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19 hours, 27 minutes ago

From waste to electricity to pollution

Delhi remains the most polluted city in India, as of December 20. Air pollution in Delhi mostly originates from human activities such as burning coal; petrol, diesel, and gas; biomass in industries; and coal-based power plants. According to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, thermal plants emit sulphur dioxide at levels 240 times higher than stubble burning. …

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1 day, 15 hours ago

Awaken non-violence within

New Indian Express

Children, non-violence is the highest dharma. The mother’s spanking of her child cannot be considered violence because she had spanked her daughter with a good intention: she wanted her daughter to have a bright future. While planting a fruit-bearing sapling, we might uproot many small plants around it. Looked at from this perspective, uprooting the small plants was no loss …

Violence Child Hurt Her Daughter

2 days ago

Malabar Garden Festival begins in Kozhikode

The Hindu

The first-ever Malabar Garden Festival began at the Malabar Botanical Garden in Kozhikode on Friday. The Malabar Botanical Garden and Institute for Plant Sciences, under the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, is known for its collection of rare plant species, including water plants, as well as ginger and orchid varieties. An exhibition featuring stalls from the Centre …

Water Plant Garden Festival

2 days, 6 hours ago

Reading with Frontline | Anusua Mukherjee

The Hindu

Published : Dec 21, 2024 14:20 IST - 4 MINS READ Dear Reader, In my search for alternative realms to inhabit, I think I have found a home in the world of plants and trees. German forester Peter Wohlleben’s book, The Hidden Life of Trees, published in 2015, quickly attained cult status by putting forward the hypothesis of a “wood-wide …

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3 days, 15 hours ago

You’re not crazy. We’re in a drought and it’s pouring rain

LA Times

I was nearing the end of my trip to my parents’ house in western Massachusetts for Thanksgiving when my phone lighted up with an alert that was both familiar and shocking: “ONGOING WILDFIRE; VISIBILITY AND AIR QUALITY IN AREA DUE TO SMOKE MAY BE REDUCED.” During my childhood in rural New England, wildfires were virtually unheard of, mostly because the …

Climate Change Water Rain Drought

4 days, 15 hours ago

Ghost palms and toothy toadstools among species named by Kew scientists in 2024

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 170 plants and fungi previously unknown to science have been named for the …

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4 days, 15 hours ago

3 quick and pleasant nature walks to kill time around LAX

LA Times

Editor’s Note: The Wild is going on holiday. If your loved one’s flight is delayed, or if you pick someone up and traffic is exceptionally horrible, I wondered, where could you kill an hour in nature near LAX? LAX Dunes Preserve Distance: Just under a mile Elevation gained: Less than 50 feet Difficulty: Moderately easy The LAX Dunes Preserve is …

Los Angeles Way Near Park Trail Native Plants

5 days, 15 hours ago

Iran key services shut as rial plunges amid energy crisis, regional tension

Al Jazeera

Tehran, Iran – Tens of millions of people across Iran are facing major disruptions as authorities shut down services in the face of an exacerbating energy and currency crisis amid historic regional tensions. The power outages were largely within the summertime before now, but have recently hit with winter’s first cold, with even state television experts issuing stern warnings that …

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6 days, 1 hour ago

A step-by-step guide to renovating a neglected garden

Associated Press

Some homeowners gaze out their windows and see lush and beautiful gardens. Define any new beds If you’re dealing with a lot of weeds or want to create new garden beds in a lawn, you can smother the existing vegetation rather than dig it up. Take care to avoid over-shearing or creating holes in needled evergreen plants and trees; with …

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6 days, 15 hours ago

Lars Gotrich's favorite albums and songs of 2024

NPR

Lars Gotrich's favorite albums and songs of 2024 toggle caption Daniela Paoliello/Courtesy of the artist As we wrap up our coverage of the year in music, we are publishing lists of the music loved best by individual members of NPR Music's team. For more, check out the full team's picks for the 124 best songs and 50 best albums of …

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India’s novel attempts at battling deadly air pollution are falling short

Live Mint

NEW DELHI—As the skies turned hazy with pollution this winter, a giant outdoor purifier sat dormant in the Indian capital’s central business district. The Delhi government said the smog guns and drones were part of emergency measures to combat pollution during winter months and that the country’s top court had ordered the construction of the smog tower. Environmental experts said …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Episode 38 - Christmas Special - Gardening Australia

ABC

Watch this episode on iview SUMMER Friday 13th December | Rpt Sunday 15th December 2024 Episode Details Millie explores a hedge maze, Clarence goes to a koala hospital, Sophie makes Christmas gifts for growing, Hannah tours a farm with a holistic approach, and we meet an elder sharing her knowledge of a special WA plant. Opening Location: Rippon Lea Estate …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Margaret's Courtyard

ABC

SERIES 35 | Episode 38 Christmas Special Costa is visiting a retirement village in Sydney’s inner-west. Featured Garden Owners: Ron and Margaret Kirk and their cat Millie Location: Ashfield, NSW, on Wangal Country Climate Zone: Warm temperate Garden Established: About 5 years ago Style: Small courtyard garden Key Features Margaret and Ron have packed their courtyard with pots and pots …

Margaret Courtyard Garden

1 week, 3 days ago

Tomato plant residue - Gardening Australia

ABC

SERIES 35 | Episode 38 Christmas Special How does the NSW Christmas Bush flower change colour? TAMMY: Nurseries provide the best possible conditions for plants, and once you take them home, they need to adapt to your situation – which might mean more or less sun, different watering, etc. Either wait until they’ve finished flowering, or pick off new buds …

