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'Managing carbon vital in climate change control' |
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Deccan Herald , Wednesday, June 04, 2014 |
“The effective management of Carbon will decide the success of regulating climate change or global warming. Shifting to a development paradigm which is sustainable with nature can only save the planet ...More
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Over 80 pc citizens of Mumbai feel global warming is real |
Press Trust of India |
Business Standard , Wednesday, June 04, 2014 |
Reeling under an intense heat wave ahead of the monsoon, which is likely to be delayed, over 80 per cent of the city's 1.2 crore citizens believe that global warming is real, according to an environ ...More
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Welcome my feathered friends |
ROHINI RAMAKRISHNAN |
The Hindu , Tuesday, June 03, 2014 |
The excitement is contagious and palpable. These are visitors from the bird world taking a break from their regular habitats..
Watching flocks of migratory birds has been an ancient pastime and the m ...More
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Obama rolls out rule to cut power plant pollution |
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The Times of India , Tuesday, June 03, 2014 |
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration unveiled a plan on Monday to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by nearly a third over the next 15 years, in a sweeping initiative to curb pollutants b ...More
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Let’s keep the sea level |
ARUN KRISHNAMURTHY |
The Hindu , Tuesday, June 03, 2014 |
As we prepare to celebrate World Environment Day, let’s pause a while and take a look around us. What can we do to stem the damage? What can we do to save our world?
All through the year we tend to t ...More
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State-level Inauguration of PEAP Today |
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The New Indian Express , Tuesday, June 03, 2014 |
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state-level inauguration of Participatory Environmental Action Plan (PEAP) will be done by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy at Kanakakkunnu palace on Tuesday at 10 am.
Minister f ...More
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Let’s keep the sea level |
ARUN KRISHNAMURTHY |
The Hindu , Tuesday, June 03, 2014 |
All through the year we tend to take the environment for granted. However, on June 5 suddenly we wake up, making tall claims and loud pitches in favour of environment conservation. Should we just talk ...More
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Obama to unveil historic climate change plan |
Suzanne Goldenberg |
The Hindu , Monday, June 02, 2014 |
U.S. President Barack Obama will unveil a plan on June 2 that will cut carbon pollution from power plants and promote cap-and-trade, undertaking the most significant action on climate change in Americ ...More
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Doing Their Bit for the Planet |
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The New Indian Express , Monday, June 02, 2014 |
HYDERABAD: With World Environment Day just around the corner, ITC Kakatiya is gearing up to raise awareness about positive environmental action to protect nature and planet Earth. As part of their CSR ...More
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Delhi govt to go on huge plantation drive |
Press Trust of India |
Business Standard , Monday, June 02, 2014 |
Delhi government will soon embark on a massive plantation drive to increase the green cover in the national capital.
According to the Forest Department officials, 7.5 lakh saplings will be planted ...More
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Melting glaciers, more rain to swell Himalayan rivers |
N. Gopal Raj |
The Hindu , Monday, June 02, 2014 |
Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Salween and Mekong rivers sustain agriculture and 1.3 billion people in a dozen countries
As the climate warms, increased melting of glaciers and more rain along the Himal ...More
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Earth staring at mass extinction due to us |
Tomas Jivanda |
The Times of India , Monday, June 02, 2014 |
Humanity is responsible for speeding up the natural rate of extinction for animal and plant species by up to 10,000 times, as the planet is on the brink of a dinosaur-scale sixth mass extinction, a ne ...More
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US to seek to cut power plant carbon by one-third |
Associated Press |
The Indian Express , Monday, June 02, 2014 |
The Obama administration on Monday will unveil a plan to cut earth-warming pollution from power plants by 30 percent by 2020, setting in motion one of the most significant actions to address global wa ...More
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Ambitious conservation projects under Mission 676 |
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The Hindu , Saturday, May 31, 2014 |
A primary environment care project with the cooperation of grama panchayats; Rs.259-crore ‘Krishi Raksha’ scheme to protect crops from wild animals; forest academy at Arippa; and ‘Urinunarvu Kadinunar ...More
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For a ‘green’ living |
Nivedita Ganguly |
The Hindu , Saturday, May 31, 2014 |
City-based organisations have been spearheading a series of awareness programmes and projects to foster a ‘green’ culture
Global sea levels are rising at an increased rate which is projected to be ev ...More
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Officials seek to end mining ban in dense forests |
Nitin Sethi |
Business Standard , Friday, May 30, 2014 |
The new environment, forests and climate change minister, Prakash Javadekar, has been advised by the bureaucracy at Paryavaran Bhawan against continuing with the ban on mining in forests and morator ...More
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