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COP28 President-Designate calls for concrete climate action as he engages
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President-Designate attended the important Global Stocktake Ministerial, International Energy Agency Dialogue and Youth Ambition Majlis on Day 4 of UN General Assembly as he continued to advance his Presidency’
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Climate change can be taught to migrating birds: Research
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Spring is arriving earlier as a result of climate change. Migratory birds, on the other hand, are not keeping up with these changes and arrive too late for the peak in food availability when it is time to reproduce. Researchers in Lund, Sweden, and the Netherlands discovered that by convinci
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More than 70 per cent of farmers have already seen large impacts of climat
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], September 22: 71% of farmers say that climate change already has a large impact on their farm, and even more are worried about the impact this will have in the future. 73% have experienced increasing pest and disease pressure. On average farmers estimate that the
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Museum of the Future to host ministers, officials, COP28 Committee during
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Museum of the Future will host a ‘Countdown to COP28’ session led by Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President-Designate, alongside Razan Al Mubarak, UN Climate Change High-level Champion for COP28. This special session will take place
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President Murmu inaugurates conference of National Human Rights Institutio
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The President of India Droupadi Murmu, on Wednesday inaugurated the two-day conference of the National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) of Asia Pacific organized by the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India, in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Forum at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
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Brazilian President Lula da Silva calls for "outrage" against global inequ
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Brazil’s left-wing president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, while delivering the first country address at the United Nations General Assembly 2023 called for "outrage" against global inequality amid war, climate change, debt, energy and food crises, poverty and famine, Al Jazeera reported.
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Introducing the 'Climate Actioneers' Primer: A Beginner's Toolkit' - Your
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 19: In a world that's facing the pressing challenges of climate change, three visionary authors, Anand Pendharkar, Rahul Palekar, and Amruta Padgaonkar, are set to launch a groundbreaking book, the 'Climate Actioneers' Primer: A Beginner's Toolkit.' Th
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FAB announces strategic pathway partnership with COP28
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) announced its participation as a strategic pathway partner of the 28th UN Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP28), which is being held in the UAE from 30th November to 12th December 2023.
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UAE: Ministry of Climate Change and Environment leads UAE delegation at 62
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The meeting covered the strategic plans of Ramsar Convention Parties and discussed their future projects and approach to strengthening measures to protect wetlands and biodiversity. It also addressed the current financials and next year’s budget. Several meetings of the sub- and regional wor
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Parliamentary panels reconstituted; Rahul remains member of Committee on D
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was reinstated as an MP after losing his membership of the Lok Sabha following his conviction in a criminal defamation case, remains a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence while fellow party colleague and Rajya Sabha MP Jairam R
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Rising thunderstorm activity may indirectly accelerate global warming: Res
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Israeli researchers have uncovered a compelling connection between thunderstorms and the proliferation of wispy cirrus clouds, potentially accelerating global warming.
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Minerals Security Partnership continues to expand with India: US
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The US State Department on Saturday said that the US ties with India have been elevated in terms of Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) to combat climate change effectively, according to a US State Department official press release.
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