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Measuring exposure at risk key to manage climate events: RBI Dy Governor
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Stating that the consequences, intensity, severity, and frequency of climate events were hard to measure and difficult to predict, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor M Rajeshwar Rao noted that the first step for banks and other regulated entities must take is to measure the amou
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Chandigarh University gears up to host the third Global Law Conference on
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], July 25: Chandigarh University (CU), Gharuan is all set to host a multitude of legal experts, academicians, and supreme court judges from different countries in its third edition of the Global Law Conference to be held on July 29, 2023, which will be inaugurated by the Un
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Varun Tej unveils power-packed teaser of ‘Gandeevadhari Arjuna’
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The teaser begins with a suspenseful scene in which someone looking for "File 13", and then comes Varun Tej as Arjuna. As Varun Tej's agent character readies to set out on a crucial mission to save Nassar, who is being targeted at a UN Summit centred on climate change.
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Climate change impact on animals: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to a recent study, the effects of climate change on animals would have cascading effects on nutrition, environment, behaviour, physical health, and mental health, among other five categories of welfare.
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Concerns rise in East Africa as Russia pulls out of Ukrainian grain deal
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Far from the front lines of combat in Ukraine, the effects of Russia's decision to withdraw from an agreement that permitted the transport of Ukrainian agricultural goods through a secure Black Sea passageway are already being felt in the East African countries that are already shaken by glo
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FAO launches Action Plan for ambitious climate strategy
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Strategy, which was endorsed in June 2022 by FAO’s executive body, the Council, envisages agrifood systems as sustainable, inclusive, resilient and adaptive to climate change.
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Israel: President Herzog and US VP Harris announce USD 70 Million initiati
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The two countries will invest a shared USD 70 million over five years to promote climate resilience solutions. Both are already world leaders in the development of smart, hi-tech agriculture. The sides said that this joint initiative will strengthen the existing cooperation between the two c
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Impacts of climate change on animals will be multi-faceted: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The study emphasises the need for researchers to carefully consider which areas are of immediate and long-term importance in order to protect the welfare and longevity of animals used for food production, as domestic pets, and for conservation in zoos and nature reserves.
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Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi outlines plans to accelerate climate action
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
As part of its continued strides to uphold the global aim of keeping the rise in average temperatures between 1.5 and 2 degrees Celsius, and as an affirmation of the UAE’s climate action leadership, the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has outlined plans for the “Abu Dhabi Climate Change
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Knesset hears plans to deal with flooding from climate change
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
As part of the Knesset’s Environment Day, representatives of the Ministry of Environmental Protection participated in a special discussion in the Interior and Environmental Protection Committee chaired by MK Ya’akov Asher, on the subject of coastal authorities dealing with the effects of cli
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Plant trees to save Delhi, says Ghanshyam Gupta Zaveri
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19: Every year millions of people around the world lose their lives due to diseases related to pollution. India's cities like Delhi-Mumbai-Kolkata are among the 10 most polluted cities in the world, as far as the capital Delhi is concerned, the patients of diseases re
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Scientists uncover evolutionary history of Arctic flora
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Scientists uncovered the evolutionary history of the Arctic flora. The findings were published in the journal Nature Communications. The Arctic tundra, located north of the natural tree line, is a young and new type of biome that is especially vulnerable to the effects of global warming.
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