Plants Plant Flower Tomato

1 week, 3 days ago

Designer Pots - Gardening Australia

ABC

SERIES 35 | Episode 38 Christmas Special PART FOUR In her final segment, Plant Practitioner Jac Semmler shows how to do more with less Previously we saw Jac plan her layout, choose plants, propagate even more, then plant out her garden. The garden has deliberately been densely planted to create the ‘maximalist’ look that Jac loves, but it means she …

Plants Plant Jac Gardening Australia

1 week, 3 days ago

Aunty Lynette - Gardening Australia

ABC

SERIES 35 | Episode 38 Christmas Special We meet Aunty Lynette Knapp, a Merningar Barduk Elder from Albany, WA, who explains the special place that plants have in her life. “We don’t pick the flowers,” she adds, “and if animals camp under it, they become sacred as the tree, so you can’t hunt them or harm them in any way.” …

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1 week, 3 days ago

The man who makes mushrooms sing

The Hindu

As the curious audience listened with rapt attention, the moonlit evening was filled with the music of plants and mushrooms, an experience entirely new to many. Tarun Nayar, the biologist-turned-musician from Canada, who can make mushrooms and plants sing, was recently at Nisarga Art Hub, in Angamaly, as part of his India tour. Tarun has been creating music out of …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Economists criticise nuclear modelling

ABC

Samantha Donovan: Economists are assessing the nuclear policy costings released by the Coalition today. David Estcourt: Economists have been waiting to see the financial modelling done by Frontier Economics to shed some light on the Coalition's big nuclear plans. David Estcourt: John Quiggin says the savings Frontier Economics have found in its modelling are probably caused by the Coalition's plan …

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Coalition releases nuclear costings

ABC

Samantha Donovan: Hello, welcome to PM. Luke Radford: The Coalition says under its plan Australia's first nuclear reactor would come online in 12 years' time, in 2036, with more to follow leading up to 2050. David Estcourt: Professor Maria Rost Rublee from Melbourne University says there's another problem with the Coalition's costings for its nuclear policy. David Sparkes: So the …

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1 week, 3 days ago

India stocking up coal for high power demand, aims 50 mn tn inventory at plants by April

Live Mint

New Delhi: Amid growing power demand, the Union coal ministry plans to stock up on coal with a higher opening stock of about 50 million tonnes at thermal power plants by April 2026, said two people in the know of the developments. Currently, the stock of coal domestic coal based thermal power plants stands at 37.61 million tonnes. The ministry's …

Plants Coal Stock Demand Million Power Plants Power Ministry

1 week, 4 days ago

Gloomy weather causes spike in elctricity price

Dutch News

The current weather, with the lack of sun and wind, is boosting the price of electricity and putting people with a flexible contract at a disadvantage, broadcaster NOS said on Thursday. On Thursday average electricity prices reached record highs of €1,20 per kilowatt-hour and the main cause for the price hike is the weather, energy expert Martien Visser told NOS. …

Contract Price

1 week, 4 days ago

Maharashtra: Over 30 students fall ill due to toxic fumes from JSW Energy plant's storage tank in Ratnagiri

India TV News

In a tragic incident, more than 30 students were affected after being exposed to fumes emanating from a storage tank at JSW Energy's plant in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district on Thursday, police said. The incident occurred when fumes from the plant spread to nearby areas, impacting the health of several students, they added. Of the 250 students who were in the …

Ratnagiri Jsw Energy Fumes

1 week, 4 days ago

Telangana government to let locals control small water bodies

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: The state government has accepted the proposal to hand over the management of minor irrigation tanks and ponds to the local people. Besides, the committee will take a delegation to the Centre to hold discussion on integrating the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act work with agriculture, stated the agriculture commission chairman, M. Kodanda Reddy, while speaking to reporters. In …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Cyprus to rely more on desalination plants as arid winters leave dams dry

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus will depend more on desalination plants to meet its water needs as a string of dry winters has reduced amounts in 108 dams to just a quarter of their capacity, the country’s agriculture and environment minister said Wednesday. Minister Maria Panayiotou said that as part of her ministry’s immediate plans to alleviate water shortages, four more …

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From waste to electricity to pollution

Awaken non-violence within

Malabar Garden Festival begins in Kozhikode

Reading with Frontline | Anusua Mukherjee

You’re not crazy. We’re in a drought and it’s pouring rain

Ghost palms and toothy toadstools among species named by Kew scientists in 2024

3 quick and pleasant nature walks to kill time around LAX

Iran key services shut as rial plunges amid energy crisis, regional tension

A step-by-step guide to renovating a neglected garden

Lars Gotrich's favorite albums and songs of 2024

India’s novel attempts at battling deadly air pollution are falling short

Episode 38 - Christmas Special - Gardening Australia

Margaret's Courtyard

Tomato plant residue - Gardening Australia

Designer Pots - Gardening Australia

Aunty Lynette - Gardening Australia

The man who makes mushrooms sing

Economists criticise nuclear modelling

Coalition releases nuclear costings

India stocking up coal for high power demand, aims 50 mn tn inventory at plants by April

Gloomy weather causes spike in elctricity price

Maharashtra: Over 30 students fall ill due to toxic fumes from JSW Energy plant's storage tank in Ratnagiri

Telangana government to let locals control small water bodies

Cyprus to rely more on desalination plants as arid winters leave dams dry