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World Bank offers $115 million loan for rejuvenating watersheds in India
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): The World Bank will provide $115 million (Rs 869 crore) loan to fund a programme in India that will help national and state institutions adopt improved watershed management practices to increase farmers' resilience to climate change, promote higher produ
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Research reveals 45,000 marine species are at risk due to climate change,
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Brisbane [Australia], February 17 (ANI): One of the most unfortunate effects of climate change is the impact it has on the species of marine life. University of Queensland researchers and global marine experts reviewed marine biology literature and categorised a wide range of threats - from
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PM Narendra Modi calls for Global Alliances to tackle climate change at th
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New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): While making a concerted pitch for co-ordinated global action to combat climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised that environmental sustainability can only be achieved through climate justice. "Successful climate action also need
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India has walked the talk on commitments to deal with climate change, says
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New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Noting that India has walked the talk on its commitments to address the global challenge of climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said equitable energy access to the poor has been a cornerstone of the government's environmental pol
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Lichens in danger of losing evolutionary race with climate change: Study
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Chicago [US], February 15 (ANI): Algae are a lot more than just the green scum that shows up on walls. These tiny plants, when teamed up with a fungus, form a composite structure called lichen. Lichens grow everywhere, from tundras in the Arctic to the bark of the tree in one's yard, and do
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China's removal of renewable energy subsidy will affect fight against clim
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Beijing [China], February 15 (ANI): China's decision to remove subsidies from the renewable energy tools will discourage the use of cleaner sources of energy and adversely impact the fight against climate change, reported Canada-based thinktank, International Forum for Rights and Security (I
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Quad top diplomats seek to bolster cooperation for free, open Indo-Pacific
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New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Australia is set to host India, Japan and the United States for the fourth Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Melbourne on Friday and the top diplomats are seeking to bolster cooperation in areas including economy, security, coronavirus pandemic and free
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Digital agriculture, organic farming to protect farmers from impact of cli
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the government is promoting organic farming to protect farmers from the challenges of climate change through the fusion of "back to basics" and "march towards the future" with digital agriculture, for
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Cate Blanchett climate change podcast gets two-season order at Audible
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Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): Audible, Amazon's audio storytelling arm, has commissioned two seasons of the original podcast 'Climate of Change With Cate Blanchett and Danny Kennedy' from Blanchett's Dirty Films production shingle in association with StoryHunter.
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War of words between Imran Khan's aide and PTI lawmaker intensifies over d
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Taxila [Pakistan], February 3 (ANI): War of words between Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker and Prime Minister Imran Khan's aide intensifies over the inauguration of a road project near Hassanabdal
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Study finds extreme heat is the new normal for oceans
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): A new study has found that more than half of the ocean surface has exceeded a historical heat extreme threshold on a regular basis since 2014.
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Pakistan's National Security Policy fails to acknowledge impact of climate
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Islamabad [Pakistan], February 1 (ANI): Pakistan's recently released National Security Policy has failed in its mandate to acknowledge the impact of climate change and Islamabad's ability to tackle non-traditional security threats.
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