Climate Change

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What Is COP27 And Why Is It So Important?

COP27 is the 27th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).…

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Three Scientists Share Nobel Prize In Physics

(PTI) Three scientists jointly won this year's Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for their work on quantum information science…

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4 Solutions To Floods In India And Bangladesh

Over a short period in May and June, intense rains lashed Assam, in northeastern India, and Bangladesh. As well as…

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Women In Sundarbans Battle Climate Change, Salinity, Menstrual Issues

Climate change has turned the waters saline, making agriculture unviable and forcing them to turn to fishing. For women in…

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UN Aid To Pak A Drop In The Ocean Of What Is Needed: Guterres

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday exhorted the international community to step up efforts to help flood-ravaged Pakistan rebuild resilient…

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Billionaires In Boats And Other Oddities

'Billionaires in boats' -- if you were to read this phrase on any given day, it would conjure images of…

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Can Food Tourism Help Regenerate Our Planet?

The coronavirus pandemic showed us we were on the wrong track to developing sustainable tourism. Reduced mobility and border closures…

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Water-Related Disasters Could Cost Global Eco $5.6 Tn By 2050

Worsening droughts, storms and torrential rain in some of the world's largest economies could cause $5.6 trillion in losses to…

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Traditional Building Techniques Could Mitigate Flood Damage In Assam

Himanshu Pegu, a resident of Silchar in India’s northeastern Assam state, is one of many forced to live in a…

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Climate Change To Impact India’s Renewable Energy Potential

Solar and wind potential in India are likely to face a negative trend in the future due to climate change,…

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Which Diet Will Help Save Our Planet?

The food we consume has a massive impact on our planet. Agriculture takes up half the habitable land on Earth,…

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Climate Change Could Worsen 58% Of Human Infectious Diseases

Climate change can exacerbate a full 58% of the infectious diseases that humans come in contact with worldwide, from common…

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Analysis: India’s New Climate Targets No More Than Baby Steps

India has updated two of its five 2015 commitments to the world on what it will do to combat climate…

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‘Moving Everest Base Camp A Ridiculous Plan’

Climbing Mount Everest – at 8,849 metres, the world’s highest mountain – is on many people’s bucket list. Even just…

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India Backs UN Resolution On Human Right To Clean Environment

India has voted in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution that recognises the right to a clean, healthy and…

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Saffron & Glaciers: Kashmir’s Women Scientists Lead Climate Action

Working in different fields of science and technology, Nasheeman Ashraf, Ulfat Majeed and Mehreen Khaleel are at the forefront of…

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Climate Change: Mind Your Language

Heatwaves might seem an opportune time to talk about climate change action -- but research suggests this could prove ineffectual.…

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Climate Change Adding Layer Of Vulnerability To Fragile Himalayas: Experts

Climate change and ill-planned human interventions in the Himalayas have accentuated the vulnerability of the hills to disasters, resulting in…

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The Spectre Of Climate Change And Its Denial

In the last few days, scorching temperatures have hit Europe and surrounding countries, including the UK, now no longer part…

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Can Strategic Green Spaces Cool Cities?

Green spaces are not the answer to overheated cities by themselves. Careful urban planning needs to consider their strategic placement.…

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Wildfires Rage Across Europe As Climate Alarm Sounded

Emergency services battled wildfires across swathes of southern Europe amid mass evacuations on Wednesday, as warnings sounded in London after…

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Urban Designers Rediscover Age-Old Tradition In India

Dholavira, a 4,670 year old city with orthogonal streets, planned urban spaces and underground water and sewage management was recognised…

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Climate Change Is Akin To White Colonisation Of The Atmosphere

'Climate change is racist'. So reads the title of a recent book by British journalist Jeremy Williams. While this title…

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Govt Ignores Own Warnings In Frail Himalayas

A week after a flash flood swept away pilgrims and their tents near the Hindu pilgrimage site of Amarnath at…

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Climate Change Drives Down Yields & Nutrition Of Indian Crops

Rashpinder Singh, 36, is a farmer who owns 17 acres (almost seven hectares) of land in the state of Punjab.…

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