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Environment
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159Post Diwali Nightmare, Worst Air Quality Of The Year Recorded In Delhi
With the pollution level entering “severe-plus emergency” category or ten times the permissible limit due to rampant bursting of firecrackers in gross...
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India Seeking Ways To Limit Climate Change After IPCC Report
The Indian government has accepted the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and has asked a number of...
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Delhi’s Air Quality Worsens, Slides Dangerously To ‘Severe Category’
Air quality in the national capital deteriorated alarmingly, gradually inching towards the ‘severe’ category, as parts of the massive Bhalswa landfill site...
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Authorities Warn Pollution May Increase, Despite Improvement In Delhi’s Air Quality
Delhi’s air quality improved a little after rainfall lashed parts of the national capital, but authorities warned that pollution could increase to...
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Ganga Loses Its Steadfast Champion In GD Agarwal
Eminent environmentalist GD Agarwal has given up his life for the Ganga. Frustrated with government inaction over reviving the lifeline of India...
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1.5 Degree Ambition Demands Radical Change, UN Warns
There are major benefits to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above the preindustrial level, but doing so will need “rapid,...
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Climate And Conflict In South And South East Asia
A recently published paper by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has focussed on the under-researched topic of how climate change...
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Is SAARC Prepared To Combat Climate Change And Its Security Risks?
South Asia is extremely vulnerable to a range of climate impacts, ranging from shrinking glaciers and water scarcity to floods and rising...
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Cities Must Lead The Action On Climate Change
Coastal cities in the tropics are not the only ones suffering from the effects of climate change. So is a city as...
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As climate Changes, Himalayan Farmers Return To Traditional Crops
Climate change is making food production harder for communities in the Indian Himalayas. Over the past few decades, there have been significant...
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