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NGT expresses displeasure at Centre for not responding to plea challenging
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday registered its displeasure with Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Ministry of Mines, Power and Coal, for not filing any response even after nine months in the petition challenging its n
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Dinosaurs lived in greenhouse climate with hot summers, study shows
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 11 (ANI): Palaeoclimatologists study climate of the geological past. Using an innovative technique, new research by an international research team led by Niels de Winter (VUB-AMGC and Utrecht University) shows for the first time that dinosaurs had to deal with greater s
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China slows climate change efforts after economic planners prioritise grow
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 10 (ANI): Despite their high promises of reducing carbon emissions, China's top economic planners have put the brakes on climate efforts as driving growth has taken priority over meeting climate targets for now, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Bhumi Pednekar says 'climate conservation has become the most important fo
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): Bollywood actor Bhumi Pednekar, who has been a fierce advocate of climate conservation and even runs an acclaimed social media initiative named 'Climate Warrior', recently became the most viewed GIF on Giphy for her climate action GIFs.
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Rapid deforestation puts Pakistan's climate policies in jeopardy
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 9 (ANI): Pakistan remains largely prone to challenges that have thwarted its efforts to create a climate-friendly government. Of all the challenges, rapid deforestation remains one of the gravest issues faced by the country even today.
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Novel technique to detect tropical cyclones in North Indian Ocean region
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Indian Scientists have found a promising technique for early detection of development or strengthening of tropical cyclones in the atmospheric column prior to satellite detection over ocean surface in the North Indian Ocean region, informed Ministry of Scienc
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Govt has taken effective measures to manage plastic waste: Prakash Javadek
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Union Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a clarion call to phase out single-use plastics by 2022, and the government has taken effective measures to manage plastic w
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Act Now organizes world's longest environment online event, Peace Is Green
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 8 (ANI/BusinessWire India): On the occasion of World Environment Day and launch of "Decade of Restoration" by United Nations Environment Programme, Act Now, an Indian NGO, working for environmental awareness and climate action, organized a unique 24-ho
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Study to help accurately estimate black carbon in Himalayas
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): A new study will soon be helping in the accurate estimation of black carbon over the Himalayas, which is a key contributor to global warming and improvement in the weather and climate predictions.
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Global energy investments set to recover but remain far from net zero path
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], June 7 (ANI): Global investment in energy is set to rebound by nearly 10 per cent this year to 1.9 trillion dollars, reversing most of last year's drop caused the Covid-19 pandemic, but spending on clean energy transitions needs to accelerate much more rapidly to meet climate
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IndusInd Bank makes it to Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) list
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 7 (ANI): Private sector lender IndusInd Bank has made it to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) list for sixth consecutive time, making it the only Indian bank to get featured in the prestigious list.
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Asia's oil giants will be key to global climate fight: S&P
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 7 (ANI): Asia's carbon cutting will be critical to the effort to reduce global warming as the region releases more carbon dioxide than rest of the world combined, S&P Global Ratings said on Monday.
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