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China lost USD 18 billion in 2021 due to extreme weather: UN report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The report highlighted how climate change impacts are wreaking an ever-increasing human, financial and environmental toll, worsening food insecurity and poverty and holding back sustainable development. The report also painted a worrying scenario for future water stress.
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Air quality panel revokes Stage III of GRAP in NCR
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Actions under Stages I to Stage II of the GRAP shall remain invoked and be implemented by all agencies concerned in the entire NCR to ensure that the AQI levels do not slip further to the 'severe' category.
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"In our LiFEtime" campaign launched by India at COP 27, Sharm El-Sheikh
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), jointly launched the "In Our LiFEtime" campaign to encourage youth between the ages of 18 to 23 years to become message bearers of susta
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Understanding 'Concept of LiFE' held at India Pavilion at COP 27, Sharm El
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister for Environment Forest and Climate Change, Inger Andersen, Executive Secretary, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Ovais Sarmad, Deputy Executive Secretary, UNFCCC, Lord Nicholas Stern, IG Patel Chair of Economics and Government, London School of Eco
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Researchers reveal why replanted tropical trees don't survive for long
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Forest restoration is a powerful tool to tackle biodiversity loss and climate change, by locking away carbon and supporting important habitats. Researchers in a recent study found that trees planted in efforts to restore tropical and subtropical forests do not live more than five years.
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Coral select algae partnerships to ease environmental stress
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Corals live symbiotically with a variety of microscopic algae that provide most of the energy corals require, and some algae can make coral more resilient to heat stress. In assessing one of the main reef builders in Hawai'i, Montipora capitata or rice coral, researchers found that the symbi
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PM message at G20 summit to aim giving voice to developing world: MEA
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's message at the G20 summit would revolve around the challenges of energy security, food security, global health security environment, and climate challenges, with an aim of providing a voice to the developing world.
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Adaptation must be at forefront of development interventions: Secretary Mo
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Secretary Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change, Leena Nandan on Saturday said that developing a global baseline to enhance transparency and investor confidence is a crucial measure in enhancing adaptation readiness.
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Harsh winter awaits displaced families in Ukraine, Afghanistan: UNHCR
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warns that for many of the world's forcibly displaced, this coming winter will be far more challenging than in recent years. Many displaced families will have no option but to choose between food and warmth as they struggle to heat their shelters, source warm cl
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Rainn Wilson raises climate change awareness by changing name to Rainnfall
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to Fox News, this name change was announced by Wilson in a video uploaded to Twitter on Wednesday in support of the United Nations climate change conference in Egypt this week.
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Climate change strikes, lightning patterns change with global warming
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New research has shown climate change could alter lightning patterns across Europe.
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COP 27: Over 900 children formulate draft seeking ecological rights
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In a bid to have their concerns heard by global leaders, the young ones have put to the fore a list of demands seeking a strong UN framework that recognizes the ecological rights of children. The kids met online to discuss their proposition, as a part of the 27th Conference of Parties (CO
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