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| 27 more complaints for cruelty to animals in Bengaluru |
| TNN |
| The Economic Times , Wednesday, January 07, 2015 |
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BANGALORE: Inspectors authorised by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), which operates under the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEFCC), filed 27 non-cognizable offence compl ...More
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| ‘Sand mining in Ganga could be killing rare turtles’ |
| Seema Sharma |
| The Times of India , Wednesday, January 07, 2015 |
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DEHRADUN: Turtle species introduced in the Ganga 10 years ago to clean the river waters are now almost entirely gone, scientists say. The freshwater turtle species, Chitra Indica and Nilsonia Gangetic ...More
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| Climate Change is Natural, Not Just Man-made: Experts |
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| The New Indian Express , Wednesday, January 07, 2015 |
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MUMBAI: As the world grapples with climate change and methods to tackle natural and man-induced disasters, the role of science should be to provide a balance between development and nature, opined ...More
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| ‘Fears of man-made global warming exaggerated’ |
| Anahita Mukherji |
| The Times of India , Wednesday, January 07, 2015 |
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MUMBAI: Two of three scientists at a session on climate change and society at the Indian Science Congress on Tuesday felt fears of man-made global warming were greatly exaggerated. Their presence at ...More
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| ‘Fears of man¬made global warming exaggerated’ |
| Anahita Mukherji |
| The Economic Times , Wednesday, January 07, 2015 |
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MUMBAI: Two of three scientists at a session on climate change and society at the Indian Science Congress on Tuesday felt fears of man¬made global warming were greatly exaggerated. Their presence at t ...More
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| Playing dumb on climate change |
| Naomi Oreskes |
| Business Standard , Tuesday, January 06, 2015 |
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Scientists have often been accused of exaggerating the threat of climate change, but it's becoming increasingly clear that they ought to be more emphatic about the risk. The year just concluded is abo ...More
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| Pikas feel the heat of climate change |
| TNN |
| The Times of India , Tuesday, January 06, 2015 |
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BENGALURU: It's getting too warm for Pikachu up in the mountains.
Pikachu who? The cute fictional character who bounds around at top speed as part of the Pokemon series of video games, animate ...More
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| 27 more complaints for cruelty to animals |
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| The Times of India , Tuesday, January 06, 2015 |
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BENGALURU: Mangaluru, Karnataka-Inspectors authorised by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), which operates under the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEFCC), filed 27 non-c ...More
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| Global warming alters wine taste |
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| Deccan chronicle , Monday, January 05, 2015 |
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London: The taste of some of the world’s finest wines is changing as global warming alters the way grapes mature, scientists have found.
Grapes such as pinot noir, merlot and chardonnay are now gr ...More
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| MoEF focuses on Yamuna wetland |
| Akanksha Jain |
| The Hindu , Monday, January 05, 2015 |
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The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has written to the Uttar Pradesh government to take necessary action for conservation and management of Yamuna wetland in Greater Noida. A letter ...More
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| From smart cities to climate smart cities |
| Ranjan K Panda |
| Business Line , Monday, January 05, 2015 |
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Urban spaces are responsible for global warming and bear the brunt of it as well. They must evolve in sustainable ways
India is still unclear what its Prime Minister means when he talks about smart ...More
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| Global warming changing taste of wine |
| PTI |
| The Economic Times , Monday, January 05, 2015 |
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LONDON: The taste of some of the world's finest wines is changing as global warming alters the way grapes mature, scientists have found.
Grapes such as pinot noir, merlot and chardonnay are now ...More
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| ‘Afforestation key to battling climate change’ |
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| The Tribune , Monday, January 05, 2015 |
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The focus should be on adaptation, afforestation and mitigation measures to cope with climate change. Dr Ashwani Kumar, Director General, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), sta ...More
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| The responsible investor’s guide to climate change |
| Jeffrey Sachs, Lisa Sachs |
| Live Mint , Monday, January 05, 2015 |
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Around the world, institutional investors—including pension funds, insurance companies, philanthropic endowments, and universities—are grappling with the question of whether to divest from oil, gas, ...More
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| Goa 2015: Welcome to the age of climate change |
| Vivek Menezes |
| The Times of India , Sunday, January 04, 2015 |
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The first day of Goa's New Year brought unseasonal rain showers. Such weather surprises are increasingly routine in every part of the world as we enter an age of climate change brought on by unprece ...More
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| Four new missions to boost response to climate change |
| Amitabh Sinha |
| The Indian Express , Saturday, January 03, 2015 |
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Seeking to broaden India’s response to climate change, the government will soon add at least four new ‘missions’ to the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), including one to promote wind en ...More
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| How vulnerable is city to climate change? |
| G. V. Prasada Sarma |
| The Hindu , Saturday, January 03, 2015 |
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TERI team studies the effect on existing infrastructure and recommends resilience planning. In its climate analysis, rainfall pattern, observed and projected sea level rise, pattern of cyclone events ...More
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