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Biodiversity losing ability to adapt to climate change?
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Sep 01 (ANI): Nature has been reacting to climate change by altering behaviour and movement. For example, with the winters getting warmer, flowers change their flowering period and owls develop darker body colour. However, whether plants and animals will be able to adj
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BIMSTEC nations agree to tackle climate change, promote tourism
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Aug 31 (ANI): The member countries of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) have agreed to join hands in tackling the adverse impact of climate change by establishing a working group and promoting tourism in the region
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BIMSTEC: Nepal PM calls for eradication of poverty
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Aug 30 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli while addressing the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit pressed on the need of eliminating poverty to give people a prosperous future.
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Facebook likely to run on 100% renewable energy by 2020
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], August 29 (ANI): Facebook, in an attempt to combat climate change, has announced that it is deducting its greenhouse gas emission by 75 per cent and is working on making its operations run on 100 per cent renewable energy by the end of 2020.
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Pak willing to improve ties with neighbouring countries: Imran Khan
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 20 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday laid the roadmap for his country's development and governance while spelling out his priorities in foreign policy in his maiden speech after being sworn-in as the 22nd prime minister of the country.
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Japan adopts new ways to beat the heat
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Aug 8 (ANI): Climate change is a global issue causing worry to many countries around the world in recent years. Japan, too, has observed a record heat wave this summer.
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TTZ chief, MoEF Secy responsible for preserving Taj Mahal
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 30 [ANI]: The Supreme Court on Monday said the onus of maintaining and preserving the Taj Mahal was on the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) Chairman and the Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
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Here's how psychological science can reduce climate change
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] July 17(ANI): There has been a good deal of consensus among scientific experts that climate change is real, and that it is caused by human behaviour for many years now.
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High-altitude clouds becoming increasingly visible due to climate change
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] July 5 (ANI): The discovery of high altitude cloud formations was made possible in 1885 after the eruption of Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia increased the amount of water vapour in the air. Sightings of the clouds became more known during the 20th century, and scientists
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Greenhouse gases responsible for long-term climate change
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 3 (ANI): Turns out, greenhouse gases were the main drivers of climate change 66 million years ago, providing insight into the causes behind long-term climate change.
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Nepali farmers bear brunt of climate change
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal], June 29 (ANI): Farmers in Nepal have been bearing the brunt of climate change and inadequate rainfall as they have to replace the traditional irrigation canals with 'costly' high power generators to plant their crops.
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Climate change: How a Hyderabad girl made a difference
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 24 (ANI): Hyderabad girl, Prathyusha Parakala, a software professional, was among the 90 Global Climate Force ambassadors selected to visit Antarctica, to create awareness about climate change.
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