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'Mismanagement' of water resources responsible for frequent floods, drough
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The faulty water management system with large-scale abstraction without management and sufficient recharge in Pakistan has resulted in the frequent occurrence of natural disasters like floods and drought.
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India-European Union sign 'Intent of Cooperation'
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
During the virtual ceremony, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), the Government of India and the European Commission signed the Intent of Cooperation which is aimed at establishing collaboration on HPC applications using Indian and European Supercomputers in the areas of Bio molecula
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"This outcome moves us forward": COP27 climate summit closes with pact to
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 closed today with a breakthrough agreement to provide "loss and damage" funding for vulnerable countries hit hard by climate disasters.
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Negotiators at COP27 reach tentative deal on loss and damage
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Signalling potential for major breakthrough at the climate summit, Negotiators at the UN's COP27 climate summit have reached a tentative agreement to establish a loss and damage fund for nations vulnerable to climate disasters.
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EU contributes 50 million euros to World Food Programme for Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Having struggled through a year of unprecedented economic hardship and environmental disasters like earthquakes and flooding, the people of Afghanistan are less prepared than ever to weather another harsh winter.
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Focus on fitness of colleagues, safety of human and animals is priority: N
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Expressing concern that the "frequency of disasters has increased due to effect of climate change", National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) chief Atul Karwal said the priority of his force is to keep the fitness of all the colleagues and rescue both
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 strikes Myanmar
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], September 30 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 jolted Myanmar on Friday, according to the National Centre for Seismology.
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Over 2 lakh people affected by natural disasters in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 28 (ANI): Occurrences of floods and earthquakes across several provinces of Afghanistan have affected more than 2,23,000 people over the past several months, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a report.
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How to insure your bike the right way?
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI/ATK): As per the latest data, over 15 million (Source taken by News18) new two-wheelers were sold in India in FY21, even through the lockdowns. The Indian two-wheeler market is currently one of the largest in the world. There are many reasons for this inc
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Study suggests its useless to artificially cool water to decrease hurrican
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Miami [US], September 10 (ANI): According to a recent study, the benefits would be insignificant even if we had the infinite ability to artificially cool the oceans to the point where they would become weaker hurricanes. The Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science at th
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Study reveals climate change-related incidents pose negative effects on ps
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): As the heavy monsoon rains and floods continue to play havoc with people's lives and resources in Pakistan, analysts have climate change produces negative effects on the psychological and reproductive health of women who bear the major brunt of disast
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Reverence for nature needs to be rekindled, to save the planet, says Gurud
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 2 (ANI/NewsVoir): As the world grapples with the repercussions of climate-change-led disasters and looks for greener and safer energy alternatives, the two-day International Climate Summit 2022 titled 'Opportunities for Green Hydrogen in India' kicked
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