Environment
Half of countries face severe degradation, say UN ...
August 28, 2024
UN-Water and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), a leading global voice on the environment, report that freshwater systems in half of the world’s countries are experiencing significant degradation. This pressing issue highlights the urgent need for action to address the declin...
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From oasis to obscurity: Disappearing lakes of Ben...
August 19, 2024
Though its origins date back to the 16th century, Bengaluru’s importance as a city began from the mid-19th century as an administrative and military centre of the British colonial administration. After the independence, large-scale investments by the government in setting up hi...
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Father of Indian supercomputer Vijay Bhatkar to me...
August 9, 2024
Smart Campus Cloud Network or SCCN, a rapidly growing global network of universities that have agreed to move towards Net Zero Campus has received a major shot in the arm with the addition of Padma Bhushan Vijay Bhatkar, a renowned engineer who is known as the father of India’s...
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TotalEnergies, Daher & Groupe ADP open perman...
July 17, 2024
With the launch of an alternative fuel offer containing sustainable aviation fuel at the Paris-Saclay-Versailles Airport, about 20 km from Paris, three French companies, TotalEnergies, Daher and Groupe ADP have joined hands to contribute to the decarbonisation of air transport, i...
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Sustainiam selected by Greenr Sustainability Accel...
July 11, 2024
Backed by Ikea and Visa Foundations, Greenr Sustainability Accelerator has selected Sustainiam, a Bangalore-based climate-tech start-up, to scale up its innovative climate solutions, enhancing sustainability through the programme. According to the press statement, Sustainiam was ...
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UNESCO names 11 new biospheres in 11 countries
July 6, 2024
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has approved the designation of 11 new biosphere reserves in 11 countries, including Belgium and Gambia for the first time and two transboundary biosphere reserves. In a press statement, the Paris-bas...
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First Candela C-8 Polestar electric boat delivered
July 5, 2024
Electric hydrofoil boat maker Candela says it has delivered the first produced Candela C-8 Polestar edition, a limited design edition of Candela’s C-8 in collaboration with electric performance car brand Polestar. In a press statement, Candela says that the boat was revealed p...
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UNESCO raises global alarm on the rapid degradatio...
July 2, 2024
In what could bring nightmares to farmers, politicians and agri-businesses all over the world, a new report warns that an overwhelming proportion of the planet’s top soil would be degraded by 2050. The warning has come in a report released by the United Nations Educational, Sci...
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‘Huddle negotiations’ run into hurdles in Bonn...
June 24, 2024
With the global climate change negotiations moving forward with dreadfully inadequate actions and suicidally slow speed for over a decade and the divisions between developing and the developed world reaching new levels, a new terminology called ‘huddle-negotiations’ is be...
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Maldives President to Co-chair global meet on Smal...
May 26, 2024
With the theme of Charting the course toward resilient prosperity and to discuss developmental challenges being faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) is scheduled to begin on Monday at St John...
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