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India hopes for issue-specific meetings at CoP26
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 16 (ANI): India is hoping for issue-specific meetings in the upcoming Conference of Parties (CoP) 26 to be held in Glasgow from November 9 till November 19.
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COP26 President Claire O'Neill to spell out UK's vision on climate action
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 15 (ANI): Claire O'Neill, UK President of the 2020 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), is expected to set out her country's vision on climate action at the ongoing Raisina Dialogue 2020 in the national capital and outline India's crucial role in the sector.
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ADB to step up private sector operations in vulnerable countries, emerging
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Jan 14 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will sharpen the focus of its private sector operations on complex, innovative, smaller and sometimes riskier projects in challenging markets and sectors.
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Cases of injuries and deaths might increase due to climate change: Study
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 14 (ANI): Unusual temperature fluctuations resulting from climate change can lead to 2135 additional injury-related deaths each year in the US as predicted by a study which was carried out by researchers from Imperial College London, Columbia, and Harvard.
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Over 30 killed as heavy rain, snow lashes parts of northern PoK
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad [PoK], Jan 14 (ANI): Over 30 people have lost their lives due to persistent rain and heavy snowfall that has severely affected the northern parts of the region.
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Joaquin Phoenix, Martin Sheen detained at Jane Fonda's climate change prot
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 11 (ANI): American actors Joaquin Phoenix and Martin Sheen became a part of the climate change campaign and were detained along with a bunch of others at Jane Fonda's climate change protest.
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British High Commission launches 'Green is Great' campaign in run-up to CO
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 11 (ANI): The British High Commission has launched 'Green is GREAT' campaign, an initiative to highlight the strength of the UK-India partnership on climate and sustainability in the run-up to COP26 which will be held in Glasgow later this year.
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Death of tigers shocking, will investigate and take action: Goa CM Pramod
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday expressed concern on the tragic deaths of tigers in the state and said that the government will investigate and take stern action against the perpetrators.
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PM Morrison announces bushfire recovery funding for South Australia
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], Jan 8 (Xinhua/ANI): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday visited South Australian communities devastated by bushfires, vowing to help them "rebuild and recover".
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Ravi Ashwin wants everyone to work collectively on climate reversal
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 7 (ANI): Citing Australia bushfire, India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin on Tuesday urged everyone to work collectively on climate reversal, saying that the planet is increasingly becoming uninhabitable.
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Absent due to Australia wildfires, Russell Crowe wins Golden Globe for 'Th
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 6 (ANI): Russell Crowe tapped a Golden Globe Award on Sunday for the 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series made for Television' category for his role as Roger Ailes in 'The Loudest Voice.'
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Deforestation, Climate change could decimate Madagascar's rainforest habit
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): A study has found that left unchecked, the combined effects of deforestation and human-induced climate change could eliminate Madagascar's entire eastern rainforest habitat by 2070, impacting thousands of plants, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians that are
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