC
soft pvc toys for infants release unacceptable quantities of hazardous substances, says a Scientific Committee of the European Union (eu) in Brussels. The Committee states that exposure of babies
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Target: ulcer
Now that the culprit finally in sight, scientists are trying to finish it. This time for good