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Access to climate finance critical for development and recovery: ADB
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 1 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has called access to climate finance a key priority for Asia and the Pacific as governments design and implement a green and resilient recovery from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
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US special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry to visit India next w
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 1 (ANI): US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, will be visiting India next week, as part of his first Asia tour, for consultations on increasing climate ambition ahead of US President Joe Biden's Leaders Summit on Climate .
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JICA signs loan agreement with TCCL for 'Climate Change Management Project
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 30 (ANI): Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) recently signed a loan agreement with the Non-Banking Financial Company, Tata Cleantech Capital Limited (TCCL) for a maximum amount of 10 billion Japanese yen for the "Climate Change Management Project" in India.
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Dia Mirza is part of Tring's Icons For Change, an initiative to support &a
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 30 (ANI/NewsVoir): From the Sunderbans to Gir to Wayanad and over 100's of other forests across the country, India's rich flora and fauna continues to stay protected thanks to the unsung frontline soldiers.
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$300 million from GCF to support ADB's first green recovery plan in SE Asi
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Mar 27 (ANI): South Korea-based Green Climate Fund (GCF) has allocated 300 million dollars to support Asian Development Bank's (ADB's) efforts to help southeast Asia shape a climate-resilient, environmentally sustainable economic recovery from the coronavirus diseas
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Biden invites 40 leaders including PM Modi, Xinping to climate summit
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 27 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has invited 40 world leaders including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a virtual leaders summit on climate scheduled for next month.
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EU foreign policy chief Borrell qualifies Russia as 'dangerous neighbour'
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 24 (ANI/Sputnik): EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell qualified Russia on Wednesday as a dangerous neighbour but called for continuing dialogue to discuss such issues as the Iran nuclear deal and the climate change.
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Short-lived plant species are more climate-sensitive, claims study
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bern [Germany], March 23 (ANI): Short-lived plant species are more sensitive to climate change than long-lived ones, a collaborative study by researchers of German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the Helmholtz-Centr
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Water crisis looms large in Pak, may face absolute scarcity by 2040
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 22 (ANI): Amid the rising population and climate change, the availability of fresh water is becoming worrisome in South Asia, particularly in Pakistan, which may face absolute water scarcity by 2040.
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Scientists deliberate on possibilities, challenges, scope of AI technologi
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): Eminent scientists working in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) from across the world deliberated on the possibilities, challenges, and scope of AI technologies bringing about breakthrough solutions in a range of sectors, like agriculture, energy, c
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Hope Navroz brings lasting peace, prosperity between Afghanistan, India, s
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): In his first speech after assuming office, Afghanistan Ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay on the occasion of Navroz celebration wished for lasting peace between the two countries.
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NASA has 'renewed emphasis' on practical science applications: Climate off
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], March 20 (ANI): NASA's acting senior climate advisor Gavin Schmidt said on Friday that the space agency s seeing a "renewed emphasis" on practical applications of science under the Biden administration.
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