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| Australia unveils sweeping carbon plan in climate fight |
| Reuters |
| The Indian Express , Monday, July 11, 2011 |
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Australia unveiled its most sweeping economic reform in decades on Sunday with a plan to tax carbon emissions from the nation's worst polluters, reviving hopes of stronger global climate action with t ...More
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| Oceans ‘soaking up less CO2 due to climate change’ |
| Agencies |
| The Indian Express , Monday, July 11, 2011 |
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As one of the planet's largest single carbon absorbers, the ocean soaks up roughly one-third of all human carbon emissions, reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide and its associated global changes. B ...More
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| CM admits need for policy on water, climate |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Assam Tribune , Sunday, July 10, 2011 |
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GUWAHATI, July 9 – Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today acknowledged the need for a comprehensive water and climate policy for Assam describing it as important for the interest of the State that is largel ...More
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| Mou signed with EPCO to face climate change |
| Staff Reporter | Bhopal |
| The Pioneer , Friday, July 01, 2011 |
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With a view to dealing with challenges of development amid threats of climate change, a new way has been sorted out to work on a strategy in the State. In this connection, Environment Planning and C ...More
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| NE records reduced continuous rainfall |
| Ajit Patowary |
| The Assam Tribune , Friday, July 01, 2011 |
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GUWAHATI, June 30 – Long-term variations in the atmospheric parameters may have resulted in the reduced incidence of continuous rainfall activities for over three days at a stretch over the NE region ...More
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| Sabarmati may lose 70% water in 40 years, says IIM-A study |
| Dayananda Yumlembam, TNN |
| The Times Of India , Friday, July 01, 2011 |
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AHMEDABAD: The Sabarmati riverfront project will have to depend on Narmada river to survive because the river may not have much water left in less than 40 years, says a study by professors at Indian I ...More
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| Greenland ice melts most in half-century: US |
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| Times of India , Thursday, June 30, 2011 |
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WASHINGTON: Greenland's ice sheet melted the most it has in over a half century last year, US government scientists said Tuesday in one of a series of "unmistakable" signs of climate change.
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| Naveen releases survey report on groundwater resources |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Tuesday, June 28, 2011 |
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BHUBANESWAR: Orissa has 16,68,914 hectare metre (HM) or 16.69 BCM of net dynamic groundwater resources available for development, say the latest findings of Directorate of Groundwater Survey and Inves ...More
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| Greenpeace dumps coal at South African utility |
| AP |
| The Times Of India , Tuesday, June 28, 2011 |
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JOHANNESBURG: Greenpeace protesters dumped five tons of coal at the headquarters of South Africa's power utility company Monday to draw attention to their calls for the country to embrace clean energy ...More
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| IIM-A plans for green Ahmedabad in 2050 |
| Dayananda Yumlembam, TNN |
| The Times Of India , Tuesday, June 28, 2011 |
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AHMEDABAD: By 2050, Ahmedabad city will grow to over four times its present size. From its size of 190sqkm ( AMC area) in 2005 with a population of 4.7 million, Ahmedabad city will grow to 900 sqkm wi ...More
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| Greenpeace dumps coal at South African utility |
| AP |
| The Economic Times , Tuesday, June 28, 2011 |
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JOHANNESBURG: Greenpeace protesters dumped five tons of coal at the headquarters of South Africa's power utility company Monday to draw attention to their calls for the country to embrace clean energy ...More
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| US lists science 'gaps' on Arctic drilling |
| AP |
| The Economic Times , Saturday, June 25, 2011 |
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Decision makers lack key scientific information on what effect oil and gas drilling would have in Arctic offshore waters , according to a report released Thursday that also acknowle ...More
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| US lists science 'gaps' on Arctic drilling |
| AP |
| The Times Of India , Saturday, June 25, 2011 |
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Decision makers lack key scientific information on what effect oil and gas drilling would have in Arctic offshore waters, according to a report released Thursday that also acknowled ...More
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| On global warming, Obama has changed little: Al Gore |
| AP |
| The Economic Times , Friday, June 24, 2011 |
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WASHINGTON: The Democrats' leading environmental messenger, Al Gore, is declaring that President Barack Obama has failed to lead on the issue of global warming.
In a 7,000-word essay posted onlin ...More
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| On global warming, Obama has changed little: Al Gore |
| AP |
| Times of India , Friday, June 24, 2011 |
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WASHINGTON: The Democrats' leading environmental messenger, Al Gore, is declaring that President Barack Obama has failed to lead on the issue of global warming.
In a 7,000-word essay posted onli ...More
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| Indonesian forest people condemn climate scheme |
| AFP |
| The Economic Times , Thursday, June 23, 2011 |
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JAKARTA: Indigenous peoples of Indonesian Borneo on Wednesday demanded a halt to internationally backed forest conservation schemes, saying they are trampling their rights and robbing their lands.
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| Indonesian forest people condemn climate scheme |
| AFP |
| Times of India , Thursday, June 23, 2011 |
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JAKARTA: Indigenous peoples of Indonesian Borneoon Wednesday demanded a halt to internationally backed forest conservation schemes, saying they are trampling their rights and robbing their lands.
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| Oceans in distress foreshadow mass extinction |
| AFP |
| Times of India , Tuesday, June 21, 2011 |
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PARIS: Pollution and global warming are pushing the world's oceans to the brink of a mass extinction of marine life unseen for tens of millions of years, a consortium of scientists warned Monday.
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