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| States’ climate action plans to be approved soon |
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| The Hindu , Monday, February 23, 2015 |
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The Union Environment Ministry will soon approve plans from various States to tackle climate change and an additional Rs.150 crore has been sought in this budget for the National Adaptation Fund.
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| At Geneva, India opposes dilution of tasks |
| Meena Menon |
| The Hindu , Monday, February 23, 2015 |
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India’s position underscoring the historical responsibilities of developing countries in the context of climate change was up against proposed dilutions to that concept notably by the U.S. and the Eur ...More
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| Climate Change Conference |
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| The New Indian Express , Friday, February 20, 2015 |
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An international conference on Climate Change and Disaster Management will be held from February 26 to 28 at Rajiv Gandhi Convention Centre, Hotel Leela, Kovalam, Thiruvananthapura ...More
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| The Climate is Changing: So What? |
| MRIDULA RAMESH |
| The Hindu , Friday, February 20, 2015 |
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We will act only if it makes sense personally for us to act
Economists subscribe to the theory that unless the incremental benefit of changing is greater than the incremental cost of that change, the ...More
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| Millions at risk from rapid sea rise in Sundarbans |
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| The Hindu , Friday, February 20, 2015 |
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Scientists predict much of the Sundarbans could be underwater in 15 to 25 years.
The tiny hut sculpted out of mud at the edge of the sea is barely large enough for Bokul Mondol and his family to lie ...More
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| Breaking Europe’s climate-change stalemate |
| Graeme Sweeney |
| Live Mint , Friday, February 20, 2015 |
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Europe has a strong tradition as a leader in the fight against climate change. Lately, however, the continent has reached an ideological impasse over how to address the problem, with environmental s ...More
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| What makes Delhi’s air the worst in the world? |
| Nikita Mehta |
| Live Mint , Friday, February 20, 2015 |
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New Delhi: Emissions in Delhi have been progressively rising since 2010 as has the contribution of the transportation sector to the city’s air pollution, according to a study by the Indian Institu ...More
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| US-based EcoSikh to focus on climate change |
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| The Hindustan Times , Thursday, February 19, 2015 |
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As the United Nations gears up for a major global summit on climate change in Paris in December, EcoSikh, a US-based organisation, has appealed to Sikhs to focus on climate change when they celebrate ...More
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| Javadekar raps states for not acting on plastic ban |
| Vishwa Mohan |
| The Times of India , Wednesday, February 18, 2015 |
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NEW DELHI: Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday pulled up state authorities for not strictly implementing rules on plastic waste management and ban of plastic carry bags. He asked t ...More
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| Jailbirds show Doon how to save birds |
| Shivani Saxena |
| The Times of India , Wednesday, February 18, 2015 |
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DEHRADUN: Visitors to the Uttarakhand Trade Fair have been making a beeline to the stall selling goods manufactured by inmates of Doon jail. Wooden sparrow boxes, colourful carpets and a whole host ...More
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| Swamps may be key to fighting climate change |
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| Business Standard , Tuesday, February 17, 2015 |
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The humble swamp, or freshwater wetland, could be up to 50 times more effective in storing carbon than rainforests in the battle against climate change, a new study has found.
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| Straw in the wind |
| Sunita Narain |
| Business Standard , Monday, February 16, 2015 |
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What does the decision to save groundwater in Punjab orHaryana have to do with air pollution in Delhi? Plenty. We need to know this because many actions have unintended and deadly consequences.
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