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Highest glacier on Mount Everest melting at alarming rate: Study
With estimated thinning rates of nearly two metre per year, glaciers on the Mount Everest such as South Col Glacier, has been thinning at an alarming rate
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Union Budget reflects India's commitment on 'green future': PM Modi
Climate Action was given more importance in this year's union budget and it reflects India's commitment towards green future, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday.
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Decoded: What are sovereign green bonds, and why are they called so?
Both markets and environmentalists have been a thumbs-up to the Budget 2022 proposal to issue Sovereign Green Bonds. What are these bonds, and why are they called green?
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Climate action takes centre stage in Union Budget: More Intent, Less Money
Budget falls short of making significant budgetary allocation to key sectors of energy efficiency, sustainability and clean tech
 "Climate action takes centre stage in Union Budget: More Intent, Less Money")
'Budget 2022 sends important signal to markets, financial institutions'
These were the views of climate experts and negotiators who participated in several international diplomatic meets, including the just concluded UN Climate Change Conference or COP26
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India's climate vision integrally linked to that of development: Eco Survey
Along with domestic actions, equally important are the country's initiatives at the international stage, which the Economic Survey elaborated in detail
 "India's climate vision integrally linked to that of development: Eco Survey")
Economic Survey: Climate finance, resource mgt key to Climate adaptability
While it lauded commitments made by India at COP26 global climate conference, it also made a note about the pace of investment in net-zero emission planning
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India's emerged as a responsible global voice on climate change: Kovind
India has emerged as a responsible global voice on the issue of climate change and its ambitions are a testimony to the country's sensitivity towards nature, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Monday.
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Budget 2022: India's new climate pledges await funding push
Will India continue to spend more on carbon-emitting coal than on renewable energy?
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Here's a tax policy roadmap for India's Net Zero commitment
It's imperative to prepare a strategic roadmap in sync with the 'Panchamrit' goals with very clear and stable tax policies to win the hearts and wallets of potential investors in RE space
Bending India's emissions curve
To build a green and competitive India, we have to strive for net zero
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China's Xi says country's low carbon push must bring energy, food security
The country is the world's biggest source of climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions and is under pressure to take more drastic action.
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JSW Steel plans to spend more than $1 billion on cutting emissions
JSW aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to 1.95 tonnes for every tonne of steel produced by 2030 from 2.52 tonnes last year
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Price tag of a liveable climate is $9.2 trn per year, says McKinsey
The research identified 44 U.S. counties where more than 10% of jobs depend on fossil-fuel industries or carmakers
 "Price tag of a liveable climate is $9.2 trn per year, says McKinsey")
Israel approves $716 mn plan to plant 450,000 trees due to climate change
The plan, at a total of 2.25 billion shekels ($716 million), includes the planting of trees along about 3 million metres of streets by 2040
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Climate change for practical people
While there is huge uncertainty, we should start changing our behaviour in response to the coming change
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World worse now due to Covid pandemic, climate, conflict: UN chief
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres said the world is worse in many ways than it was five years ago because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the climate crisis and geopolitical tensions
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Prajakta Koli becomes UNDP India's first youth climate champion
Content creator and actress Prajakta Koli has become India's first UN Development Programme (UNDP) Youth Climate Champion under her partnership with the organisation.
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Could see climate change impact from space, says Astronaut Matthias Maurer
Astronaut Matthias Maurer connected live to a session at the Davos Agenda 2022 from the International Space Station, to discuss how space research can improve life on the earth.
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What's triggering extreme weather events in India?
Business Standard's Sanjeeb Mukherjee speaks to Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of Meteorology, India Meteorological Department, to know more about how climate change is impacting India
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