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Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani joins advisory committee of global climate change panel COP28
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani has been appointed as the member of Advisory Committee to the President of the 28th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), news…
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Over half of the world’s largest lakes have shrunk due to climate change and human activities
More than 50 per cent of the world’s largest lakes and reservoirs have shrunk over the past three decades primarily due to climate change and human activities, according to a new study. From these water bodies, approximately 600 cubic km of…
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Committed to work on climate change: Union Minister Bhupender Yadav
Union minister Bhupender Yadav termed circular economy the future of business and said the government is committed to holistically addressing issues related to climate change along with environmental action.
"The most significant aspect is…
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16 Asian countries at risk as climate change threatens water supplies
People living in 16 countries of Asia are at grave risk as climate change hits hard the water and energy supplies in the region. Climate-related disruptions to the Hindu Kush-Himalayan water system have emerged as a major concern for Asia.…
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Climate change causes 2m deaths in 50 years; poor suffer most: UN
Extreme weather has caused the deaths of 2 million people and $4.3 trillion in economic damage over the past half a century, a report by the United Nations finds.
According to the new figures published on Monday from the UN’s World…
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Why limiting deliberations to tackle climate challenges to G7 or G20 groups reflect lack of global…
The word “rules based order” peppers the comments by US government officials and also often in EU. What is often not brought up front is who wrote those rules and so why should it be incumbent on the rest of the world to follow those rules!…
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G7’s climate wishlist, and the realities of efforts to cap warming
A series of recent studies and reports have once again sounded the red alert on climate change, saying the situation was worsening rapidly, and the window of opportunity for effective action was narrowing faster than ever before.
Last…
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Need to Increase Scope of Discussion, PM Modi on Climate Change
Underling that climate change, environmental security and energy security are among the biggest challenges, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that there is a need to increase the scope of discussion and change behaviour to solve…
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Climate change can result in over 90 lakh deaths each year till end of century, says WHO report
There could be 2.5 lakh additional deaths per year by end of 2030 and over 90 lakh deaths each year by the end of the century due to climate change, said the latest World Health Statistics 2023 report by the World Health Organization.…
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India’s April heatwaves were 30 times more likely due to climate change: Study
Human-caused climate change made April’s record-breaking heatwaves in Bangladesh, India, Laos and Thailand at least 30 times more likely, according to an analysis conducted by a group of leading climate scientists.
The study by World…
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