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While the European Union, China and the US outdo each other as to who will provide the world with the best electrolyzers for hydrogen production, the deposits of this clean and renewable element lie underground, like oil or coal. Journalist Eric Hand describes the story of the discovery of pure hydrogen deposits for Science in … Read more
Karewa (elevated table-land) in Kashmir is under threat due to the construction of infrastructure in the region and climate change. The karewas are an important ecological and geological feature of the Kashmir valley, formed over millions of years by sedimentation and erosion. Known as karewa, these plateaus are 13,000 to 18,000-meter-thick deposits of alluvial soil … Read more
Japan will release a million tons of water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean to dismantle the plant that was destroyed after the 2011 tsunami. The alternative to this solution was to evaporate the liquid. The issue of what to do with the wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has … Read more
Whoever reads Mahatma Gandhi’s autobiography knows very well that he did not believe in untouchability since he was a child. His mind was not prepared to accept that there can be so much difference between human beings that touching one corrupts the other. The term Dalit in India and its practice came into existence after … Read more
There is a network of cables at the bottom of the ocean, which controls the Internet and around 95 percent of the digital data around the world. This includes everything from information to social media communications about the trillions of dollars in financial transactions that happen every day. Significantly, the global economy depends on the … Read more
The extent of Antarctic sea ice has registered a new historical minimum after it was reduced to 1.91 million square kilometres on February 13, according to data from the National Ice Data Center and Snow Protection Agency (NSIDC). On that date, the levels fell below the previous record of 1.92 million square kilometres, set on … Read more
The weather conditions have changed drastically these days. Experts say the spring and summer season in India is likely to be dry and hot this year and have instructed the country to be prepared for El Nino. Arriving Spring season late or too early is usually not good, You go to the party when the … Read more
The pristine-looking Dal Lake, one of the main attractions for tourists coming to Jammu and Kashmir, is slowly turning into a swamp due to rising pollution levels in and around the famous lake. The lake is slowly turning into a “weed-clogged swamp” one environmentalist says could have a negative effect on tourism in the state. … Read more
Climate change in the face of weak climate policy could dramatically reduce freshwater storage in the region, completely crippling water supplies, according to new research. Water crisis In Central Asia and Afghanistan, and by the middle of the century, water supplies will be cut off in northern India, Kashmir and Pakistan. The research was led … Read more
The trout fish business is gaining momentum in Kashmir. The demand for fish eggs being raised here is also increasing in other parts of the country. Trout fish are cold-water fish and are being farmed in the hilly areas of the country. Kashmiri trout has none of the sponginess found in trout from polluted streams and industrial … Read more
