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UK launches £3 mn innovation challenge in India to tackle Covid-19 pandemic
Applicants are required to submit bids as an academia-industry consortium, ideally with an international member
 "UK launches £3 mn innovation challenge in India to tackle Covid-19 pandemic")
European banks face indigenous calls to end Amazon oil trade: Report
Fears over the impact of oil extraction in the Amazon were heightened in April when a pipeline ruptured, depriving 27,000 indigenous people of their main water source
 "European banks face indigenous calls to end Amazon oil trade: Report")
The trouble with climate scenarios is that everyone has their own
Scenario analysis can be a great way of structuring one's thinking about the future, which is essential to understanding climate change
 "The trouble with climate scenarios is that everyone has their own")
Investors launch climate plan to get to net zero emissions by 2050
Since the Paris deal was struck in 2015, investors have launched a number of initiatives to help them better manage climate-related risks
 "Investors launch climate plan to get to net zero emissions by 2050")
Coastal flooding, climate change could hit 20% of world GDP by 2100: Study
Based on estimated 2019 GDP, that currently comes to around $17.6 trillion
 "Coastal flooding, climate change could hit 20% of world GDP by 2100: Study")
US plans to adopt global emission norms for planes to curb climate change
Environmental groups, which had threatened to sue EPA over delays in setting greenhouse gas limits for aviation, said the agency's proposal does not go far enough
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Game changer? How $858 bn Covid-19 recovery fund will shake up EU bond mkts
The EU currently has around 54 billion euros in outstanding debt, having borrowed nothing last year and just 5 billion euros in 2018
 "Game changer? How $858 bn Covid-19 recovery fund will shake up EU bond mkts")
Climate change & its discontents
Yes, climate change is real. Yes, we should do something about it
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Here's how you can be part of YouTube's global documentary of 2020 memories
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the year 2020 has not been easy for anyone. YouTube Originals' global documentary will record your day and make you part of the meory of this historic year
 "Here's how you can be part of YouTube's global documentary of 2020 memories")
India-Europe Summit: High level ministerial talks to push trade, investment
Strategic partnership with Europe adopted for cooperation over next 5 years
 "India-Europe Summit: High level ministerial talks to push trade, investment")
Nature in peril
Nature can protect us only if we protect it - that is the simple truth this government needs to recognise
 "Nature in peril")
Climate change: Small island nations not waiting for rich countries to act
Increasingly intense storms are just one of the ways climate change threatens small island developing states like Dominica
 "Climate change: Small island nations not waiting for rich countries to act")
Mysterious pink ice on Italian Alps sound alarm bells for climate change
Algae is not dangerous but shows the effect of climate change, say scientists.
 "Mysterious pink ice on Italian Alps sound alarm bells for climate change")
Countries burning fossil fuel can't give sermons on climate change: Joshi
Pralhad Joshi says he will replace mines from the auction if chief ministers object but they should understand this will change the economic situation in states.
 "Countries burning fossil fuel can't give sermons on climate change: Joshi")
Mukesh Ambani pushes for clean, affordable energy; tech to decarbonise
"It's not only imperative for us to be net carbon zero but I think that we should opt to recycle carbon," Ambani said.
 "Mukesh Ambani pushes for clean, affordable energy; tech to decarbonise")
NASA finds drop in CO2, greenhouse emission in India during virus lockdown
NASA collaborates with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to document planet-wide changes in the environment, society during the Covid-19 lockdown
 "NASA finds drop in CO2, greenhouse emission in India during virus lockdown")
Vulnerable to rise in temperature, India needs to take heatwave seriously
Extreme heat is already killing more people than reported. By 2030, it could also result in productivity loss equivalent to 34 million jobs, writes Bhasker Tripathi
 "Vulnerable to rise in temperature, India needs to take heatwave seriously")
Unilever to invest 1 billion euros in climate change fund over 10 years
The fund will invest in projects including reforestation, water preservation and carbon sequestration over the next ten years
 "Unilever to invest 1 billion euros in climate change fund over 10 years")
Heads of state, chiefs to discuss Covid-19, climate at UN Leaders Summit
More than 20 UN agencies, funds and programmes will also showcase their work with the business sector
 "Heads of state, chiefs to discuss Covid-19, climate at UN Leaders Summit")
Indian-American soil scientist Rattan Lal wins 2020 World Food Prize
US Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, praised Lal, saying he is helping nearly 500 million small farmers through improved management, less soil degradation, and recycling of nutrients
 "Indian-American soil scientist Rattan Lal wins 2020 World Food Prize")