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| Electric vehicles for Sustainable Transport |
| DAMANDEEP SINGH |
| Times of India , Monday, August 23, 2010 |
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The recent high-profile acquisition of a small electric car company by an auto giant seems to have electrified the industry, which has been experiencing robust growth. As the world seeks solutions to ...More
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| Rs. 25,000 cr. to tackle climate change: Jairam |
| Sandeep Joshi |
| The Hindu , Sunday, August 22, 2010 |
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“We are going to be the most affected by this problem”
The Centre has made a provision of Rs. 25,000 crore to mitigate the effects of climate change, a serious problem that India will face in the co ...More
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| Govt earmarks 25,000cr for climate change |
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| The Times of India , Saturday, August 21, 2010 |
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NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday said India was going to be affected "the most" by climate change, but it had made a provision of huge fund — to the tune of nearly Rs 25,000 crore — from differen ...More
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| India's 'constant gardeners' |
| Keya Acharya |
| Business Standard , Saturday, August 21, 2010 |
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In some remote villages in India, which are most unlikely to pose as models of development, a quiet rejuvenation is taking place, with communities learning to adapt to the climate change reality of th ...More
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| UN to get report on climate panel August 30 |
| AFP |
| Times of India , Saturday, August 21, 2010 |
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PARIS: A UN-requested review of the world's top panel of climate scientists, accused of flaws in a key assessment on global warming, will be unveiled on August 30, the investigating committee said on ...More
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| Climate meet in Switzerland to discuss long-term finance |
| AFP |
| The Economic Times , Saturday, August 21, 2010 |
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GENEVA: Ministers will meet in Switzerland next month to discuss crucial financing to curb the impact of global warming, ahead of the UN climate conference in Cancun, Swiss authorities said on Thursda ...More
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| UN to get report on climate panel August 30 |
| AFP |
| The Economic Times , Saturday, August 21, 2010 |
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PARIS: A UN-requested review of the world's top panel of climate scientists, accused of flaws in a key assessment on global warming, will be unveiled on August 30, the investigating committee said on ...More
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| Delhi to harness energy from waste, solar power |
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| The Hindu , Saturday, August 21, 2010 |
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NEW DELHI: A bio-gas plant that would use the bio-degradable waste generated in the Delhi Secretariat to provide gas to its canteen was inaugurated by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Friday as part o ...More
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| Norway to pay $30 million to save Indonesian forests |
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| The Economic Times , Friday, August 20, 2010 |
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JAKARTA: Norway agreed Thursday to advance 30 million dollars to Indonesia in the first instalment of a planned billion-dollar scheme to cut the country's greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation. ...More
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| Norway to pay $30 million to save Indonesian forests |
| AFP |
| Times of India , Friday, August 20, 2010 |
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JAKARTA: Norway agreed Thursday to advance 30 million dollars to Indonesia in the first instalment of a planned billion-dollar scheme to cut the country's greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation. ...More
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| Environment threatens Pakistani state: US report |
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| Times of India , Friday, August 20, 2010 |
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WASHINGTON: Environmental woes as witnessed in Pakistan's devastating floods threaten the unity of the nation, exacerbating the threat of Islamic extremists, a US government report said.
The study ...More
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| Environment threatens Pakistani state: US report |
| AFP |
| The Economic Times , Friday, August 20, 2010 |
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WASHINGTON: Environmental woes as witnessed in Pakistan's devastating floods threaten the unity of the nation, exacerbating the threat of Islamic extremists, a US government report said.
The study ...More
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| Indonesia's coral reefs dying at alarming rate |
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| Times of India , Thursday, August 19, 2010 |
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JAKARTA, Indonesia: Coral that survived the 2004 tsunami is now dying at one of the fastest rates ever recorded because of a dramatic rise in water temperatures off northwestern Indonesia caused in pa ...More
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| Afghanistan, sub-Saharan Africa top food security risks |
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| Times of India , Thursday, August 19, 2010 |
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OSLO: Afghanistan and nations in sub-Saharan Africa are most at risk from shocks to food supplies such as droughts or floods while Nordic countries are least vulnerable, according to an index released ...More
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| Indonesia's coral reefs dying at alarming rate |
| AP |
| The Economic Times , Thursday, August 19, 2010 |
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JAKARTA, Indonesia: Coral that survived the 2004 tsunami is now dying at one of the fastest rates ever recorded because of a dramatic rise in water temperatures off northwestern Indonesia caused in pa ...More
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| Mexico down-to-earth on Cancun climate summit |
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| The Hindu , Wednesday, August 18, 2010 |
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NEW DELHI: Pragmatism is a key word for the Mexican hosts of the next major United Nations conference on climate change this December.
“We do not need to sacrifice our level of ambition, we do not ne ...More
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