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Himalayan ice shrivels in global warming: Exhibit |
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Times of India , Friday, July 16, 2010 |
NEW YORK: When British climbing legend George Mallory took his iconic 1921 photo of Mount Everest's north face, the mighty, river-shaped glacier snaking under his feet seemed eternal.
Decades of p ...More
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Climate financing faces practical challenges: UN body |
PTI |
Times of India , Thursday, July 15, 2010 |
UNITED NATIONS: The goal of procuring and channelling $100 billion climate fund annually pledged by rich nations to developing countries at the Copenhagen summit still faces many practical challenges, ...More
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Sea levels rising in parts of Indian Ocean: Experts |
ANI |
Times of India , Thursday, July 15, 2010 |
LONDON: Humans-induced greenhouse gases are increasing sea levels in parts of the Indian Ocean, say experts.
The climate change is amplifying regional sea rise changes in Bay of Bengal, the Arabia ...More
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Climate financing faces practical challenges: UN body |
PTI |
The Economic Times , Thursday, July 15, 2010 |
UNITED NATIONS: The goal of procuring and channelling $100 billion climate fund annually pledged by rich nations to developing countries at the Copenhagen summit still faces many practical challenge ...More
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Sea levels rising in parts of Indian Ocean: Experts |
ANI |
The Economic Times , Thursday, July 15, 2010 |
LONDON: Humans-induced greenhouse gases are increasing sea levels in parts of the Indian Ocean, say experts.
The climate change is amplifying regional sea rise changes in Bay of Bengal, the Arab ...More
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Climategate: Beyond inquiry panels |
Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar |
The Economic Times , Wednesday, July 14, 2010 |
Two British committees, one Dutch committee and a US Senate committee have investigated Climategate — the disclosure from emails that scientists at the Climate Research Unit (CRU) of East Anglia Uni ...More
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Soulless firms hurting environment |
Juliette Jowit |
The Hindu , Tuesday, July 13, 2010 |
It is up to society and its leaders to ensure that companies do not become destructive, says leading U.N. official.
Modern businesses are fast becoming “soulless corporations,” a leading U.N. environ ...More
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32 Indian scientists in IPCC team for 5th report |
Amitabh Sinha |
The Indian Express , Tuesday, July 13, 2010 |
Thirty-two scientists from India have been selected by the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to contribute to the fifth edition of its assessment report that is known to be the most ex ...More
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Wake up to a Himalayan opportunity |
Shrawan Nigam, Smriti Bhargavai |
The Financial Express , Tuesday, July 13, 2010 |
Global warming and climate change influence the choice of energy sources throughout the world. There is a growing emphasis on minimising the use of fossil fuels such as coal and petroleum oil & gas th ...More
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Jairam Ramesh: halt de-greening moves |
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The Hindu , Tuesday, July 13, 2010 |
MYSORE: Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh underlined the importance of putting a check on “de-greening” activities that were rendering the “Green India” project meaning ...More
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32 Indian scientists in IPCC team for 5th report |
Amitabh Sinha |
The Indian Express , Tuesday, July 13, 2010 |
Thirty-two scientists from India have been selected by the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to contribute to the fifth edition of its assessment report that is known to be the most ex ...More
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Rising sea drives Panama islanders to mainland |
REUTERS |
Times of India , Tuesday, July 13, 2010 |
CARTI SUGDUB, Panama: Rising seas from global warming, coming after years of coral reef destruction, are forcing thousands of indigenous Panamanians to leave their ancestral homes on low-lying Caribbe ...More
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Jairam Ramesh: halt de-greening moves |
Special Correspondent |
THE HINDU , Tuesday, July 13, 2010 |
MYSORE: Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh underlined the importance of putting a check on “de-greening” activities that were rendering the “Green India” project meaning ...More
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‘15% Area Of Sundarbans Likely To Be Submerged By 2020’ |
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The Asian Age , Tuesday, July 13, 2010 |
The Sundarbans in South 24 Parganas is highly vulnerable to climate change and according to an estimate 15 per cent of the region will be submerged by 2020. This was among the findings of the three Di ...More
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India climate meet ahead of Mexico to push tech deal |
REUTERS |
The Economic Times , Tuesday, July 13, 2010 |
NEW DELHI: India will try to push climate talks forward at a two-day ministerial meeting in November by focusing on winning agreement on sharing clean technologies, a sticky issue that divides rich an ...More
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Rising sea drives Panama islanders to mainland |
REUTERS |
The Economic Times , Tuesday, July 13, 2010 |
CARTI SUGDUB, Panama: Rising seas from global warming, coming after years of coral reef destruction, are forcing thousands of indigenous Panamanians to leave their ancestral homes on low-lying Carib ...More
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15% of Sunderbans will be submerged: UNDP report |
PTI |
The Economic Times , Tuesday, July 13, 2010 |
KOLKATA: An estimated 15% of the Sunderbans delta will go under the sea by 2020, the UN Development Programme has warned.
A UNDP report while describing the Sunderbans delta, which has the world's ...More
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India climate meet ahead of Mexico to push tech deal |
REUTERS |
Times of India , Tuesday, July 13, 2010 |
NEW DELHI: India will try to push climate talks forward at a two-day ministerial meeting in November by focusing on winning agreement on sharing clean technologies, a sticky issue that divides rich an ...More
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