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Businesses must adopt a transformative mindset to build resilience through
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Singapore/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 5: International sustainability non-profit Forum for the Future has today published its latest Future of Sustainability report, "Courage to Transform". It highlights four possible future trajectories and calls for five shifts in how business
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'Time to act': Union Minister Meenakashi Lekhi calls for immediate action
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"When we see more and more destruction happening around. Many sins have been committed, and those sins can only be corrected and resurrected by the right action. The right action is the need of the hour," the minister said while speaking at the launch of a massive reforestation initiative
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Fourth G20 Sherpa Meeting will discuss issues of climate, energy: Amitabh
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant on Monday said the 4th G20 Sherpa Meeting will discuss issues of climate and energy.
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COP28 President-designate, Kenyan President, African Union Commission chai
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President-Designate, the President of Kenya, William Samoei Ruto, and African Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki Mahamat, have affirmed their commitment to work towards realising ambitious climate action in the
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Research reveals people with lung conditions face extra risks from climate
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to an expert analysis published in the European Respiratory Journal, people with lung disorders such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) suffer even greater risks from climate change.
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UAE: IRENA to participate in ACW 2023 to accelerate transition towards ren
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Francesco La Camera, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), highlighted the agency's preparedness to participate in the Africa Climate Week (ACW) 2023, which will take place on September 4-8, 2023 in Nairobi, hosted by the government of Kenya.
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COP28 provides fresh opportunity to further unite global efforts to reduce
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
He said that COP27 recognised the importance of increasing participation and investments as well as the presence of everyone at the dialogue table in order to integrate efforts to preserve the environment, with awareness of the environmental effects resulting from climate change and the exte
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Arab Youth Center concludes second ‘Negotiation Skills Bootcamp’
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The bootcamp witnessed dozens of intensive workshops and panel discussions that focused on improving the policy-making and negotiation skills of 52+ young men and women working in the UAE government, particularly with climate-related matters.
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Groundwater depletion rates could triple in India due to irrigation, warmi
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Currently, the most overexploited aquifers are in the northwest and south of India, but the study indicates that by 2050 that area may extend to the southwest, the southern peninsula and central India.
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Meghdoot application to be upgraded for precise weather forecast: Himachal
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that the State Government has decided to upgrade the "Meghdoot" application, for precise weather forecasts and agricultural advisories to the farmers as the unpredictable and evolving climate patterns, seems likely to pose
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Groundwater depletion will increase in coming decades as temperature warms
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to a new study sponsored by the University of Michigan, farmers in India have reacted to rising temperatures by increasing groundwater withdrawal for irrigation. If current trends continue, groundwater loss might triple by 2080, endangering India's food and water security.
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“International terrorism, transnational crimes new mainstream concerns…”:
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
He said, “Challenges like international terrorism, transnational crimes, illicit drug and human trafficking, money laundering, climate change, cyber-crime, corruption, and health are other new mainstream concerns for the international community.”
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