Page 54 - Latest Updates on Climate Change
Covid, climate change negatively impacted youth's mental health: Study
Young people with a mental illness and without social support are at an increased risk of climate change induced mental ill-health
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Excessive methane emitted from mega wildfires fuels vicious cycle: Study
Researchers have found that the amount of methane gas emitted from mega wildfires was grossly underestimated
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President Joe Biden touts US efforts as oil overshadows climate summit
Biden touted unprecedented climate efforts by his administration in an annual summit that was overshadowed by Russia's war in Ukraine and other immediate threats to short-term oil and gas supply
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Intensity, frequency of heat waves to rise due to climate change: Experts
The intensity and frequency of heat waves are going to increase in the future due to climate change and governments need to act now to prevent worse impacts on public health and food security
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India's heatwaves putting economy, development goals at risk: Study
Killer heat waves are putting "unprecedented burdens" on India's agriculture, economy and public health, with climate change undermining the country's long-term efforts
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Bumpy ride ahead for green deposits with questions raised about workability
The RBI's framework for green deposits is well meant but raises many questions on its workability
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Climate change impacting Himachal Pradesh's ecology too: President Murmu
The President said the climate of Himachal Pradesh attracts people from across the world, and this region of the Himalayas is rich in fauna and flora
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Carbon offset market unfortunately keeps growing, more efforts needed
Forest-based offsets have come under particular scrutiny lately, with report after report suggesting they don't mop up nearly as much carbon as they claim
 "Carbon offset market unfortunately keeps growing, more efforts needed")
European Parliament adopts key laws from 'Fit for 55 in 2030 package'
The European Parliament approved the deals reached with EU countries in late 2022 on several key pieces of legislation that are part of the "Fit for 55 in 2030 package"
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India's fight against climate change will unite the whole world: Om Birla
Birla said he is hopeful that proposed "P20" summit in the near future would see purposeful dialogue on the relevance of parliamentary governance, democratic values and serve to benefit entire world
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LIVE: UP CM takes cognizance of Prayagraj case, calls high-level meeting
Catch live updates from across the globe here
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Protection of ecosystems can help reduce climate change: Bhupender Yadav
Yadav said climate change, desertification and biodiversity loss are deeply interlinked and pose existential challenges to humanity
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Global goal of reaching net zero requires descaling of emissions: Minister
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Saturday said the global goal of reaching net zero by 2050 requires enhanced descaling of emissions by developed countries
India asks rich nations to intensity emission cuts at G7 ministers' meeting
He also emphasised that developing countries require access to adequate means of implementation, finance, and technology to effectively combat climate change
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PM Modi calls for mass movement in global fight against climate change
Citing "Mission Life", which was launched by him and the UN secretary general last year October, Modi said the programme is about democratising the battle against climate change
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Climate change hitting us from various different angles: Nirmala Sitharaman
The Finance Minister said: "You need to have more people talking about it, more influential people talking about it"
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Top headlines: Adani row probe, Ambani's plan to take on Netflix, Disney
Business Standard brings you the top headlines at this hour
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PM Modi calls for people's participation in fight against climate change
"Climate change cannot be fought from conference tables alone. It has to be fought from the dinner tables in every home," he said
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Why climate change makes GDP unsuitable for measuring economic churn
GDP does not capture issues like welfare, inequality and human development. Nor does GDP capture the damage to the environment caused by economic activity, writes T N Ninan
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Human-caused climate change resulting into increased flash droughts: Study
Flash droughts, caused by low precipitation and high evapotranspiration and leading to quick depletion of soil of water, can develop into severe droughts within a few weeks
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