environment
Environment
April 20, 2016
India will raise the issue of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling against the Indian Domestic Solar Mission. This was announced by India’s Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar, on Tuesday, at a press conference on the eve of his departure...
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Ecology and Paris agreement
April 20, 2016
India on Tuesday urged the developed world to declare its enhanced action plan for the second period of Kyoto Protocol, after the Paris Climate Change Agreement. Addressing a press conference on the eve of his departure for New York for the signing of Paris Climate Change Agreeme...
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Global warming
April 5, 2016
According to a new study, global warming of 2.5 centigrade degrees by the year 2100 would risk trillions of dollars of world’s financial assets As per a research by Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political...
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Mercer’s quality of living survey
February 24, 2016
Hyderabad is the best Indian city to live in, according to the world ranking of Mercer on quality of living. The city of the State of Telangana (South) is distinguished for the second year in a row in India by the consultancy survey, which underlines notably its relatively good p...
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Greenpeace report
February 24, 2016
Greenpeace says in its last report that India’s air pollution levels overtook that of China in 2015 for the first time in this century, after studying satellite data from American space agency NASA. The Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) adds that India’s pollution monitorin...
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Climate Change Meet, Paris
January 6, 2016
Global leaders, businesses and several others have gone to town over the ‘unprecedented’ achievements during the global negotiations in Paris to curb global warming. Yet, not much besides big headlines seems to have been achieved The road to hell is paved with good intentions...
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Alternate car circulation
January 6, 2016
Amidst the commencement of the odd-even rule, effective from January 1 till January 15, something in the air certainly changed as Delhiites whole heartedly accepted the government’s initiative to reduce pollution in the city. The city saw its people taking measures and putting ...
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Air Pollution
December 28, 2015
Measures to check the menace of air pollution in Delhi by the executive and the judiciary has received both bouquets and brickbats. The truth is that air pollution is a clear and present danger and the time to act is now. Decimating the 15-year-old Congress party and neutralising...
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Interview with Prakash Javadekar
December 16, 2015
Developing World Stands United While the developed world shows its inhibition in fulfilling its commitments towards climate change, the developing world stands united for the success of COP21. In addition, Prakash Javadekar shares key features of India’s INDC. What is the sense...
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Mask or No Mask
December 15, 2015
Type in Google ‘World’s most polluted city’ and if you are a hard core Delhiite, your heart will definitely skip a beat on seeing Delhi at the top of the list with PM2.5 particles level (an air pollutant) at 153 which is approximately 21 times beyond the permissible limits....
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Chennai floods
December 11, 2015
Chennai is still struggling with the consequences of dramatic floods. The question is : is this a climate change issue or a bad town planning and management problem that could have been avoided? Credited with many achievements and marvels, citizens of India’s populous south...
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Environmental geopolitics
November 23, 2015
While large countries have a huge landmass where vulnerable communities could be relocated, others such as Bangladesh or island nations such as Maldives and Solomon Seychelles are not so fortunate. These countries could well be the first victims of the threat of climate change. T...
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