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Climate change disturbing deep ocean currents: Study |
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The Economic Times , Sunday, March 23, 2014 |
NEW YORK: The recent climate change may be acting to slow down deep ocean currents with potentially serious consequences for the planet's future, a study warns.
Deep currents act as conveyer belts ...More
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Global warming may lead to food shortfall |
Syed Akbar |
The Times of India , Sunday, March 23, 2014 |
HYDERABAD: Prof NH Ravindranath, chairman of the Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc, Bengaluru, has said one of the observed impacts of climate change is increased flood risk leading to reduced farm ...More
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'Industry Needs to Step Up to Conserve Water' |
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The New Indian Express , Sunday, March 23, 2014 |
There will be increased pressure on industry to conserve water as the country could be water-scarce by 2020, said a recently released report.
Titled "Safeguarding India's Water Resources-The Business ...More
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Concerns about vanishing forests |
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Deccan Herald , Friday, March 21, 2014 |
Modern tools need to be aligned with that of indigenous knowledge to evolve a strategy for forest conservation...
On the occasion of World forestry Day today (March 21), it is important to know ...More
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Scientists sound alarm on climate |
Justin Gillis |
Deccan Herald , Friday, March 21, 2014 |
Early in his career, a scientist named Mario J Molina was pulled into seemingly obscure research about strange chemicals being spewed into the atmosphere. Within a year, he had helped discover a glo ...More
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Four districts categorised as climate change hotspots |
T. Nandakumar |
The Hindu , Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
Kerala severely threatened by climate change, says State Action Plan on Climate Change
Alappuzha, Palakkad, Wayanad and Idukki districts are climate change hotspots in Kerala, with a high degree of ...More
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Climate change respects no frontiers |
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The Hindustan Times , Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
The health of glaciers as an index of climate change, water storage and regulation has been a matter of concern in discussions on the changing hydrology of the Indus. An Indus Basin study group was be ...More
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Greens see red over Chandy’s CRZ plan |
T. Nandakumar |
The Hindu , Wednesday, March 19, 2014 |
The Kerala State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC), to be taken up for implementation by the government this financial year, has recommended strict enforcement of the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) ...More
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A Tryst with Earth Hour |
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The New Indian Express , Tuesday, March 18, 2014 |
The city also jumped on the bandwagon on Saturday evening as homes, offices, shops and other landmarks here switched off the lights for one hour between 8.30 pm and 9.30 pm to observe the World Earth ...More
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Pollution getting worse in Indian cities: Pachauri |
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The Hindu , Tuesday, March 18, 2014 |
A study pointing that the pollution levels in New Delhi is worse than that of Beijing may have been quoting the data from the worst period of the year but the air quality in Indian cities is progressi ...More
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