Category: Environment

NGT takes cognisance of media report on Kham River pollution, seeks report

New Delhi, March 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Taking cognisance of a recent news report on pollution in Aurangabad's Kham river, the National…

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She trades trash before Kuwait embraces sustainable model

By Vishal Gulati Nairobi, March 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Since its launch in early 2019, Eco Star, a non-profit organisation that recycles…

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Experts voice worries after dead dolphins wash ashore in northern Australia

Canberra, March 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Experts have shared fears about the dolphin population in Australia's Northern Territory (NT) after two washed…

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Research links Australian bushfires to ozone depletion

Sydney, March 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) New international research has shown that smoke from Australia's devastating 2019-20 summer bushfires may be linked…

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Call on rich nations to provide $60 bn annually to address biodiversity loss

By Vishal Gulati Nairobi, March 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Leading environment groups agreed that the US, the countries of the European Union,…

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Unsatisfactory state of affairs: NGT intervenes to protect Kerala’s Ramsar site

By Jaison Wilson New Delhi, March 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Taking note of a plea stating serious environmental degradation due to decade-old…

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Australia facing more floods, droughts due to global warming

Canberra, March 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Australia is facing more catastrophic weather events as a result of global warming, which will cause…

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UN chief calls for speedy transition to renewable energy

United Nations, March 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a faster transition to renewable energy. "Instead of…

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Drinking water in eastern Australia at risk of flood contamination

Sydney, March 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) As devastating floods continue to swamp much of eastern Australia, an environmental scientist warned of the…

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Light rain & snow likely in J&K, Ladakh during next 24 hours

Srinagar, March 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Weather remained cloudy in J&K and Ladakh on Tuesday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast light…

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Major drop in crop production due to climate change: IPCC report

New Delhi, Feb 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)'s report on Monday said that globally, high temperatures…

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India will face severe economic damage without emission cuts: IPCC report

New Delhi, Feb 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's GDP per capita is already 16 per cent lower than it would have been…

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World must now recognise worsening symptoms of warming: UNDP boss on IPCC report

BY VISHAL GULATI Nairobi, Feb 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nearly half of the global population is now highly vulnerable to the impacts…

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Rising seas to threaten around 35 mn people, land use, infra in India: IPCC

New Delhi, Feb 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) That there will be sea level rise due to rising global temperatures has been known…

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IPCC report predicts ‘major fall’ in India’s crop production

New Delhi, Feb 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) A UN report on Monday has predicted a major fall in crop production that can…

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International office launched to accelerate global monsoon research

New Delhi, Feb 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Monday launched the…

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IPCC report comes when world facing environmental turmoil: UNEP chief

BY VISHAL GULATI Nairobi, Feb 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the new IPCC report's grim predictions of mass starvation, extinctions and man-made…

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Without emission cuts, heat and humidity will cross limits of human survivability: IPCC report

New Delhi, Feb 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) At the current emission cuts promised, many parts of northern and coastal India would reach…

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Explained: What implications does UN climate report have for India

New Delhi, Feb 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Globally human-induced heat and humidity will create conditions beyond human tolerance if emissions are not…

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IPCC report: Climate change a threat to human wellbeing, health of planet

New Delhi, Feb 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) It is now unequivocal that "climate change is a threat to the human well-being and…

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