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| Policy intervention needed to prevent climate change |
| Sharan |
| The Assam Tribune , Friday, February 06, 2009 |
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GANGTOK, Feb 5 – Prime Minister’s envoy on climate change Shyam Sharan has underlined the ‘urgent’ need for a policy intervention aimed at safeguarding the ecology and climate in the country.
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| Climate change |
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| The Hindu , Friday, February 06, 2009 |
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This summer will perhaps be the hottest so far. Temperatures, like never before, have begun to soar right since the last week of January. Mid-noon sun, with all his ferocity, is forcing the city dwell ...More
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| 'India must limit green-house gas' |
| DH News Service |
| The Deccan Herald , Friday, February 06, 2009 |
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India on Thursday came under pressure from the United Nations which felt New Delhi should "get on board" with industrialised nations to reduce its green house gas emissions.
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| Warming dries Australian rivers to historic lows |
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| The Economic Times , Thursday, February 05, 2009 |
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SYDNEY: Climate change is combining with Australia's record-breaking drought to strangle the nation's largest river system, threatening to devastate food supplies, a report said on Wednesday.
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| Warming dries Australian rivers to historic lows |
| AFP |
| Times of India , Thursday, February 05, 2009 |
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SYDNEY: Climate change is combining with Australia's record-breaking drought to strangle the nation's largest river system, threatening to devastate food supplies, a report said on Wednesday.
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| Spotlight on climate change |
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| The Hindu , Wednesday, February 04, 2009 |
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NEW DELHI: To bridge the distance between science and spirituality, a two-day international conference on “Combating challenges of climate change” opens at Vigyan Bhavan here this Saturday.
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| US climate bill possible 'in weeks' |
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| The Economic Times , Wednesday, February 04, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON: The US Senate's top environmental lawmaker offered a preview on Wednesday of major component of US climate change legislation she said could be introduced "in weeks, not months."
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| Defiant Argentine glacier thrives despite warming |
| REUTERS |
| The Economic Times , Wednesday, February 04, 2009 |
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LOS GLACIARES NATIONAL PARK, Argentina: Climate change appears to be helping Argentina's mighty Perito Moreno glacier, which is thriving in defiance of the global warming that is shrinking its peers. ...More
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| 4000-km roadshow to spread green message |
| Neha Lalchandani, TNN |
| Times of India , Wednesday, February 04, 2009 |
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NEW DELHI: A journey spanning almost the entire country and 4,000 km covered in vehicles run on alternative fuels. A group of youngsters who believe that the means of fighting climate change are avail ...More
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| Defiant Argentine glacier thrives despite warming |
| REUTERS |
| Times of India , Wednesday, February 04, 2009 |
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LOS GLACIARES NATIONAL PARK, Argentina: Climate change appears to be helping Argentina's mighty Perito Moreno glacier, which is thriving in defiance of the global warming that is shrinking its peers. ...More
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| US climate bill possible 'in weeks' |
| REUTERS |
| Times of India , Wednesday, February 04, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON: The US Senate's top environmental lawmaker offered a preview on Wednesday of major component of US climate change legislation she said could be introduced "in weeks, not months."
"We a ...More
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| Tackling climate change: call for integrated approach |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Tuesday, February 03, 2009 |
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HYDERABAD: Shailesh Nayak, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, on Monday called for an integrated and multi-disciplinary approach to tackle the problems arising out of climate change, like rising s ...More
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| Think Green, Act Now |
| ShevetaBhatia |
| The Indian Express , Tuesday, February 03, 2009 |
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Having heard the term ‘green’ buildings all through last year, it holds no new appeal for us in the new year. But this is until we have met Professor John Raftery, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Oxford Brookes ...More
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| Ten new amphibian species discovered |
| REUTERS |
| Times of India , Tuesday, February 03, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON: Ten new species of amphibians -- including three kinds of poisonous frogs and three transparent-skinned glass frogs -- have been discovered in the mountains of Colombia, conservationists s ...More
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| Ten new amphibian species discovered |
| REUTERS |
| The Economic Times , Tuesday, February 03, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON: Ten new species of amphibians -- including three kinds of poisonous frogs and three transparent-skinned glass frogs -- have been discovered in the mountains of Colombia, conservationists s ...More
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| US becomes top wind producer, solar next |
| REUTERS |
| Times of India , Tuesday, February 03, 2009 |
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LONDON: The United States overtook Germany as the biggest producer of wind power last year, new figures showed, and will likely take the lead in solar power this year, analysts said on Monday.
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| Environment and Wildlife Film Festival from Feb. 5 to 7 |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Tuesday, February 03, 2009 |
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Hyderabad: In an attempt to create awareness on the hazardous affects of climate change among young minds, Hyderabad CMS Vatavaran, an Environment and Wildlife Travelling Film Festival is being held i ...More
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| Obama urged not to backburner climate issue |
| AP |
| Times of India , Tuesday, February 03, 2009 |
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DAVOS, Switzerland: Don't put off action on global warming just because times are lean. That's the message Al Gore, world environmental leaders and U.S. executives sent to President Barack Obama.
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| Obama urged not to backburner climate issue |
| AP |
| The Economic Times , Tuesday, February 03, 2009 |
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DAVOS, Switzerland: Don't put off action on global warming just because times are lean. That's the message Al Gore, world environmental leaders and U.S. executives sent to President Barack Obama.
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| Rising sea salinates Ganga |
| REUTERS |
| The Economic Times , Tuesday, February 03, 2009 |
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KOLKATA: Rising sea levels are causing salt water to flow into India's biggest river, threatening its ecosystem and turning vast farmlands barren in the country's east, a climate change expert warned ...More
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