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US plans to adopt global emission norms for planes to curb climate change
Environmental groups, which had threatened to sue EPA over delays in setting greenhouse gas limits for aviation, said the agency's proposal does not go far enough
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Game changer? How $858 bn Covid-19 recovery fund will shake up EU bond mkts
The EU currently has around 54 billion euros in outstanding debt, having borrowed nothing last year and just 5 billion euros in 2018
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Climate change & its discontents
Yes, climate change is real. Yes, we should do something about it
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Here's how you can be part of YouTube's global documentary of 2020 memories
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the year 2020 has not been easy for anyone. YouTube Originals' global documentary will record your day and make you part of the meory of this historic year
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India-Europe Summit: High level ministerial talks to push trade, investment
Strategic partnership with Europe adopted for cooperation over next 5 years
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Nature in peril
Nature can protect us only if we protect it - that is the simple truth this government needs to recognise
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Climate change: Small island nations not waiting for rich countries to act
Increasingly intense storms are just one of the ways climate change threatens small island developing states like Dominica
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Mysterious pink ice on Italian Alps sound alarm bells for climate change
Algae is not dangerous but shows the effect of climate change, say scientists.
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Countries burning fossil fuel can't give sermons on climate change: Joshi
Pralhad Joshi says he will replace mines from the auction if chief ministers object but they should understand this will change the economic situation in states.
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Mukesh Ambani pushes for clean, affordable energy; tech to decarbonise
"It's not only imperative for us to be net carbon zero but I think that we should opt to recycle carbon," Ambani said.
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NASA finds drop in CO2, greenhouse emission in India during virus lockdown
NASA collaborates with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to document planet-wide changes in the environment, society during the Covid-19 lockdown
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Vulnerable to rise in temperature, India needs to take heatwave seriously
Extreme heat is already killing more people than reported. By 2030, it could also result in productivity loss equivalent to 34 million jobs, writes Bhasker Tripathi
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Unilever to invest 1 billion euros in climate change fund over 10 years
The fund will invest in projects including reforestation, water preservation and carbon sequestration over the next ten years
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Heads of state, chiefs to discuss Covid-19, climate at UN Leaders Summit
More than 20 UN agencies, funds and programmes will also showcase their work with the business sector
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Indian-American soil scientist Rattan Lal wins 2020 World Food Prize
US Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, praised Lal, saying he is helping nearly 500 million small farmers through improved management, less soil degradation, and recycling of nutrients
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Adani Green Energy wins world's biggest solar bid of Rs 45,000 crore
Becomes India's largest clean energy firm; to set up 8-Gw power plant
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Two ends to Climate Change debate; Experts vary on impact on rain, cyclones
The topic has always been contentious, with radical movements like Extinction Rebellion at one end, and leaders like Donald Trump and Brazil's Bolsonaro, who say climate change theory is a hoax at the
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Heatwaves, flooding: Severe climate change in India in 80 years, says study
The enhanced warming is likely to further accelerate the snow and glacier melt over this region, with a consequent increase in flooding
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Cyclones are becoming more fierce and frequent: This study explains why
Scientists have observed an increasing trend of post-monsoon tropical cyclones over the Arabian Sea
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Over 150 global firms urge govts to align Covid aid with climate science
The statement comes as governments around the world are preparing trillions of dollars worth of stimulus packages to help economies recover from the impacts of the coronavirus
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