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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Adani Green Energy wins world's biggest solar bid of Rs 45,000 crore
Becomes India's largest clean energy firm; to set up 8-Gw power plant
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Two ends to Climate Change debate; Experts vary on impact on rain, cyclones
The topic has always been contentious, with radical movements like Extinction Rebellion at one end, and leaders like Donald Trump and Brazil's Bolsonaro, who say climate change theory is a hoax at the
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Heatwaves, flooding: Severe climate change in India in 80 years, says study
The enhanced warming is likely to further accelerate the snow and glacier melt over this region, with a consequent increase in flooding
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Cyclones are becoming more fierce and frequent: This study explains why
Scientists have observed an increasing trend of post-monsoon tropical cyclones over the Arabian Sea
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Over 150 global firms urge govts to align Covid aid with climate science
The statement comes as governments around the world are preparing trillions of dollars worth of stimulus packages to help economies recover from the impacts of the coronavirus
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A working plasma jet engine
This technology can move the aviation industry closer to zero emission
Big names in Indian philanthropy team up to respond to climate change
Some of the biggest names in Indian philanthropy have teamed up with researchers and more to craft an India-specific response to the climate crisis. Nikita Puri reports on the development
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How not to lose clean air gains
What is clear is that this joy of nature has come at enormous and unacceptable human cost to millions in the world
New economic assumptions
Covid must cause a re-examination of aspects of economics
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Blue skies and brown earth
It has taken a virus, the lowest among species, to teach us that a sustainable transport system can and must be developed
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The climate 'dividend'
Lockdown highlights the criticality of climate change agenda
Another victim of Covid-19: World's plan to ditch single-use plastic
Governors in Massachusetts and Illinois have banned or strongly discouraged the use of reusable grocery bags
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Finding the light: Schneider Electric reimagining the brand with a purpose
The 184-year-old global electrical energy company rewires the brand around environmental concerns, looks for a direct connection with consumers
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Covid-19 is sign of an ecological crisis
Dealing with it as if it were a singular phenomenon occurring in a single domain will not work
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