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| Earth is running out of groundwater: Study |
| AFP |
| The Times of India , Thursday, June 18, 2015 |
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WASHINGTON: Human activity is leading to the rapid draining of about one third of the planet's largest underground water reserves and it is unclear how much fluid remains in them, two new studies have ...More
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| Accounting for Climate Change |
| Suhas Yellapantula |
| The New Indian Express , Thursday, June 18, 2015 |
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In a world of tweets, deadlines and lengthy corporate meetings, not many take the time to appreciate nature or recognise the importance of conserving it. Hyderabad-based Sunil Kumar is different in th ...More
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| Indian Ocean warming has reduced rainfall, says study |
| TNN |
| The Times of India , Wednesday, June 17, 2015 |
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KOCHI: Contradicting earlier climate models that indicated that land was warming faster than the ocean, and thus bringing more rainfall, a new study published in journal 'Nature Communications' on Tue ...More
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| Cleaning up together |
| João Cravinho |
| Indianexpress , Wednesday, June 17, 2015 |
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Climate change presents a global challenge. Extreme weather events like hurricanes, floods and droughts have increased all over the world, in frequency and intensity. Polar ice-caps and glaciers conti ...More
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| BEARING WITNESS to global warming |
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| The Hindu , Wednesday, June 17, 2015 |
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Norwegian scientists have seen polar bears eating dolphins in the Arctic for the first time ever and blame global warming for the bears expanding their diet.
Polar bears feed mainly on seals but Jon ...More
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| Himachal Pradesh has 4.8% of India's forest cover |
| TNN |
| The Times of India , Tuesday, June 16, 2015 |
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SHIMLA: Out of total 55,673 sq km geographic area in the state, the forest comprises 37,033 sq km, which is 4.80% of total forests in the country. According to Forest Survey of India report 2013, the ...More
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| The birds can tell |
| K. JESHI |
| The Hindu , Tuesday, June 16, 2015 |
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The birds are a great indicator of the environment. Just observing them and recording their behaviour can go a long way in understanding the global climate change.
If they (the birds) are in trouble, ...More
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| The climate categorical imperative |
| Trevor Manuel, Desmond Tutu |
| Live Mint , Monday, June 15, 2015 |
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Nowadays, people are too often forced to choose between doing what is morally right and doing what is economically beneficial. Indeed, their options sometimes appear to be mutually exclusive, making ...More
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| Holding back climate change isn’t as hard as you think |
| Louise Downing |
| Live Mint , Monday, June 15, 2015 |
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The global economy grew strongly last year without increasing greenhouse gas emissions, suggesting that government regulations, carbon markets and existing technologies are starting to bite in the bat ...More
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| What countries have offered for Paris climate agreement |
| Climate Change |
| The Times of India , Friday, June 12, 2015 |
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BONN, Germany: Ethiopia on Wednesday became the latest country to present a plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions for a global climate pact that's supposed to be adopted in Paris later this year ...More
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| ‘NGT bans sale, purchase of flats built close to Yamuna |
| Aditya Dev |
| The Times of India , Thursday, June 11, 2015 |
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Agra: In a major setback to real estate developers in the city, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned sale and purchase of flats built close to the Yamuna. The court said that no new constructi ...More
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| Worries grow as climate talks leave issues unaddressed |
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| Business Standard , Thursday, June 11, 2015 |
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Negotiators today tiptoed through a problem-laden draft for a UN climate pact amid deepening concern over a December deadline to seal the deal.
Just one day is left in a key round of talks intende ...More
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