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India reaffirms climate equity and justice at UNFCCC CoP30 in Brazil
Updated : 6 months ago IST
India has welcomed the key outcomes of the 30th Conference of Parties (CoP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Belem, Brazil, reaffirming its commitment to equity, climate justice, and global solidarity.
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ADB approves USD 98 mln loan to support India's horticulture farmers
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 98 million loan to improve India's horticulture crop farmers' access to certified disease-free planting materials, thus safeguarding them from climate impacts.
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More than 70 per cent of farmers have already seen large impacts of climat
Updated : 2 years, 8 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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SHE Changes Climate India Ambassador Shreya Ghodawat talks about policy re
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 15: Shreya Ghodawat, a World Economic Forum Global Shaper and CEO of Sustainable Guides (a sustainable consultancy) represented India at a High-Level Dialogue on 'Women championing resilience for climate, energy and food security' held in Geneva in the context of W
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Textbooks not keeping pace of increasing climate impacts: Research
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A new study from North Carolina State University finds that biology textbooks have done a poor job of incorporating material related to climate change. For example, the study found that most textbooks published in the 2010s included less information about climate change than they did in the
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UN chief voices concern as divides threaten COP27 negotiations, deadline n
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The UN chief asked nations countries to deliver the kind of meaningful action that people and the planet desperately need. "The world is watching and has a simple message: stand and deliver," he underscored. Guterres reminded world leaders that global emissions are at their highest levels in
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Indian subcontinent to face more very wet monsoon seasons as climate warms
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): The latest generation of climate models projects an increase in severity and frequency of very wet Indian summer monsoon seasons, a new study by scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impacts Research shows.
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Biden administration launches new initiative to counter climate crisis
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 12 (ANI): The Biden administration is launching a new government initiative to deliver accessible and actionable information to individuals and communities that are being hit by flooding, drought, wildfires, extreme heat, coastal erosion, and other intensifying clima
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