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Funds for climate change missions in Union Budget: Saran |
New Delhi, (PTI): |
The Deccan Herald , Friday, January 22, 2010 |
India's eight ambitious missions to address climate change may get funds in the Union Budget that will be presented in Parliament next month.
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Centre starts process to meet emission target |
AGE CORRESPONDENT / NEW DELHI |
The Asian Age , Thursday, January 21, 2010 |
Jan. 20: To meet the deadline of January 31 for the submission of its emission targets under the Copenhagen Accord, the government on Wednesday kicked-off the process of chalking out a roadmap. It wil ...More
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“Health initiatives will help mitigate climate change” |
Special Correspondent |
The Hindu , Thursday, January 21, 2010 |
CHENNAI: Global concerns about the scale of potential impact of climate change should not detract from efforts to address current health burdens, Kirk R. Smith, professor of global environmental healt ...More
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Climate panel regrets Himalayan howler |
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The Telegraph , Thursday, January 21, 2010 |
New Delhi, Jan. 20: The Nobel-winning UN climate agency today expressed regret for declaring two years ago that most of the Himalayan glaciers might disappear by the year 2035, two months after Indian ...More
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Upsurge in action needed for environment: Pachauri |
Dubai, (PTI): |
The Deccan Herald , Thursday, January 21, 2010 |
R K Pachauri, the head of the UN panel of climate experts, have asked for concrete action at the grass-root level to save the environment and climate for future generations.
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India chalks out roadmap to achieve low-carbon growth |
New Delhi, (PTI) |
The Deccan Herald , Thursday, January 21, 2010 |
As the January 31 deadline to submit its emission targets under the Copenhagen Accord approaches, India on Wednesday kicked-off the process to chalkout a roadmap and analyse cost to achieve low-carbon ...More
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Varsity glaciologist’s research came handy for Jairam |
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria /Tribune News Service |
The Tribune , Wednesday, January 20, 2010 |
Jammu, January 19
Stumped by the negation of its claims on Himalayan glaciers, the United Nations has asked its environment panel, Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), to prepare a fres ...More
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IPCC response over Himalayan glacier in a week : Pachauri |
Abu Dhabi, (PTI): |
The Deccan Herald , Wednesday, January 20, 2010 |
R K Pachauri, head of UN's panel of climate scientists on Tuesday defended his Nobel winning team over forecasting an early disappearance of the Himalayan glaciers, saying he will soon come with a res ...More
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Indian stand on glaciers vindicated |
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The Assam Tribune , Tuesday, January 19, 2010 |
NEW DELHI, Jan 18 – As the controversy over retreating Himalayan glaciers took a new turn, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today said India stood vindicated with a UN body moving to retract its ...More
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Jairam says he is vindicated |
RASHME SEHGAL / NEW DELHI |
The Asian Age , Tuesday, January 19, 2010 |
Jan. 18: Union minister for environment Jairam Ramesh believes his ministry’s stand that the Himalayan glaciers were not going to disappear in the next three decades now stands vindicated.
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Glacier melt date hot air, Pachauri faces the heat |
Amitabh Sinha |
The Indian Express , Tuesday, January 19, 2010 |
In revelations that embarrass the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) — the UN body that has built the scientific base for action on climate change — and its chairman R K Pachauri, it’s e ...More
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Government contention vindicated: Jairam Ramesh |
Aarti Dhar |
The Hindu , Tuesday, January 19, 2010 |
NEW DELHI: The government on Monday said its contention that there was no immediate and serious threat to the Himalayan glaciers was vindicated with the latest evidence suggesting that the Inter-gover ...More
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Arctic methane emissions jump, hint of warming |
REUTERS |
Times of India , Sunday, January 17, 2010 |
OSLO : Arctic emissions of a powerful greenhouse gas jumped 30% in recent years in a worrying hint that global warming might unlock vast stores frozen in permafrost, scientists said on Friday.
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