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| Forest Department takes a giant green leap |
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| The New Indian Express , Friday, June 21, 2013 |
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Taking the ‘Haritha Keralam’ project one step forward, the Forest Department has come up with an innovative initiative to increase the green cover of the state.
‘Green Partners’ programme, a collabor ...More
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| Droughts, floods come as wake-up call: Greenpeace |
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| The Times of India , Friday, June 21, 2013 |
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NEW DELHI: A day after a World Bank report highlighted the effects global warming may have on the monsoon pattern in South Asia, Greenpeace Thursday said droughts and floods in different parts of In ...More
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| Another climate change event |
| Nagraj Adve |
| The Hindu , Friday, June 21, 2013 |
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The unexpectedly early and powerful rains over Northwest India have killed over 130 people and left 70,000 pilgrims stranded, damaged temple towns, and washed away roads and 21 bridges in Uttarakhand. ...More
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| Climate change could impact food output: World Bank report |
| Urmi A Goswami |
| The Economic Times , Thursday, June 20, 2013 |
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NEW DELHI: The government's attempts to push through the Food Security Bill may earn it political brownie points, but failure to counter and stem climate change is likely to blunt the impact of the le ...More
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| Barack Obama plans major push on global warming |
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| The Economic Times , Thursday, June 20, 2013 |
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WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama plans a major push against the pollution blamed for global warming, trying under pressure from environmentalists and fellow politicians to make good on promises he m ...More
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| 'Global warming might change rain pattern' |
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| Business Standard , Thursday, June 20, 2013 |
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At a time when unprecedented rain has resulted in havoc in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, the World Bank today came out with a report which states that another 2 to 4 degree celsius in the world ...More
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| IEA suggests measure to control global temperature rise |
| Urmi A Goswami |
| The Times of India , Thursday, June 20, 2013 |
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NEW DELHI: The rains may have cooled down north India, but global average temperature is set to rise by as much 4 degrees if urgent steps are not taken to address climate change. Bringing with it heat ...More
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| 'Kerala will lose 10 percent of water resources by 2030' |
| Pramod Thomas |
| The New Indian Express , Thursday, June 20, 2013 |
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Though there are expectations that the severe drought, which the state experienced this year, might be compensated by the good monsoon, ground realities suggest a different scenario. According to a ...More
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| World Bank says India in for big climate change |
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| DNA India , Thursday, June 20, 2013 |
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Global warming could lead to more droughts, water scarcity, extremely hot summer, severe flooding, and poor food production in South-Asia, including India, a World Bank report said on Wednesday.
Mu ...More
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| Average global temperature set to increase by 4 degrees |
| Urmi A Goswami |
| The Economic Times , Thursday, June 20, 2013 |
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NEW DELHI: Global average temperature is set to rise by as much 4 degrees if urgent steps are not taken to address climate change. Bringing with it heat waves, untimely and unpredictable quantities of ...More
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| Biggies celebrate World Environment Week |
| Kathakali Banerjee |
| The Times of India , Thursday, June 20, 2013 |
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World Environment Week was recently celebrated with a concert titled Green Earth —Shyamol Shukher Dhora, in the presence of eminent personalities like Soumitra Chattopadhyay, Lopamudra Mitra, Rupankar ...More
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| DGCA panel to monitor emissions |
| Chinmayi Shalya |
| The Times of India , Wednesday, June 19, 2013 |
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MUMBAI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is planning to establish an aviation climate change task force to assess carbon emissions, monitor data collection from airports and chart out ...More
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| India at high flood risk: Study |
| Vanita Srivastava |
| The Hindustan Times , Wednesday, June 19, 2013 |
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A new global study has predicted a large increase in the frequency of floods in South Asia and peninsular India due to climate change.
The study titled ‘Global flood risk under climate change’, publi ...More
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| Get rid of waste through kitchen tank fish farming |
| Shainu Mohan |
| Deccan Chronicle , Tuesday, June 18, 2013 |
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Thiruvananthapuram: At a time when the state is witnessing the worst-ever waste management crisis, the Environment and Cl¬im¬ate Change Department has come up with a unique project that deploys fish f ...More
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| A new set of goals from 2015 |
| K. Srinath Reddy |
| Live Mint , Tuesday, June 18, 2013 |
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The countdown has begun for a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to be adopted by the United Nations in 2015. These will replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) adopted in 2000, with ...More
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| 'Ancient Mayan animal species survive climate change' |
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| Business Standard , Tuesday, June 18, 2013 |
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Animal species prevalent during the ancient Mayan culture have survived prolonged droughts, hurricanes and other adverse effects of climate change, experts claim.
Expert Alejandro Morales of Guate ...More
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| Fauna that lived in Mayan times survive climate change |
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| Business Standard , Monday, June 17, 2013 |
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Guatemala City, June 17 (IANS/EFE) Fauna that was prevalent at the height of the ancestral Mayan culture has survived prolonged droughts, hurricanes and the deleterious effects of climate change on bi ...More
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