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Pune district awaits official animal, plant, bird |
Ananya Dutta |
The Times of India , Monday, March 30, 2015 |
PUNE: A project to nominate the district's official animal, bird and plant to raise awareness about local biodiversity has been on hold for over nine months. The state wildlife board, which would have ...More
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Climate change doesn't trigger intense winters |
ANI |
Business Standard , Sunday, March 29, 2015 |
A new study has revealed that climate change does not cause extreme winters.
Scientists at ETH Zurich and the California Institute of Technology have shown that global warming actually tends to red ...More
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Anti-pesticide campaign among tea growers soon |
TNN |
The Times of India , Friday, March 27, 2015 |
Guwahati: Environment campaigner Greenpeace India has planned to carry out awareness drives among small tea growers in the state to bring down the level of chemical pesticide use in tea cultivation.
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Delhi to observe 9th edition of Earth Hour on Saturday |
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Business Standard , Friday, March 27, 2015 |
Seeking to spread the message of energy conservation, on Saturday, Delhiites will join a billion people in over 6,000 cities across the globe to observe the Earth Hour by switching off their electri ...More
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World Forest Day observed |
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Deccan Herald , Friday, March 27, 2015 |
He was speaking after inaugurating a programme organised to observe World Forests Day, World Water Day and cleanliness drive, by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board regional unit, Bharath Scouts a ...More
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'Ice vault' idea to keep climate's time capsule intact |
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The Times of India , Friday, March 27, 2015 |
PARIS: Imagine you are Sherlock Holmes bent on solving a mystery but the evidence is starting to crumble and eventually you will be left with worthless dust.
This is the worry which haunts ice s ...More
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Earth Hour lights-out seeks to illuminate climate |
AFP |
The Asian Age , Thursday, March 26, 2015 |
Hundreds of landmarks from Paris’ Eiffel Tower to the Seattle Space Needle will dim their lights on Saturday, as people around the world go briefly off-grid to mark Earth Hour with candlelight and bar ...More
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Ganga River Basin Authority to Meet on Thursday |
PTI |
The New Indian Express , Thursday, March 26, 2015 |
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose government has given top priority to cleansing the Ganga, would chair the fifth meeting of National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) on Thursday.
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Use technology to check pollution: Centre |
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Deccan Chronicle , Wednesday, March 25, 2015 |
Mumbai: Polluting industries will be under technology advanced surveillance as the government will leverage the latest advance in technology to protect the environment.
It will be via focused regulat ...More
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US’ clean energy moves are aimed at boosting its exports |
Darryl D’Monte |
The Hindustan Times , Wednesday, March 25, 2015 |
In his budget speech, Union finance minister Arun Jaitley correctly asserted that environmental degradation hurts the poor more than others. However, his assertion in the very next breath that his pro ...More
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Experts Discuss Climate Change Issues, Control |
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The New Indian Express , Wednesday, March 25, 2015 |
CHENNAI: Climate knowledge is an invaluable resource and a prerequisite for action on climate change — this was the theme for the World Meteorological Day programme organised by the Regional Meteorolo ...More
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Consultation meeting on climate change held |
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The Hindu , Wednesday, March 25, 2015 |
The city is highly vulnerable to climate change threats and does not show any indication of adapting to the challenges before it, claimed J. Janagal from the Public Affairs Centre.
He was speaking ...More
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Use tech to check pollution: Centre |
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The Asian Age , Wednesday, March 25, 2015 |
Polluting industries will be under technology advanced surveillance as the government will leverage the latest advance in technology to protect the environment.
It will be via focused regulatory mech ...More
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