Brace yourself, Indian Ocean!

A hunk of space junk is expected to impact Earth this month:

Scientists have predicted that a rogue piece of space junk will impact Earth at 6:20 UTC on November 13, falling into the Indian Ocean about 65 kilometres off the southern tip of Sri Lanka. Dubbed WT1190F, the curious object was rediscovered just this month after scientists lost track of its orbit far beyond the Moon and all but forgot about it.

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World set to lose fifth of remaining natural habitat

The world could lose a fifth of its remaining natural habitat by 2050 through population growth if current trends in land use continue unabated, a study warns. The effects of population growth on land use will be particularly dire in Africa and South America because of increases in agriculture,

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India’s smart city mission

98 cities to be set up in the next five years:

As India prepares to select the first 20 cities under the Smart Cities Mission, a recently released report by the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate (GCEC), has found that there is a US$16.6 trillion economic opportunity for cities to turn into low carbon development pathways.

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