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Cocoa Supplies could get Exhausted by 2014 leading to Chocolate Drought
This is bad news for Chocolate lovers. According to experts cocoa supplies may get exhausted by 2014 which may lead to what they call a Chocolate drought. Almost half of the cocoa beans in the world come from Ivory Coast .......| Share |
New species of elephant shrew discovered in Kenya
Scientists are amazed at their findings in the Boni Dodori forest of north eastern Kenya. While studying the wildlife found in that area, they came across a bizarre kind of an animal, which could be a new species of the elephant shrew altogether. .......| Share |
Dwindling Tiger Population

The world has pushed its most beautiful and majestic creature, the tiger, to the brink of extinction. Once found in almost the entire world, their population has reduced to just about three thousand and five hundred in the wild. .......
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Protecting Earth from Ozone Depletion on September 16, Ozone Day

Ozone high above the earth is a layer in the atmosphere. It is of much significance and consequence to all living beings on earth because of its protection against the Sun's harsh rays. .......
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E-friendly LED becomes an E-hazard

LEDs, or better known as Light Emitting Diodes have been one of the most energy efficient lights. When compare to normal light bulbs, it consumes half, or even less, electricity, making them very environment friendly. .......
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Global Warming Making Wine Vulnerable

Global warming affects all, and the latest in its firing zone is the basic ingredient of wine, the grapes. Grapes grow ideally in cooler climates. .......
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Indian Ocean sea levels rising can cause massive floods during monsoon

Indian Ocean it seems is not spared from the wrath of Global Warming. According to experts the sea levels is rising in the Arabian Sea, Sumatra, Bay of Bengal, Java and Sri Lanka. .......
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Globally celebrated beverage companies making Indians vulnerable to hazards

It is a matter of debate whether multinational corporations abide by Indian laws or love to flout those but study by a reputed NGO suggests globally celebrated beverage companies are making Indians vulnerable to hazards increasingly. .......
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Is BP PLC trying to prove innocence through live video feed
At last BP PLC has something to show and this is nothing else save a live video feed depicting Deepwater Horizon oil in a proper manner as it leaks oil into the Gulf. What does the video depict is a large plume of oil and gas still ejecting next to the t.......| Share |
154 Birds on the brink of extinction

Within a span of 2 years the number of birds in the endangered list has increased by 5 to 154. The main reason for the decline in the bird’s population is linked with their natural habitat being destroyed. .......
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Rising contamination in drinking water
Lots of dangers are rising before the human civilization by leaps and bounds across the globe and the menace of global warming is only one of it. What is most striking, while global warming has been able to have the greatest worldwide media attention (wit.......| Share |
Climate change marring Lake Tanganyika

Only a few people are yet to know of Lake Tanganyika, a form of African Great Lake and also the second-oldest and second-deepest lake in the world. How many people know it is also getting vulnerable to global warming increasingly? .......
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Time for grown-ups to listen to young sane voices:Save fuel, save environment

The outcome of rising pollution in the city and other adverse manifestations of environmental hazards, are often worst faced by those from the lower socio-economic group. .......
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Coca Cola newest prey of a global desire

Coca Cola is back in news again and at this time, it is due to the new allegation – coke is an excellent biofuel. .......
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Environmental friendly idea's by Idea Cellular

What an Idea? Remember that ad Sirji? Well Idea cellular has come up with a new campaign that highlights use of mobile thereby saving paper and the environment. .......
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IBM to explore green technologies, teams up with IITs

IBM, internationally renowned multinational computer, technology and IT consulting corporation has added a new feather to its colorful hat and it is by teaming up with Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in Delhi and Roorkee, distinguished autonomous e.......
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Now, we have ocean acidification!

Will the ongoing (much hyped) UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen bear any positive result? The question, if truth be told, is intricate and there is, in short, no straight answer to this........
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Brunt of climate change perceived in India; small Himalayan glaciers first casualty

Global warming is no longer an alien subject but has entered our daily lives owing to several gradual and sudden changes in the vicinity........
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What led to extinction of mammoths?

Before we do proceed further, its’ better to have some basic ideas; it may make the subject easier for you to comprehend. .......
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India steadfast to extenuate climate change

Global warming and the saga of potential climate change in conjunction with their drastic effects have made India anxious to a large extent and all these are compelling it to unsheathe the sword. What is the planning of India then? .......
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Role of phthalates being scrutinized increasingly

All of us are aware of the fact how environmentally hazardous plastic (generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives) is........
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India seems to be fervid on global warming

Whatever may be the reason of the strange silence of India before various instigations of China, the country becomes perfervid if there is any accusation of triggering global warming against it. .......
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Rising endangered species shame India

Not only are various tribes in India getting vulnerable to the threats of extinction but dwindling population of species is also being noticed increasingly. .......
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Uses of genetic testing may foster observation of animal diets’ changes

In accordance with a newly published study, novel uses of genetic testing can help observe how animal diets may change on account of global warming and are helping focus on wildlife smuggling. .......
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Saga of global warming getting perilous; kids are most vulnerable

Before we proceed any further, let’s check out some hard facts regarding the saga of global warming. What is the true definition of global warming? Global warming happens to be the increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oc.......
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Eco-friendly LED lights – new future of India

The majority of people in India are not aware of LED lights although these devices are taking the world by storm increasingly........
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CEST-BHU to focus on environment science and technology

It has come to the knowledge that the Centre for Environmental Science and Technology (CEST), Banaras Hindu University, will organize a three-day International Congress on Recent Advances in Environment Science and Technology from November 2........
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Tyrannosaurus rex had pint-sized precursor

It may be that you are neither a student of history nor geography or even geology but have a bizarre attraction to dinosaur (any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era) like others. Here is a question........
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Oxygen is older than life on earth

How did life originate in earth? There have been millions of deliberations on this single subject down the ages and as a result copious numbers of theories have cropped up. However, people are at a loss still whether the onset of life in the planet was by.......
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Is Chupacabras a reality?

The name of Chupacabras may happen to be bizarre to many people. It is also known as El Chupacabras in Spanish, and is a legendary cryptid rumored to inhabit parts of the Americas........
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