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LiFE initiative proposed by PM Modi can help address climate challenges: I
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
First proposed by the Prime Minister at COP 26, Mission LiFE is envisioned as an India-led global mass movement that will nudge individual and collective action to protect and preserve the environment.
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China's oil and gas consumption declined in 2022 amid weakening economy: R
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
China's oil and gas use fell in 2022 for the first time in decades due to COVID-19 lockdowns that curbed energy demand, a sign of a weakening economy, writes Clifford Krauss in The New York Times (NYT).
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"Expanding presence in Ukraine to prevent nuclear accident": IAEA Chief
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi on Monday said that the agency is expanding its presence in Ukraine to provide all possible nuclear safety and security.
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Nearly one billion served by healthcare facilities without reliable electr
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Access to electricity is critical for quality healthcare provision, from delivering babies to managing emergencies like heart attacks, or offering lifesaving immunization. Without reliable electricity in all healthcare facilities, Universal Health Coverage cannot be reached, the report notes
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IAEA chief to travel Ukraine next week, visit NPPs to deploy experts: UN a
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Director General will travel to the South Ukraine and Rivne Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) as well as to the Chornobyl site to launch the missions consisting of two IAEA experts at each of the facilities.
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Jaishankar holds talks with IAEA chief on global energy situation, Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Jaishankar and Grossi discussed further enhancing IAEA's collaboration with India in many areas including combating climate change, medical care and other nuclear applications for societal benefit. In a tweet, IAEA Director General said that he held "excellent dialogue" with minister Jaishan
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Global coal production to hit record high 8.3bn tonnes in 2022
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The IEA also predicts that global coal production will peak in 2023, only slightly above the 2022 level and fall to 8.221 billion tonnes by 2025, below the 2022 level.
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West plays catch up with China on critical minerals race
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Critical minerals such as copper, lithium, nickel, cobalt and rare earth elements are essential components in many of today's rapidly growing clean energy technologies - from wind turbines and electricity networks to electric vehicles, according to International Energy Agency (IEA).
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Russia shells Kherson Oblast 54 times, kills 1
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kherson Oblast Governor Yaroslav Yanushevych reported on Nov. 27 that Russian forces shelled the region 54 times over the past day, killing one person and wounding two, including a child.
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Powerful explosions rock Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: IAEA
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
In a statement, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said these powerful explosions abruptly ended a period of relative calm at the facility and further underlined the urgent need for measures to help prevent a nuclear accident there.
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Nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought: Russia
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has raised concerns about the security situation at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP). The ZNPP site has been controlled by Russian forces since March. Until recently, operational decisions were taken by its Ukraine staff, but Russia has an
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Annual investments in clean energy to rise 50 pc by 2030, says Internation
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Energy markets and policies have changed as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, not just for the time being, but for decades to come.
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