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Amid development and climate change, forests can help manage water: Resear
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In areas near Raleigh projected to see heavier future development, keeping buffers of trees or other greenery around waterways could help slow rushing streams during wet conditions, and keep them flowing during dry ones. However, North Carolina State University researchers behind a recent st
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Ants' behaviour does not change as temperature rises: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In a recent study, researchers at North Carolina State University discovered that ants did not modify their behaviour in response to rising temperatures and remained in suboptimal microhabitats even when ideal ones were there. The discovery shows that ants may be unable to change their behav
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G20: Bengaluru to host first Environment and Climate Sustainability Workin
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
India will be holding the Presidency of G20 for one year, till November 30, 2023. The forum will bring together the G20 member countries, guest countries and international organisations invited by India.
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Meteorite hunters find 17-pound space rock in Antarctica
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Antarctica is a tough place to work, for obvious reasons it's bitterly cold, remote, and wild. However, it's one of the best places in the world to hunt for meteorites. That's partly because Antarctica is a desert, and its dry climate limits the degree of weathering the meteorites experience
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Need to produce less steel if we want to reach zero emissions: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Steel is one of the most important materials in the world, integral to the cars we drive, the buildings we inhabit, and the infrastructure that allows us to travel from place to place. Steel is also responsible for 7 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. In 2021, 45 countries made a c
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Pak's Karachi submerged in 2022 despite millions pumped by World Bank: Rep
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Despite pouring millions of dollars into Pakistan, the country's biggest city, Karachi was submerged during the extreme flooding last year due to decades of neglect by the authorities to the Karachi's sewage and waste disposal systems that created the perfect recipe for flooding in the city,
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Progression Global organised India Green Awards to honor individuals and f
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI/PNN): Ashish Nandan Shrivastava, CEO of Progression Global, organised India Green Awards on January 11, 2023, at Udaipur Labhgarh Palace. The theme of this unique event was Environment Protection, Plastic Pollution, Green Infrastructure, Climate Change, Car
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CAQM asks Coal India and Haryana, UP govts to ensure coal is not supplied
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The ministry of environment, forest and climate change said in a statement that the Commission has also advised the entities or units or industries including stockists, traders and dealers of coal to ensure compliance and discontinue coal supply in NCR for any kind of usage or stocking or se
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China establishes new sector on environment and natural resources
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
China's top political advisory body has set up a new sector on environment and natural resources consisting of 85 names, according to a full list of members of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
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Aluminium as a metal can revolutionise electric vehicle industry: Vedanta
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As countries transit to clean technologies at a fast pace to the pressing need for urgent climate action and sustainable lifestyles, the CEO said the shift to a net zero economy will be metal-intensive, and aluminium has been identified as one of the critical metals that will aid this transi
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India Ranks 4th Globally for Tech VC Investments in 2022, According to New
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): Global tech investors continue to put large sums of money into Indian tech companies despite a challenging global economic climate, with a recent report conducted by Dealroom and London & Partners revealing that India ranked 4th gl
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Greta Thunberg detained by police during climate protests in Germany
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The expansion of the coal mine is significant for climate activists. They argue that continuing to burn coal for energy will increase planet-warming emissions and violate the Paris Climate Agreement's ambition to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial le
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