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Govt policies, affordability, global warming to spur growth of agri inputs

Farm inputs such as fertilisers and pesticides are essential to the agriculture ecosystem and farmers' income, which govt wants to double by 2022

World 'losing the race' to avert climate disaster, warns UN chief Guterres

Guterres said he was heartened by growing societal awareness, which meant that hope was not yet lost

Climate change effects to be worse than previous estimates, new study shows

Across Europe, heat waves will become longer and more intense, while the Arctic will be entirely ice-free during summer in the last two decades of this century

Fighting climate change

Well-judged alterations in land use are imperative

Hottest July ever! 65% Indians were exposed to heatwaves in May-June 2019

But 2015 saw the worst heatwave in India since 1992, striking areas from Delhi to Telangana and killing 2,081 people. It was the fifth deadliest in world history

Think only world is heating up? Our body is hitting close to thermal limits

When the air temperature exceeds 35°C, the body relies on the evaporation of water - mainly through sweating - to keep core temperature at a safe level

A greener land? Carbon pricing gaining favour in India, firms taking action

The number of Indian companies either pricing or planning to price carbon in their investment decisions is increasing

A perfect environmental storm and opportunity for India to think globally

Six hundred million people in India are at risk from increasing temperatures

India may lose productivity worth 34 mn jobs in 2030 due to global warming

Construction will also be 'severely impacted', with an estimated 19 per cent of global working hours lost at the end of the next decade, ILO says

Global warming to cause productivity loss equal to 80 mn jobs by 2030: UN

A report from the International Labour Organization estimated that in 2030, 2.2% of total working hours worldwide will be lost because of higher temperatures

A million species face extinction within decades, are humans too at risk?

Deforestation and industrial agriculture are major drivers of species and ecosystem decline

Global warming: Half of World Heritage glaciers may disappear by 2100

The study, published in the journal Earth's Future, predicts glacier extinction by 2100 under a high emission scenario in 21 of the 46 natural World Heritage sites where glaciers are currently found

Indian monsoon led to global warming 130,000 years ago that ended ice age

The Indian summer monsoon pulled heat and moisture northwards, driving glacial melting in the northern hemisphere and helping tropical wetlands expand their range

Extracting, processing raw materials behind half of global emissions: UN

The Global Resources Outlook 2019 said that worldwide consumption of basic commodities such as water, minerals and fossil fuels had tripled since 1970

As Earth gets warmer, Arctic may see ice-free summer in next 20 years

There are different climate models used by researchers to predict when the first ice-free Arctic September will occur

EU agrees on 30% greenhouse gas emission cut for trucks, buses by 2030

The EU currently has no limits on emissions from heavy-duty vehicles, unlike other countries such as the United States, China, Japan and Canada

Melting ice sheets may cause 'climate chaos' in a few decades: Study

These melting giants, especially the one atop Greenland, are poised to further weaken the ocean currents that move cold water south along Atlantic Ocean floor while pushing tropical waters northwards

From storms to cold waves, 2018 was 6th warmest year in Indian history: IMD

2018 was also the year when India witnessed several high-impact weather events ranging from cyclonic storms to cold waves

Prem Shankar Jha's book is timely overview of global warming's consequences

Dawn of the Solar Age: An End to Global Warming and to Fear, is the culmination of over 30 years of his engagement with this vital issue

Global warming: Ageing, urban population vulnerable to heat-related death

In 2017, some 157 million vulnerable people were exposed to heatwaves. Some 153 billion hours of labour were lost last year due to heat exposure