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| Greening the minds and much more |
| Bindu Shajan Perappadan |
| The Hindu , Wednesday, April 11, 2007 |
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The Capital's very own environment and wildlife film festival -- CMS Vatavaran -- is round the corner and it is now accepting entries from filmmakers who want to take part in the festival slated to be ...More
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| ‘Renewable energy to meet 50% of power needs’ |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Financial Express , Tuesday, April 10, 2007 |
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NEW DELHI, APR 9: Renewable energy, combined with efficiencies from the ‘smart use’ of energy, can deliver half of India’s primary energy needs by 2050, according to the report: ‘Energy Revolution: A ...More
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| ‘Carbon emissions can be cut by 4 pc’ |
| Ravleen Kaur |
| The Indian Express , Tuesday, April 10, 2007 |
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NEW DELHI, APRIL 9: Climate change can be addressed while meeting the energy demands for development over the years, says a study commissioned by European Renewable Energy Council and Greenpeace. If g ...More
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| The great Himalayan meltdown |
| N. Gopal Raj |
| The Hindu , Tuesday, April 10, 2007 |
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Glaciers that feed the seven great rivers of Asia — Ganga, Indus, Brahmaputra, Salween, Mekong, Yangtze, and Huang Ho — are under threat.
AS THE world warms inexorably, glaciers in the Himalayas are ...More
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| "Climate change will devastate India" |
| Daphne Wysham and Smitu Kothari |
| The Hindu , Monday, April 09, 2007 |
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In South Asia, millions of people will find their lands and homes inundated, according to a draft report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
A FINAL draft of a report leaked from the I ...More
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| One-fifth of us will die if global warming carries on |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Tribune , Friday, April 06, 2007 |
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Brussels, April 5
The new UN climate report to be released on Friday in is expected to cast a gloomy picture of the consequences of global warming.
The report will project that one-fifth of all ani ...More
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| Warming a threat to natural wonders: WWF |
| Neelam Raaj |
| The Hindu , Friday, April 06, 2007 |
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NEW DELHI: Sunderbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, and Himalayan glaciers are eleven of the world's greatest natural wonders that face destruction if the climate continues to warm at the curr ...More
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| Lanco units registered for CDM |
| Staff Reporter |
| Hindu Business Line , Wednesday, April 04, 2007 |
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Hyderabad, April 3
The Hyderabad-based Lanco Group has announced the registration of two of its hydro projects as Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects with the United Nations Framework Convent ...More
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| Himalayan meltdown catastrophic for India |
| Special Correspondent |
| Times of India, , Tuesday, April 03, 2007 |
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NEW DELHI: Don't dismiss it as one of the favourite whines of environmental campaigners. The result of the melting of most of the Himalayan glaciers by 2030, as predicted by the UN panel on climate ...More
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| Climate study paints a bleak picture |
| Staff Correspondent |
| The Hindu , Monday, April 02, 2007 |
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AMSTERDAM (Netherlands): For people in their 30s, climate change already has reshaped the world to which they were born.
By the time they reach retirement age, the changes will be far more dramatic ...More
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| Himalayan glaciers melting fast: Study |
| Mahesh Chander Sharma |
| The Tribune , Monday, April 02, 2007 |
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New Delhi, April 1
A majority of Himalayan glaciers, which serve as the lifeline of north India, are melting at a faster rate, posing a serious threat to water security in the region, a study claims. ...More
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| 'Forget Himalayan glaciers' |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Monday, April 02, 2007 |
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OSLO/LONDON: Global warming could cause more hunger in poor countries and melt most Himalayan glaciers by the 2030s, according to a draft UN report due on Friday which also says that up to 40 animal a ...More
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| A Himalayan water crisis awaits India |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Telegraph , Monday, April 02, 2007 |
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Oslo/New Delhi, April 1: Global warming may melt 80 per cent of Himalayan glacial cover and leave India thirsting for freshwater by 2030, according to a draft UN climate panel report slated for releas ...More
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| Five-year freeze needed on biofuels |
| George Monbiot |
| The Hindu , Wednesday, March 28, 2007 |
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Oil produced from plants sets up competition for food between cars and people. People - and the environment - will lose.
IT USED to be a matter of good intentions gone awry. Now it is plain fraud. T ...More
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| Gangotri recedes as globe warms |
| Vibha Sharma |
| The Tribune , Monday, March 26, 2007 |
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New Delhi, March 25
The Gangotri glacier receded at the rate of 17.15 metres per year between 1971 and 2004, says a study conducted by the Department of Science and Technology. One more study has est ...More
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| UK funds to boost Indian green projects |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Indian Express , Thursday, March 22, 2007 |
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Kolkata, March 21: Environment projects in India are all set to get a boost, courtesy, additional funds allocated by the UK government. The funds will come in as part of the Global Opportunities Fund ...More
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| World's top 10 rivers at risk, says WWF report |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Thursday, March 22, 2007 |
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Due to over-extraction, climate change, pollution and dams
· The Ganga and the Indus are on the list
· Increased water withdrawals threaten Ganga
NEW DELHI: Over-extraction, climate chan ...More
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| Progress on climate change |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Thursday, March 22, 2007 |
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The meeting of environment ministers of G8 countries at Potsdam, Germany last week attempted to arrive at a consensus on efforts to slow down climate change, in a partnership with the developing world ...More
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| Check greenhouse emissions, plead scientists |
| Rakesh Lohumi |
| The Tribune , Wednesday, March 21, 2007 |
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Dharamsala, March 20
President of the World Environment Foundation, UK, Madhav Mehra has called for initiating steps to ensure that the increasing greenhouse emissions are controlled to make the eart ...More
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