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| Mercury on the rise in city, says study |
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| The Hindu , Friday, November 01, 2013 |
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A scientific assessment has revealed that Kochi is vulnerable to extreme weather conditions linked to climate change.
The assessment was made as part of a study carried out by Sushil Kumar Dash of t ...More
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| Many strides in food security |
| M. S. Swaminathan |
| The Hindu , Friday, November 01, 2013 |
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The foundational work done in the 1960s has made it possible for India to make access to food a legal right. But more needs to be done to sustain the progress.
This is one of the most significant yea ...More
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| At Stanford, the search for the humanities student |
| Tamar Lewin |
| The Hindu , Friday, November 01, 2013 |
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But the concern that liberal arts are being eclipsed by science goes far beyond some of the top American universities.
On Stanford University’s sprawling campus, where a long palm-lined entry drive ...More
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| Hyderbad to host global farm meet from Nov 4 |
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| The Hindu Business Line , Friday, November 01, 2013 |
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Scientists, academicians, industrialists and government representatives engaged in the field of agriculture from across the world will meet for a four-day session here from November 4 to discuss ways ...More
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| Colleges fret as interest in humanities fades |
| TAMAR LEWIN |
| Calcutta Telegraph , Friday, November 01, 2013 |
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Stanford (California), Oct. 31: On Stanford University’s sprawling campus, where a long palm-lined drive leads to manicured quads, humanities professors produce highly regarded scholarship on Renais ...More
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| Kochiites to feel the heat of global warming |
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| The New Indian Express , Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
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The effect of global warming, augmented by the rise in high-rises and dearth of enough green belts, will drastically affect the climatic conditions of Kochi.
In the next three decades, Kochiites will ...More
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| US ends most financing of overseas coal projects |
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| The Economic Times , Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
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WASHINGTON: The United States has said it would end most financing of coal projects overseas, taking a potentially significant step to curbing carbon emissions blamed for climate change.
The decis ...More
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| BRICS agriculture ministers address food security |
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| Business Standard , Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
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Agriculture ministers of the BRICS countries met here Tuesday to address the negative effects of climate change on world food security.
The gathering, the third of its kind, will culminate in the sig ...More
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| Rising sea levels pose risk to Chennai |
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| The New Indian Express , Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
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The coastal cities in India, including Chennai, will be at risk from the impact of flooding due to rising sea levels and extreme weather conditions, according to a report ‘Natural Disasters Saving L ...More
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| Countries at climate risk to hold more GDP: report |
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| The Hindustan Times , Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
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Nearly a third of the world's economic output, some $44 trillion (32 trillion euros), will by 2025 be in countries at the highest risk of climate change effects, said research published Wednesday. Thi ...More
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