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India Fourth Largest Carbon Emitter: WRI Analysis

India is fourth largest carbon emitter in the world in terms of per capita emission accounting for 6.6 % of global emissions for the year 2012. It was...

June 27, 2015

First species of Yeti crab named Kiwa Tyleri found in Antarctica

Team of British scientists have discovered the first species of Yeti crab from hydrothermal vent systems in Antarctica. Study in this regard was published in the journal Plos...

June 27, 2015

Satnam Singh Bhamara becomes first Indian to be drafted by a NBA team

Satnam Singh Bhamara became the first Indian born basketball player to be drafted in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was chosen by the Dallas Mavericks team as...

June 27, 2015

India becomes most attractive investment destination: BPI 2015

India has become most attractive investment destination in world after it was ranked first among 110 countries in a ranking of destinations for attractiveness to foreign investors. The...

June 27, 2015

Australia to join China led AIIB

Australia has decided to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as a founding member. In this regard, Australia will contribute paid-in capital of 718.5 million US...

June 27, 2015

Light Combat Helicopter successfully clears hot weather trials at Jodhpur

Indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) prototype has been successfully cleared hot weather trials at Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The testing involved temperature survey of engine bay and hydraulic system...

June 27, 2015

Eutrophication: Meaning, Impacts and Control

Eutrophication derives from the Greek word eutrophos, meaning nourished or enriched. Eutrophication refers to the addition of artificial or non-artificial substances, such as nitrates and phosphates, through fertilizers or...

June 27, 2015

Ecosystem: Definition, Components and Ecosystem Services

Ecosystem is a complex, dynamic biological system composed of living and non-living parts that exchange matter and energy, structurally bounded within an area, and functionally integrated to form...

June 27, 2015

Ecological Pyramids

An ecological pyramid shows the relationship of biomass, productivity or energy at different trophic levels. The primary producers are generally shown at the bottom and apex predators at...

June 27, 2015

Food Chains and Food Web

Food chain refers to a linked feeding series in an ecosystem. A food chain illustrates the order in which a chain of organisms feed upon each other and the sequence...

June 27, 2015

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