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| Climate 'carbon budget' soon maxed out: Study |
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| The Times of India , Wednesday, February 24, 2016 |
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PARIS: The window of opportunity for humanity to cap global warming by slashing greenhouse gases is closing faster than previously thought, according to a study released on Tuesday.
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| New map shows areas most sensitive to climate change |
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| The Economic Times , Monday, February 22, 2016 |
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LONDON: Scientists have developed a new method to map the areas most sensitive to climate variability across the world, by using information gathered by satellites. An international team of researcher ...More
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| Odisha: Whale deaths cause concern |
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| The Times of India , Monday, February 22, 2016 |
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Berhampur: Expressing deep anguish over carcasses of different species of whales being washed ashore of late, environmentalists underscored the need for a scientific study to find out the reasons.
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| Solar row: India hopeful of pact with US this week |
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| Business Standard , Monday, February 22, 2016 |
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WTO’s extension lapses on February 24
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India hopes to reach a mutual understanding with the US on the contentious issue of domestic sourcing conditions in New Delhi’s solar ...More
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| M.P. tourists may get a closer look at tiger dens |
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| The Hindu , Monday, February 22, 2016 |
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The Madhya Pradesh government wants cameras installed in tigers’ dens so that tourists can have a closer look at the life of the big cat in the wild.
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| Small marine animals use sound for communication: study |
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| Business Standard , Saturday, February 20, 2016 |
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Small deep-water marine animals communicate through sound indecipherable to the human ear while traveling up and down from the depths of ocean to feed and protect themselves, a new study has found.
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| SHADOW OF POLLUTION ON THE NATIONAL CAPITAL |
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| The Pioneer , Saturday, February 20, 2016 |
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More than vehicular traffic and other factors, soaring population is the biggest threat. An increase has not only led to encroachment in forest areas, but also greater emissions from all sources to me ...More
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| Don't turn wetlands into wastelands, warn greens |
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| The Times of India , Thursday, February 18, 2016 |
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Kochi: Environmentalists have warned of reclaiming wetlands and destroying mangroves at the expense of development.
"Urbanization, pollution, unscientific construction works, etc. are the main thre ...More
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| Greens warn of vanishing wetlands in the city |
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| The Hindu , Thursday, February 18, 2016 |
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State lacks proper and scientific demarcation of wetlands
Large tracts of wetlands have given way for various development projects in Kochi and adjoining areas. If the trend continues, Kochi would be ...More
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| New norms for environmental clearance |
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| The Hindu , Wednesday, February 17, 2016 |
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The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has recently reconstituted the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) and State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) for t ...More
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| Climate change forces birds to rethink migration patterns |
| Abhinav Rajput |
| The Hindustan Times , Wednesday, February 17, 2016 |
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Delhi witnessed its warmest winter in 2015 in several years and the impact of global warming could also be seen on the biodiversity in south Delhi. The influence of the seasonal shift is such that the ...More
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| Thirsty earth! |
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| The Hindu , Wednesday, February 17, 2016 |
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As glaciers melt due to climate change, the increasingly hot and parched Earth is absorbing some of that water inland, slowing sea level rise, NASA experts said last week.
Satellite measurements over ...More
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