Page 108 - Climate Change
Environment minister says India committed to UNFCCC, Paris Agreement
India is committed to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Paris Agreement, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Wednesday
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How the two Koreas can establish a model to handle climate crisis
The two Koreas cannot by themselves stop the climate crisis, but they can establish a model that the rest of the world can follow.
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Climate repair: Three things we must do now to stabilise the planet
The challenge of surviving the next 50 years is now seen as a planet-wide existential crisis; we need to work together urgently
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India's climate mitigation plans face a threat as Earth warms
Companies such as Hero Future Energies have started investing in digital solutions that help monitor weather changes, and plan generation accordingly
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If your coffee's going downhill, blame climate change
Brazil is the world's biggest producer of arabica, yet its production has stayed largely flat over the last five years.
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BHP, world's largest miner, in talks to sell multibillion oil, gas assets
Group in talks to sell global oil, gas business to Australia's Woodside after shedding some of its coal assets.
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Statsguru: From floods to deficient rainfall, dealing with climate change
The effects of climate change are becoming more severe, and if a new IPCC report is to be believed, the situation will only worsen in coming years
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BS Views of the Week: Adapting to new climate and the reform we need
From how India can make itself climate-change ready to the one reform that could make all other second-generation reforms possible, here's what Business Standard columnists and editorials had to say this week
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Manufacturing firms list green goals; environmentalists say more needed
Tata Power was the first power company to declare a net-zero target for itself
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Seize the initiative on climate change, Mr Modi
'This is the Indian government's duty not just to its own people but to its own notion of developing-world leadership', says the author
Hotter future ahead: India, economy on the front lines of climate crisis?
The recent IPCC report on climate change briefed us of a hotter future we are inching towards. Its Sixth Assessment Report, released this week, makes for grim reading for India in particular. Watch the video to understand its impact on Indian economy and more.
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The climate emergency is real for India
With a rise in earth's temperature inevitable now, India needs to empower and make every district climate-change ready in order to mitigate its impact on the poorest populations
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The climate crisis: An opportunity for India
The threat of global warming facing the world has opened a new path to growth for India that will only advance its economic prospects
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India can grow and cut emissions at the same time: Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Massive electrification and a switch to green sources of electricity could be an ideal decarbonisation strategy for India, suggests the former deputy chairman of the Planning Commission
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Top headlines: Sebi scans Ant group, Novavax vaccine may come to India
Business Standard brings you the top headlines of the day
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Shyam Saran goes trekking among Himachal's rain-drenched orchards & forests
The newly built Atal Tunnel, about 50 km from Manali, provides access to the rain shadow areas of Lahaul
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0.6 degree C rise in temp led to 3x extreme events in India since 1950
While IPCC says that warming by at least 1.2 degree Celsius seems inevitable by end of century, 0.6 degree Celsius rise over a century has increased the frequency of extreme rains and floods
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IPCC climate report vindicates our 'Polluter Pays' stand, says govt
The report has estimated that under all growth scenarios, the planet's warming level will touch 1.5 degree Celsius
A warning to India
Climate concerns must feature in all aspects of public policy
UN climate report increases urgency for green investment funds
A UN climate report on Monday found that global warming is dangerously close to spiraling out of control