State of the climate in Asia 2023
Asia remained the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023. Floods and storms caused the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, whilst
Climate Change
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Himalayan glaciers are not melting , say experts
Contrary to the belief held by some Western and European scientists their counterparts in Jammu and Kashmir say that over 3,000 glaciers in the greater Himalayas will not disappear as a result of
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Cinergy calls for a U.S. cap on emissions output
Cinery Corp., one of the U.S's biggest electric utilities, endorsed the idea of a U.S. cap on global warming emissions and said such a cap probably won't hurt the company's bottom line. The
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Heatwave study may fuel global warming lawsuits
A study of a 2003 heatwave in Europe may give Pacific islanders and environmentalists new ammunition for legal cases blaming the United States for global warming, advocates said. Claims linked to
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Jatropha dream fading away ?
The flurry of activity that marked cultivation of Jatropha for production of bio-diesel has suddenly receded.Soon after Y S Rajasekhara Reddy took over as the Chief Minister six months ago, the
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Japanese bank to fund river link project
The Japanese Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has agreed in principle to fund the State Government's grandiose plans to link Krishna and Godavari rivers to augment irrigation potential.A
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YSR urges Congress MPs to get Centrral funds for irrigation projects
In the face of Opposition accusing the State government of poor handling of irrigation sector, Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy on Tuesday urged Congress MPs from the state to exert themselves in
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Are some humans more equal?
A recent study suggests that poor nations will have to do with more arsenic in water. A rebuttal by the arsenic and medical group, School of Environmental Sciences, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
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The U turn
Desert to green land to desert again
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The fourth roundtable
Its outcome
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Sly evasion
The uk has permitted power plants and factories to emit more carbon dioxide (co2), announcing a stricter emission reduction target but raising its estimate of the amount of co2 to be emitted in