Search For "methan"
Human alterations to aquatic ecosystems increase methane emissions
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 11 (ANI): Atmospheric methane has tripled since pre-industrial times. It traps heat far more effectively than carbon dioxide and accounts for 25 per cent of atmospheric warming to date, and much of that methane is coming from aquatic ecosystems, with human activities c
Read More
Aquatic ecosystems source of half of global methane emissions: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 7 (ANI): Direct human alterations to natural aquatic ecosystems can increase methane emissions, a new study has found.
Read More
New Zealand boosts space technology cooperation with Germany
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], April 7 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand's aerospace industry is getting a boost through cooperation with the German Aerospace Center (DLR), which is expected to improve its capability and potentially lead to joint space missions, New Zealand's Minister of Research, Scienc
Read More
5 coal miners, 2 rescuers killed in coal mining disaster in Balochistan's
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], March 17 (ANI): At least five coal miners and two rescuers died due to suffocation after a methane gas fire broke out in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan. This is the second mine disaster in the region within a week.
Read More
Human activity caused long-term growth of greenhouse gas methane
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 29 (ANI): A study by an international team, published in the Journal of Meteorological Society of Japan, provides a robust set of explanations about the processes and emission sectors that led to the hitherto unexplained behaviors of CH4 in the atmosphere.
Read More
Russia's new reusable rocket engine will possibly have capacity for 50 fli
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The reusable methane rocket engine developed for Russia's new Amur-SPG medium-class carrier rocket will be powerful enough to cover up to 50 space launches, files from Russian space agency Roscosmos released on the government procurement website sho
Read More
How moon controls release of methane in Arctic Ocean, new study
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], December 15 (ANI): A study lead by University in Tromso (UIT) The Arctic University of Norway has claimed that the moon has a role to play in controlling the amount of methane gas released by the Arctic Ocean.
Read More
APCL methanol plant to create 500 direct, 5,000 indirect jobs, says managi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Dibrugarh(Assam)[India], December 6 (ANI): The Managing Director of Assam Petrochemicals Ltd (APCL) methanol plant on Sunday said that the plant will generate 500 direct and 5,000 indirect jobs.
Read More
Titan's lakes can stratify like those on Earth
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI): Lakes on Saturn's moon - Titan - composed of methane, ethane, and nitrogen rather than water, experience density-driven stratification, forming layers similar to lakes on Earth.
Read More
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering signs pact with NTPC for methanol plants
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE) has signed a memorandum of understanding with power utility major NTPC Ltd to build a carbon dioxide to methanol demonstration plant.
Read More
ExoMars finds new gas signatures in Martian atmosphere
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has spotted new gas signatures at Mars. These are known to unlock new secrets about the Martian atmosphere and will enable a more accurate determination of whether there is methane, a gas associated with biological or geological
Read More
Over 700 die in Iran due to alcohol poisoning; believed to be cure for cor
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], April 29 (ANI): More than 700 people have died in Iran after ingesting toxic methanol, believing that alcohol can cure may help in effectively warding off the dangerous and fast spreading contagion.
Read More