UN Secy Gen’s phase out fossil fuels advice to India welcomed by Experts
UN secretary general’s advice to India to phase out fossil fuel to combat climate change has been welcomed by the experts. The UN Secy Gen …
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Naval Base in Kochi gets Environment Friendly with new Plastic Waste Handling Facility
The Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command (SNC) Vice Admiral Anil K Chawla, PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, ADC inaugurated a Plastic Waste Handling Facility at …
More Than 50 percent of World’s Oceans is Affected by Climate Change
Over 50% of the world’s oceans could already be affected by climate change, with this figure rising as high as 80% over the coming decades, …
International Conference on Climate Change and Its Impact on Himalayan Region From September 14
A three-day online international conference on aerosol air quality, climate change and its impact on water resources and livelihoods in the Greater Himalayas will be …
HSBC launches ‘green deposit’ product for financing eco-friendly projects
British lender HSBC on Thursday launched a “green deposit” product with an explicit commitment to on-lend the accrued inflows to finance environmentally sustainable initiatives like …
Germany narrowed gap to achieve climate protection target: Environment Ministry
Germany’s Environment Ministry on Wednesday announced that the country reduced greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 and narrowed the gap to achieve its climate protection target …
Greenpeace activists swim 500 metres to climb oil rig operated by Total
Four activists with Greenpeace Denmark have swum from the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior across the Dan oil field in the Danish North Sea and are peacefully occupying …
Climate Change a serious threat-may bring back long-dormant viruses to life
Long-dormant viruses brought back to life; the resurgence of deadly and disfiguring smallpox; a dengue or zika “season” in Europe. These could be disaster movie …
High Mountain Asia could see ice loss run from 29 to 67 percent: Study
The ice in one of the world’s highest concentrations of non-polar glaciers could see significant melting before the end of the century, potentially affecting sea …
Archana Soreng-young Indian climate activist named by UN chief to new advisory group
A climate activist from India has been named by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to his new advisory group comprising young leaders who will provide perspectives …