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| 'Pollution progressively getting worse in Indian cities' |
| Press Trust of India |
| Business Standard , Tuesday, March 18, 2014 |
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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 progres ...More
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| First India-China study on climate to be released |
| Sutirtho Patranobis |
| The Hindustan Times , Monday, March 17, 2014 |
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Its impact is likely to come later but the prelaunch report on the first collaborative India-China study on climate change to be released in Beijing on Monday will generate interest among policy mak ...More
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| N African dust stimulates monsoons: Study |
| PTI |
| Business Standard , Monday, March 17, 2014 |
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Paris, March 17:
Desert dust from North Africa and the Arabian peninsula stimulates monsoon rains over India, said a study today suggesting that desertification from global warming may boost the ...More
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| Global warming to hit your bubbly's taste! |
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| Business Standard , Monday, March 17, 2014 |
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Climate change can not only play havoc with environment, it can also ruin the taste of your favourite bubbly.
A team of Australian researchers have warned that global warming could significantly incr ...More
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| How oil palm could kill orangutans |
| Pallavi Aiyar |
| The Hindu , Thursday, March 13, 2014 |
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The powerful oil palm industry in Indonesia is clearing orangutan habitat, sparking social conflict with indigenous communities and contributing to global warming
We stared at the slash mark on the ...More
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| High temperature, climatic changes to affect coffee output |
| Mahesh Kulkarni |
| Business Standard , Thursday, March 13, 2014 |
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Changing climatic conditions and rising global temperatures is likely to affect world coffee production in the coming years. The threat is significantly higher in arabica coffee, which requires specif ...More
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| Get ready for more freaky weather |
| Bappa Majumdar |
| The Economic Times , Wednesday, March 12, 2014 |
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HYDERABAD: India will see more intense freak weather in the coming days, warned climate change scientists, days after hailstorms killed at least 10 people and wounded scores in Andhra Pradesh and si ...More
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| 'MoEF Not Just a Clearance Ministry' |
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| The New Indian Express , Wednesday, March 12, 2014 |
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The Environment Ministry is not a ‘proposal clearance’ ministry, but acts upon the environmental guidelines set by Parliament under the Environment Protection Act to protect nature, said former E ...More
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| Volcanoes saw species survive past ice ages |
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| The Asian Age , Wednesday, March 12, 2014 |
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The steam and heat from volcanoes allowed species of plants and animals to survive past ice ages, a study showed Tuesday, offering help for scientists dealing with climate change. An international tea ...More
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| Restoring greenery |
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| Deccan Herald , Tuesday, March 11, 2014 |
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The national mission for green India, which was approved and cleared by the Union cabinet, should help to improve and increase the country’s diminishing forest cover.
The importance of forests, ...More
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| Agro forestry to get equal status with agriculture |
| Anindita Dey |
| Business Standard , Tuesday, March 11, 2014 |
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The government has decided to accord agro forestry equal status with agriculture by setting up a national-level board to promote national agro forestry policy.
Besides agro forestry is proposed to ...More
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