FOLDED EARTH
Study identifies 10 fold faster rise in rate of CO2 emission seen during Ice Age
New research from Oregon State University reveals that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are now 10 times faster than any point in the past 50,000 years, surpassing the Ice Age rates. The study found that these emissions could overwhelm the Southern Ocean's ability to absorb CO2, affecting global climate and highlighting the unprecedented nature of current CO2 changes.
Nutrition brand Earthful raises Rs 3.3 crore in funding from Green Ivy Ventures, others
Hyderabad-based plant-based health and nutrition supplement brand, Earthful, has raised Rs 3.3 crore in a funding round led by Green Ivy Venture. Earthful offers vegan protein, multivitamins, and other plant-based health products.
Varthana Finance to raise Rs 116 crore from Swiss investor Blue Earth Capital
The debt fund will be raised at 12.85% all-embedded cost including hedging cost, Varthana co-founder and executive director Steve Hardgrave told ET. The fund is raised for 48 months. The firm's average cost of borrowing was a little over 13%.
D2C activewear brand BlissClub's revenue jumps four-fold to Rs 68 crore; losses widen to Rs 36 crore in FY23
Direct-to-consumer firm Blissclub, which focuses on selling long-lasting women’s apparel, also saw its operating revenue grow by 4.5 times to reach Rs 68 crore in FY23.
He walked...and the earth turned green: The life and legacy of MS Swaminathan
Geneticist MS Swaminathan who led India’s push in the 1960s to become grain surplus, promoting the use of hybrid varieties and chemical fertilisers as the need of the hour, passed away at his residence in Chennai at 11.15am Thursday. He was 98.
Nikhil Kamath, the boss who has four computers set up on his desk
The Zerodha boss opens up about how he enjoys the myriad benefits of technology without letting it rule his life.
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Scientists unearth gigantic 'Bubble of Galaxies' in Earth's cosmic backyard
Astronomers have discovered a massive celestial structure, known as the "first bubble of galaxies," within our galactic neighborhood. This colossal finding, published in The Astrophysical Journal, is a result of extensive scientific inquiry. Spanning a billion light years, this enormous bubble is 10,000 times larger than our Milky Way galaxy. Nestled within the bubble is the Bootes supercluster of galaxies, surrounded by a vast void. This discovery confirms a hypothesis from 1970 and expands our understanding of the universe. The structure has been named "Ho'oleilana," meaning "sent murmurs of awakening" in Hawaiian.
Coal India capex spending grows 8.5% to Rs 4,700 cr in Apr-Jul
Coal India Ltd's capital expenditure rose 8.5 per cent during April-July this fiscal to Rs 4,700 crore as it continued to invest heavily in evacuation infrastructure, land, and mining machinery, officials said. The capex spend during the first four months of the current fiscal year that started in April, was almost 100 per cent of the target of Rs 4,754 crore.
Over 60 cr people in India would be exposed to dangerous heat in business-as-usual scenario: Study
The researchers at the Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter, associated with the Earth Commission, and Nanjing University assessed what 2.7-degrees Celsius warming would mean for those living outside the "climate niche", defined as the historically highly conserved distribution of relative human population density with respect to the mean annual temperature.
Shining bright: Why Indian exports of lab grown diamonds have risen six-fold in three years
LGDs have been gaining traction globally because of factors such as price and awareness about conflict diamonds. Being more self-reliant in the trade and investing significantly in R&D can take things up a notch for India.
Anuradha Roy bags coveted Sahitya Akademi Award, 22 others feted
She received the award for her book 'All The Lives We Never Lived'.
Spacetech startups look to conquer the final frontier
The space economy was valued at $469 billion in 2021, up 9% from 2020, the highest recorded growth since 2014, a McKinsey Quarterly report said, citing the Space Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation.
Mister Terrific may join DC Universe. This is what happened
DC Studios co-head James Gunn, along with producer Peter Safran, is planning to bring Mister Terrific into the DC Universe.
