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US to send small team for Bonn Climate talks
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [U.S.], May 6 (ANI): The Trump administration has decided to send a 'much smaller' representative team to the United Nations Climate Change Summit talks to be held in Bonn, Germany, this year.
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Forest Service has onus to arrest climate change: President
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 5 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said the Indian Forest Service (IFS) does not only have the responsibility of serving the sector of forestry in the country, but a much larger onus of arresting climate change apart from preservation of bio-div
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India's outsized coal plans put Paris climate goals at risk
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 26 (ANI): India will not be able to meet its Paris climate agreement commitments in the coming years if it carries through with plans to construct nearly 370 coal-fired power plants, according to University of California, Irvine and CoalSwarm researchers.
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Researchers relate extreme weather to global warming
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 25 (ANI): In the past, scientists typically avoided linking individual weather events to climate change, citing the challenges of teasing apart human influence from the natural variability of the weather. But that is changing.
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Rising sea levels likely to submerge Trump's Florida properties
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Apr. 11 (ANI): Donald Trump, who has shown a lukewarm attitude towards climate change might ironically become its victim, as experts have predicted that the rising sea levels might submerge the U.S. President's properties in Florida by the end of the century.
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European Investment Bank President calls on PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 31 (AN): Dr. Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today and appreciated India's strong and proactive measures in the field of climate change, and expressed the bank's continued support for India'
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Humans responsible for weather extremes in summer: Study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 27 (ANI): The increase of devastating weather extremes in summer is likely linked to human-made climate change, mounting evidence shows.
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Nagaland Zoological Park emerging as biodiversity hotspot
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dimapur (Nagaland) [India], Mar. 27 (ANI): Blessed with favorable climate and a rich biodiversity, the northeastern province of Nagaland has immense potential to attract tourists from all across the globe.
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'What should we do?' in lieu of 'What do you want?' ca
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 4 (ANI): As we know, a minute difference in approach can bring in massive change, especially in the socio-political scenario of a nation.
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Arunachal's Golden Pagoda is state's rich Buddhist heritage
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], Mar. 3 (ANI): Arunachal Pradesh, known for its bewildering scenic beauty and blessed with a favourable climate makes it an inseparable part of the entire region and attracts tourists from all across the world.
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'Operation Thunder Bird' a big success for Forest Dept
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 3 (ANI): Seventy one people were arrested and a total of 2,524 live species of scheduled animals, 19.2 kg of elephant ivory, one tiger skin, nine carcasses of wild animals, one organ pipe coral, one jar snake venom, eight leopard skins and one Indian Mujtac skin was s
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World threatened by twin challenges of terrorism, climate change: PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rishikesh (Uttarakhand) [India], Mar. 2 (ANI): Asserting the world is threatened by the twin challenges of terrorism and climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said there should be peace among all nations.
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