Latest News from Science Section http://www.ibnlive.com/index.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:43:02 +0100 IBNLive.com http://www.ibnlive.com/pix/common/ibnlogo.jpg http://www.ibnlive.com/index.html Feed provided by IBNLive. http://www.ibnlive.com/news/get-off-indias-back-pachauri-tells-rich-nations/68519-11-15.html?xml <img src="http://static.ibnlive.com/pix/sitepix/10_2007/rajendrapachauri_nobel90.jpg" alt="THAT'S RICH: Climate change guru Pachauri asks developed nations to take lead." title="THAT'S RICH: Climate change guru Pachauri asks developed nations to take lead." border="0" width="70" height="50" align="left" hspace="5"/>Climate change panel’s chief says rich countries must cut emission. IBNLive.com editor@ibnonline.com http://www.ibnlive.com/news/68519/11 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/housing-complex-in-kolkata-runs-on-solar-energy/68556-11-15.html?xml <img src="http://static.ibnlive.com/pix/sitepix/07_2008/solar-housing-fi90.jpg" alt="SOLAR HOUSING: A housing colony in Kolkata is running entirely on solar energy and it’s a first of its kind." title="SOLAR HOUSING: A housing colony in Kolkata is running entirely on solar energy and it’s a first of its kind." border="0" width="70" height="50" align="left" hspace="5"/>Rabi Rashmi Abasan is India's first solar housing complex. IBNLive.com editor@ibnonline.com http://www.ibnlive.com/news/68556/11 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/fuelling-the-future-looks-for-petrol-alternatives/68373-11-15.html?xml <img src="http://static.ibnlive.com/pix/sitepix/07_2008/60708petrol90.jpg" alt="UP, UP AND AWAY: The price of crude oil is inching closer to the $150-mark." title="UP, UP AND AWAY: The price of crude oil is inching closer to the $150-mark." border="0" width="70" height="50" align="left" hspace="5"/>Alternatives include battery-operated vehicles, fuel from sugarcane and Jatropha. IBNLive.com editor@ibnonline.com http://www.ibnlive.com/news/68373/11 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/g8-curtainraiser-climate-change-tops-agenda/68398-11-15.html?xml <img src="http://static.ibnlive.com/pix/sitepix/07_2008/g8_curtainraiser_90.jpg" alt="NO TO SUMMIT: Police officers block anti-G8 demonstrators in Sapporo on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido." title="NO TO SUMMIT: Police officers block anti-G8 demonstrators in Sapporo on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido." border="0" width="70" height="50" align="left" hspace="5"/>Mounting political tensions and uncertain world economy are also worries. IBNLive.com editor@ibnonline.com http://www.ibnlive.com/news/68398/11 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/does-sugarcane-have-enough-juice-to-power-indias-fleet/68243-11-15.html?xml <img src="http://static.ibnlive.com/pix/sitepix/07_2008/canebiofuel90.jpg" alt="SWEET FUEL: Sugarcane waste or molasses are being used to extract ethanol for bio-fuel." title="SWEET FUEL: Sugarcane waste or molasses are being used to extract ethanol for bio-fuel." border="0" width="70" height="50" align="left" hspace="5"/>Sugarcane waste or molasses are being used to extract ethanol for bio-fuel. IBNLive.com editor@ibnonline.com http://www.ibnlive.com/news/68243/11 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/cold-reality-north-pole-may-be-icefree-this-summer/67934-11-15.html?xml <img src="http://static.ibnlive.com/pix/sitepix/06_2008/northpoleice_90.jpg" alt="GLOBAL WARMING IMPACT: As Arctic sea ice is melted away, the North Pole may briefly be ice free." title="GLOBAL WARMING IMPACT: As Arctic sea ice is melted away, the North Pole may briefly be ice free." border="0" width="70" height="50" align="left" hspace="5"/>The ice had retreated to a record level last September too. IBNLive.com editor@ibnonline.com http://www.ibnlive.com/news/67934/11 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/sunny-side-up-for-indias-climate-change-plan/68081-11-15.html?xml <img src="http://static.ibnlive.com/pix/sitepix/07_2008/pmclimate_plans_90.jpg" alt="RISING SUN: PM has acknowledged climate change will undermine India’s development efforts." title="RISING SUN: PM has acknowledged climate change will undermine India’s development efforts." border="0" width="70" height="50" align="left" hspace="5"/>PM says India is on a path of ecologically sustainable development. IBNLive.com editor@ibnonline.com http://www.ibnlive.com/news/68081/11 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/science-with-cartoons-scientist-invited-to-europe-meet/67964-11-15.html?xml <img src="http://static.ibnlive.com/pix/sitepix/06_2008/laptop_people_90.jpg" alt="SCIENTOONS: P K Srivatava's scientoons' have been included in the syllabi of various universities and institutes." title="SCIENTOONS: P K Srivatava's scientoons' have been included in the syllabi of various universities and institutes." border="0" width="70" height="50" align="left" hspace="5"/>P K Srivastava will make a presentation on 'scientoons' invented by him in 1988. IBNLive.com editor@ibnonline.com http://www.ibnlive.com/news/67964/11 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/indian-scientists-mix-faith--reason-say-god-exists/67186-11-15.html?xml <img src="http://static.ibnlive.com/pix/sitepix/05_2008/iit_new_90.jpg" alt="SCIENTIFIC SPIRIT: Most scientists at India's leading institutes believe in God." title="SCIENTIFIC SPIRIT: Most scientists at India's leading institutes believe in God." border="0" width="70" height="50" align="left" hspace="5"/>No clash of belief and enquiry among India’s scientific community. IBNLive.com editor@ibnonline.com http://www.ibnlive.com/news/67186/11 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/indians-among-winners-at-the-green-oscars/67498-11-15.html?xml <img src="http://static.ibnlive.com/pix/sitepix/06_2008/green-oscars_90.jpg" alt="GOING GREEN: Grameen Shakti has installed and funded 160,000 solar units in homes and is targeting a million by 2010." title="GOING GREEN: Grameen Shakti has installed and funded 160,000 solar units in homes and is targeting a million by 2010." border="0" width="70" height="50" align="left" hspace="5"/>The awards are given for developing, promoting sustainable forms of energy. IBNLive.com editor@ibnonline.com http://www.ibnlive.com/news/67498/11 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/white-material-on-mars-is-ice-nasa/67521-11-15.html?xml <img src="http://static.ibnlive.com/pix/sitepix/03_2008/wateronmars90.jpg" alt="ICE ON MARS? The white stuff spotted from a camera on Mars looked like ice." title="ICE ON MARS? The white stuff spotted from a camera on Mars looked like ice." border="0" width="70" height="50" align="left" hspace="5"/>The first evidence of water on Mars was found by the Odyssey orbiter in 2002. IBNLive.com editor@ibnonline.com http://www.ibnlive.com/news/67521/11