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Dikshit reaffirms govt’s commitment |
Staff Rerporter |
The Tribune , Friday, April 22, 2005 |
New Delhi, April 21
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on the eve of the Earth Day here today said that the conservation of environment is cheaper. The more one uses the resources like water and ele ...More
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The cost of 3ºC global rise in temperature |
Alok Jha |
The Hindu , Sunday, April 17, 2005 |
GLOBAL TEMPERATURES will rise by an average of 3º C due to climate change and cause catastrophic damage around the world unless governments take urgent action, according to the U.K. Government's chief ...More
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GRC, Teri in pact to promote `Green Gulf' |
Vimala Vasan |
The Hindu Business Line , Wednesday, April 13, 2005 |
THE Dubai-based Gulf Research Center (GRC) and the New Delhi-based The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) have signed a co-operation agreement to foster green thinking in the region.
The GRC Chai ...More
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Abode of the vulture |
SRIDEVI PILLAI |
THe Hindu , Sunday, April 10, 2005 |
IT was a clear and pleasant October evening. The forest was silent except for occasional birdcalls. A Giant Malabar Squirrel scampered along a low branch. The deciduous forest patch was at its best af ...More
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Greenpeace advocates use of renewable energy |
Staff Reporter |
Deccan Herald , Wednesday, April 06, 2005 |
Greenpeace, the international environmental group fighting against global warming, would appeal to Electricity Regulatory Commissions (ERCs) in different states to promote use of renewable energy for ...More
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U.S. in race to unlock new energy source |
David Adam |
The Hindu , Tuesday, April 05, 2005 |
NEW YORK, APRIL 4. More than a mile below the choppy Gulf of Mexico waters lies a vast, untapped source of energy. Locked in mysterious crystals, the sediment beneath the seabed holds enough natural g ...More
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Geo-greening by example |
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN |
The Indian Express , Monday, March 28, 2005 |
How will future historians explain it? How will they possibly explain why President George W. Bush decided to ignore the energy crisis staring us in the face and chose instead to spend all his elector ...More
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Himalayan squeeze snapping at heels: Experts |
JAYANTA BASU |
The Telegraph , Thursday, March 17, 2005 |
The fast-receding Himalayan glaciers might impact the environment and the economy sooner than you think, experts have said.
The Worldwide Fund for Nature had warned this week that the rapid melting ...More
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Stress on wind power |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Wednesday, March 16, 2005 |
Berlin: Germany's green party Environment Minister has said Britain should emulate Germany's example and build thousands more wind turbines if it wanted to prevent climate change. Speaking in an inter ...More
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Himalayan squeeze on rivers of life |
Jayanta Basu |
The Telegraph , Tuesday, March 15, 2005 |
March 14: After the sea, it is probably the turn of the mountains to wreak havoc.The Himalayan glaciers are receding at among the fastest rates in the world due to global warming, threatening water sh ...More
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UK counts on India's support to create global awareness |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu Business Line , Friday, March 11, 2005 |
Kolkata , March 10
CLIMATE change is at the top of the British Government's global agenda, and India's voice in developing the international consensus for unified action to create global awareness o ...More
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India to be special invitee at forum on climate change |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Wednesday, March 09, 2005 |
KOLKATA, MARCH 8. India will be among the special invitees at a G 8 roundtable meeting in London later this month to consider the challenge of achieving a sustainable and secure energy future for all ...More
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First renewable park coming up |
Staff Reporter |
Central Chronicle , Wednesday, March 09, 2005 |
KOLKATA: A renewable energy Entrepreneurship Park, coming up in north 24 Parganas here will be housing infrastructural facilities to help set up alternative energy centres.
West Bengal renewable ene ...More
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Desi cooking method polluting South-east Asia |
Surajit Dasgupta |
The Statesman , Monday, March 07, 2005 |
Mar. 6. — Scientists believe that not only is India polluting its own air by cooking food over burning coal, it is also badly affecting that surrounding the entire south Asian region by using this sto ...More
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US faces global warming threat |
Staff Reporter |
The Telegraph , Monday, February 21, 2005 |
Washington, Feb. 20 (Reuters): Global warming could stifle cleansing summer winds across northern parts of the US over the next 50 years and worsen air pollution, US researchers said yesterday. Furthe ...More
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Feted and hated, Kyoto now a force |
Staff Reporter |
The Pioneer , Thursday, February 17, 2005 |
A World plan to fight global warming went into force on Wednesday, feted by its backers as a lifeline for the planet but rejected as an economic straitjacket by the United States, the world's top poll ...More
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Global warming to hasten next Tsunami |
Staff Reporter |
Central Chronicle , Wednesday, February 09, 2005 |
KOLKATA: With increasing sea levels accentuating its scale a catastrophe like the December 26 Tsunami, which wiped out thousands of people in south Indian and part of south Asia, is just a wait away.T ...More
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Scientist for joint action on global warming |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Tuesday, February 08, 2005 |
BANGALORE, FEB. 7. There should be joint efforts by all countries to fight global warming and climate change caused by the increase in `greenhouse gases' because of more fossil fuels being used, the C ...More
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