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Pakistan to launch UN 'Flash Appeal' as floods rage across the country
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 27 (ANI): Pakistan is set to launch the UN 'Flash Appeal' for flood victims in Geneva and Islamabad on August 30 as unprecedented rains have caused devastating floods across the country.
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Climate change leading to frequency of fish mass extinctions
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Arkansas [US], August 27 (ANI): The frequency of fish die-offs, or mass mortality events, has increased as the planet's climate has warmed. These die-offs can have serious consequences for ecosystem function, endanger existing fish populations, and reduce global food supply. And the frequenc
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Pakistan: 33 million people affected by the worst flooding in a decade
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 26 (ANI): At least 33 million people have been severely affected in Pakistan which is witnessing the worst flooding in a decade due to heavy rainfall caused by climate change.
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Pakistan declares national emergency after floods kill over 900 people
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 26 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing devastation caused by heavy rains and floods in different parts of Pakistan, the government on Thursday officially declared a "national emergency".
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Government notifies Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India published the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 on Wednesday.
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Floods killed over 900 including 326 children in Pakistan since June: Sher
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 24 (ANI): Pakistani Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman on Wednesday revealed that over 900 people were killed during monsoon rains across Pakistan since June this year, while 1,293 were left injured, media reports said.
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China disappoints Pacific nations with its irresponsible stance on carbon
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 24 (ANI): With no sincerity in its effort to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, China, which is the biggest emitter of carbon dioxide, has now started deriding the landmark climate legislation of the United States signed into law by President Joe Biden in the third we
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Research reveals global warming spawned the age of reptiles
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 23 (ANI): Researchers reveal the rapid evolution and radiation of reptiles actually began before the end of the Permian in connection to the steadily increasing temperatures, which drove successive climate changes over 60 million years.
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Norway announces 49 pc stake in solar power plant in Rajasthan developed b
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): In a move to bolster participation against climate change, Norway on Monday announced a large solar power investment in India with an agreement to take a 49 per cent stake in a solar power plant in Rajasthan developed by Italian Enel.
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Manav Rachna hosts First-of-its-kind Youth Led Climate Change Annual Fest
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Faridabad (Haryana) [India], August 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): Manav Rachna collaborated with the US based POP movement to bring the youth-led climate change movement to India with an aim to achieve net zero emissions through climate action by 2070.
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Amid record heat wave, China dims lights in Chengdu subway to save power
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 19 (ANI): Amid a record heat wave, metro stations in Chengdu the capital city of China's Sichuan province have dimmed their lights to save electricity.
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National Carbon Market: India's roadmap to climate action and transition t
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI/Mediawire): With 92 Indian companies committed to the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), India Inc. is at the forefront to take advantage of the National Carbon Market to combat climate change.
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