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Bid goodbye to unhygienic toilets in Indian trains
December 12, 2018
In an effort to maintain hygiene, Indian Railways has announced that it will set up electronic toilets in the railway coaches. They will be environment-friendly and will be initially installed in a coach in the LTT-Coimbatore Express to monitor its performance.
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Six Bengali winter treats that will warm your heart
December 11, 2018
Winter may be brief and mellow in Bengal but doesn’t mean the feat is sparse, the colours are dull or the food is sad. In fact it is sumptuous and heart-warming.
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Revisiting the story of Kedarnath
December 10, 2018
The film Kedarnath revisits the mishap that had struck Uttarakhand in 2013 while sticking to the essence of Bollywood and having a love angle to it. Here is flashback to the disaster.
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Cop24: Developed nations likely to fall short of 2020 emission targets
December 8, 2018
A report issued by UN Environment said there is a considerable gap between countries’ current preparedness for climate change and the actual measures needed to get communities ready for a future of increasing climate risks.
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Tackling air pollution can save millions of lives, says WHO report
December 7, 2018
A WHO report released at the Katowice conference on December 5 says India could gain massive health benefits by tackling climate change.
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COP24: Climate talks begin in Katowice
December 6, 2018
At the COP24 summit India has claimed to achieve its climate targets ahead of schedule and has questioned the spending from developed countries of not being enough to mitigate climate change.
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India takes second place in renewable energy
December 5, 2018
India is leading the race in renewable energy but is still expected to become the largest coking coal importer by 2022. Will the country be able to meet its ambitious targets in clean energy while a big chunk of funds go towards coal-based plants?
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Painting with a camera
December 3, 2018
Looking at the images that Shanthi Kasi produces, one would hardly believe that they are not hand paintings and are digital photographs instead!
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Artists, Activists stand in solidarity with farmers at Kisan Mukti Morcha
December 1, 2018
On November 30, farmers from all over the country marched in Delhi to demand a 21 day exclusive session for discussing the country's agrarian crisis. While the farmers were fuming in anger, the urban educated remained oblivion to the distress, however, the intellectual circuit of...
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Half a Degree Short
December 1, 2018
Finance ministers who are either shy or wary of climate change should now try hard to be in line for climate-action. They are more likely to prove that economic benefits and the action to decarbonise the society are not the opposing teams in the game.
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Interview: C K Mishra-Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change
December 1, 2018
India will begin implementing the Paris Agreement in 2021, says Secretary of Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change CK Mishra in an interview with Biz@India. Mishra also talks about India’s agenda at COP24. Three years after the Paris agreement, as India prepares ...
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Towards a Sunny Future
December 1, 2018
India has an ambitious target of producing 100 GW of solar energy by 2022. After some rapid growth over the past few years, further development faces serious hurdles at multiple levels.
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