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Paris Climate Agreement comes into force

Paris Climate Agreement comes into force

November 5, 2016

After rolling ratifications of the Paris Climate Agreement by nations, the accord finally entered into a legal force on November 4, thus binding the governments, who have agreed to control the global temperature rise, to adhere to their promised contributions

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Indian women honoured with UN Climate Solutions Award

Indian women honoured with UN Climate Solutions Award

October 7, 2016

Soon after India confirmed its intention to contribute towards climate change mitigation, the United Nations recognised 1,000 rural Indian women internationally on September 28, by honouring them with the ‘United Nations Momentum for Change Climate Change Award’, for their in...

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Food insecurity in India

Food insecurity in India

May 2, 2016

46,658 tonnes of food grains were spoiled and rotten in Food Corporation of India godowns, which could have fed around 0.8 million people. 46,658 tonnes of food grains in Food Corporation of India (FCI) godowns spoiled in three years, whereas if the grains would have been distrib...

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India’s port capacity and strategy

India’s port capacity and strategy

April 19, 2016

Anchored for very long port development in India has began to look promising after its Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a comprehensive plan to increase India’s port handling capacity to 3,000 million tonnes (mt) by 2025, from the present 1,400 mt. With this India envisag...

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