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Bhutan emerges as Net zero carbon emission country
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhutan is one among the 196 nations that committed to the Paris Agreement during the UN Climate Change Conference focused to restrict global temperature increases to 1.5 degree Celsius above pre-industrial levels
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Israel broils under heat wave, breaks record for electricity usage
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Israelis continued sweltering under a heat wave on Monday, breaking records for electricity usage. The extreme temperatures were blamed for the death of a soldier during a training exercise, the suspension of some flights at Ben Gurion International Airport, and significant agricultural dama
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''Pro Kabaddi League has inspired women to take up Kabaddi across world,''
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Iranian women's kabaddi team is currently undergoing a tour of Mumbai and Pune from 4th August to 11th August 2023. The side has set up a few friendly matches to enhance their skills and develop match temperament.
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World's oceans set new surface temperature record, scientists fear could r
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
This week, the average surface temperature of the world’s oceans reached 20.96C, breaking the 2016 record--20.95C.
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Assam: Kamrup (Metro) district reschedules school timings amid rising temp
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Due to the continuous rise in temperature and the prevailing heat, the Kamrup (Metro) district administration in Assam has rescheduled the timings of classes at all educational institutions to start at 7:30 am from today and will remain in force till August 15, said an official.
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Guwahati: Timing for educational institutes rescheduled over rise in tempe
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The district administration has rescheduled the timing of classes of all educational institutions, both government and private, from 7.30 am effective Thursday.
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Gene editing improves grain quality, lowers heat stress in rice: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Maintaining the quality and productivity of crops adapted to lower temperatures will become increasingly difficult as global temperatures rise. Rice is one crop that has been shown to be damaged by increased nighttime temperatures during the ripening phase, exhibiting a trait known as "chalk
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Iraq's electric grid hit by fire, explosion amid soaring temperatures
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The faltering national electrical grid of Iraq has been impacted by a fire at a power plant and many explosions as temperatures climb in the country, Al Jazeera reported.
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Heatwaves endanger workers, reduce productivity: International Labour Orga
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Sharply rising temperatures across the globe continue to endanger the safety of workers and impact communities with the “least capacity for adaptation,” according to a senior economist at the International Labour Organization (ILO).
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Study discovers new isopod species that feeds on fish
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Researchers discovered a new species of marine cryptofauna in the Florida Keys. The majority of the biodiversity in the ocean is made up of microscopic, hidden species known as cryptofauna. There are 15 species of Gnathia in the region, including the nearly three-millimetre-long isopod.
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July on track to be hottest month ever recorded: UN, EU agencies
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The first three weeks of July were the warmest three-week period ever recorded. The month is on track to be both the hottest July and the hottest month on record, according to data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service and the World Meteorological Organization
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Assam: National Education Policy to be implemented in 42 Kendriya Vidyalay
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
National Education Policy (NEP) promotes critical thinking rather than rote learning, focuses on learning instead of studying and encourages scientific temperament, said Chandrashekhar Azad, DC, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) Regional Office, Guwahati on Thursday.
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