State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
Environment
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Floods kill eight
Eight persons have been reported killed due to floods in Kalutara, Galle and Matara districts (Sri Lanka). Seven persons from the Galle district and one person from the Matara district have been
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Office depot to boost green checks on suppliers
Office Depot Inc. ODP.N said it would carry out more independent checks to ensure its suppliers' complied with its push to sell products that do not harm forests and the environment. The Delray
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EU delays action vs Germany on can recycling system
The European Commission this week postponed for three weeks a decision on whether to launch legal action against Germany over a controversial can recycling system, a spokeswoman said. The EU
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Emission rights are sold at new Chicago market
The Chicago Climate Exchange, a start-up hoping to create a market for member companies and governments to trade rights to emit gases associated with global warming, has gotten off to an ambiguous
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State spent Rs 1650 crore to handle scarcity situation
Maharashtra Revenue Minister Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar has has said that the state government has spent about Rs 1650 crore from March 2003 to tackle drought situation in the
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This Diwali, you can choose your decibel
This Diwali when you shop for your arsenal of crackers, you can choose between the loud and the not-so-loud ones. The ministry of environment has instructed crackers manufacturers to specify the
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India, Asean to sign free trade blueprint
India will sign a blueprint for a free trade and non-aggression treaty with the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) next week during the second India-Asean summit meeting in
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Clear Skies' hits storm front in the U.S.
When President George H.W. Bush proposed using market incentives to reduce air pollution in 1990, he joined forces with environmentalists and Democrats to win congressional approval. When President
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High Court panel to check pollution at Patancheru
The issue of pollution in Patancheru industrial belt and surrounding areas has once again cropped up with a division bench of the High Court constituting a five member committee headed by Justice A
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Yamuna: All action, no plan
It seems nobody is happy with the way the Yamuna is being cleaned. Not even the Delhi government. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has admitted that the Yamuna Action Plan has