Overconsumption created three-fold planetary emergency of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution: UN chief
In a few weeks' time, world leaders will meet for COP 27 in Egypt. COP 27 will present a key political opportunity to renew trusts and accelerate actions on all pillars of Paris climate agreement, he added. Guterres noted that with its vulnerability to climate impacts and its massive economy, India can play a critical bridging role.
SoftBank slashes Oyo’s valuation to $2.7B; Zetwork’s revenue up six-fold in FY22
Zetwerk, a business-to-business manufacturing services marketplace, said on Thursday its revenue jumped six-fold to Rs 4,961 crore in FY22 from Rs 835 crore in the previous fiscal year. The startup, which became a unicorn in August 2021, said demand for its services shot up during the pandemic as customers increasingly preferred reliability and transparency in supply chains.
A Supplier of Rare Earth Metals Turns to Greenland in a Bid to Cut Reliance on Russia
Rare earth metals are essential for the manufacture of a broad range of modern products, including electric car motors, offshore wind turbines and smart bombs. Demand has soared as automakers switch more of their production to electric vehicles.
Need plastic surgery now
Reprocessing of recovered plastic scraps or wastes into usable products is called plastic recycling. Most plastics are non-biodegradable in nature, hence, the fundamental work is reduction of waste emissions, effective management and recycling of resulting wastes.
Earth Rhythm targets Rs 150 crore sales in FY23; to enter offline retail
The company has witnessed exponential growth on the customer acquisition side. In FY22, the number of customers increased by over six folds in comparison to FY21, said a statement issued by the company.
Ocean surface temperature, heat wave incidents up in Indian Ocean
In recent decades, the tropical Indian Ocean has experienced a rapid increase in ocean warming with an average rise in sea surface temperature (SST) of about 1 degree Celsius over the period of 1951-2015 at a rate of 0.15 degrees Celsius/decade.
Early warning systems for everyone on Earth in next five years
The announcement was made on the occasion of World Meteorological Day on Wednesday, which has 'Early Warning and Early Action' as the theme this year.
Nearly three-fold increase in very heavy rain incidences in Kerala since 2015: IMD data
The state witnessed extremely heavy rainfall (more than 204.4 mm per day) on one day each in 2015 and 2016, and two days in 2017. The year 2018 witnessed 32 such days, of which 25 were in August . In 2019, 33 such days were recorded with 29 being in August. The number of days when there was extremely heavy rain in 2020 was eight and in 2021, it was 11.
NASA's path breaking telescope set for launch on million-mile voyage
The James Webb Space Telescope, some three decades and billions of dollars in the making, will leave Earth enclosed in its Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana.
A universal winner from Earth again!
Harnaaz Sandhu continues humans’ winning streak in Miss Universe pageant
On World Water Day, ten facts about 'blue gold' amid threat of climate change
"Many of our problems arise because we do not value water highly enough; all too often water is not valued at all," said Gilbert F. Houngbo, chair of UN-Water, in a statement to mark the report's release on World Water Day.
50-fold gains from investments on Monsoon Mission, computing facilities of MoES: Survey
The study conducted by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) was based on a face-to-face survey of 6,098 respondents -- 3,965 crop farmers, 757 marine fishermen and 1,376 livestock owners.
ISRO scientists unfurl antenna of RISAT-2BR1 satellite
"Today at 1400 hrs Radial Rib Antenna of #RISAT2BR1 spacecraft was successfully deployed in-orbit. This complex technology involved unfurling and deployment of the 3.6 m antenna which was folded and stowed during launch," ISRO said in an update. The deployment was completed in 9 minutes and 12 seconds, it said.
View: Where on Earth is IndiGoing?
Even though Indigo grew impressively over 2008-18, all was not well. While Ghosh rightly basked in its success, the airline was plagued by many controversies.
Climate change to have devastating effect in Asia: Study
Unabated climate change could severely affect the future growth of the countries in the Pacific and Asia, reverse current development gains, and degrade quality of life, the report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) claimed.
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