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Blue Jeans Is Costing The Planet Dearly

Eternally current and always fashionable, blue jeans are among the most-worn articles of clothing on Earth, transcending time, trends, and…

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The 10 Big Climate Insights Of 2022

Experts from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have distilled this year’s main findings from climate science, in the…

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Managing Kitchen Waste Through Urban Farms

As Indian cities expand, concerns about their rising food demand and the accompanying pressure on the agriculture sector cannot be…

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Loss And Damage Climbs To Official Agenda In Egypt

All participating nations at the UN summit being held in Sharm El Sheikh in eastern Egypt have agreed to place…

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Noxious Air Sinks Life Expectancy By 10 Years, Yet No Action Plan

(Source: IANS) India is the world's second most polluted country. Air pollution shortens the average life expectancy in the country…

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NZ Proposes Taxing Cow Burps, Farmers Miffed

(Source: AP) New Zealand’s government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing…

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Courts Or Policies: Which Matters More For SA Climate Action?

In 2015, Asghar Leghari, a tax lawyer and farmer, successfully sued the government of Pakistan. The Lahore High Court ruled…

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World Can Save 700 Mn Tonnes Of CO2 If More People Cycle

The world would save nearly 700 million tonnes of carbon pollution each year if every person adopted the Dutch way…

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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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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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How Permafrost Thaw Is Damaging Himalayas

It is late April 2022. At Namche Bazaar, a town in the Everest region of Nepal at an elevation of…

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EPI: India Ranked Lowest Among 180 Countries

India has been placed at the bottom on a list of 180 countries judged for their environmental performances by US-based…

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Super Cyclones To Be Much More Devastating In India In Future

Super cyclones, the most intense form of tropical storms, are likely to have a much more devastating impact on people…

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Climate Change Is Making Floods Worse Too

Super cyclones, known as hurricanes or typhoons in different parts of the world, are among the most destructive weather events…

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IPCC Report: Narrow Path To Avoid Disastrous Climate Change

The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UN body that brings together the world’s leading…

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“World Is On Fast Track To Climate Disaster”

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday warned that time is running out for countries, corporations and others to adopt critical…

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How Ultra-Processed Foods Are Trashing Our Health And The Planet

Our world is facing a huge challenge: we need to create enough high-quality, diverse and nutritious food to feed a…

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Opinion: How Do We Adapt To An Intensified Water Cycle?

In August 2021, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its report of working group 1. It reiterated that…

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Irreversible Climate Impacts Are Already Here: IPCC Report

Adaptation to climate change impacts will become impossible unless greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are controlled far better, and this must…

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Activists Behind Shell Climate Verdict To Target 30 MNCs

The Dutch wing of environmental group Friends of the Earth, which won a landmark court victory against Royal Dutch Shell…

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Explainer: What Is Regenerative Agriculture?

"Regeneration" is a buzzword in the agriculture sector and beyond. It’s the subject of a Netflix documentary, Kiss the Ground,…

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5 Sustainable Solutions To Tackle Extreme Heat In South Asia

As the world warms, there is an urgent need to find ways to keep people cool. This year, several deadly…

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Combustion Of Coal Led To Rise In Premature Mortality Rate

The combustion of coal, mainly in power plants, followed by industrial and household settings, has resulted in an increase in…

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COP26: Feats, Foibles And Failures

The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) drew to a close yesterday, Friday, November 12. When it began, almost two weeks…

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