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Environment damage behind one in four global deaths, disease: UNBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 14, 2019
A quarter of all premature deaths and diseases worldwide are due to manmade pollution and environmental damage, the United Nations said Wednesday in a landmark report on the planet's parlous... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , Climate Change , energy consumption , greenhouse gas emissions , health and environment , The United Nations (UN) |
UN calls for urgent rethink as resource use skyrocketsBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 13, 2019
Rapid growth in extraction of materials is the chief culprit in climate change and biodiversity loss – a challenge that will only worsen unless the world urgently undertakes a systemic reform of... Read more.. |
GPFC's green shift may unsettle Reliance, ONGC, Indian Oil, Oil IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 13, 2019
The decision of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund to stop investing in oil and gas explorers globally may affect Indian companies, such as Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), Oil and Natural... Read more.. Subject Tags: Climate Change , divestment , energy sector , GPFC , Indian Oil Corporation , Oil & Gas , ONGC , OPEC , phase out , Reliance Industries , Renewable Energy |
No Tigers In Bangladesh Sundarbans By 2070, As Region Faces 100% Habitat Loss Over Next 50 YearsBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 12, 2019
Bengal tigers could vanish from the Bangladesh Sundarbans in the next 50 years--by 2070--as a combination of climate change and rising sea levels threatens their last remaining habitats, says a... Read more.. Subject Tags: Climate Change , conservation , deforestation , forest conservation , IPCC , sea level |
Govt approves projects, revival scheme worth Rs 31,000-cr for power sectorBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 8, 2019
The central government has cleared projects and schemes totalling Rs 31,000 crore to boost investment in the languishing power sector. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved... Read more.. |
Air pollution claims 7 million lives each year: UN expertBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 7, 2019
Air pollution, both outside and inside homes, is a silent and prolific killer responsible for the premature death of seven million people each year, including 600,000 children, according to a UN... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , Clean Air , clean environment , Climate Change , fossil fuels , indoor air pollution , The United Nations (UN) |
Climate change affected fisheries globally: StudyBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 4, 2019
Climate change has taken a toll on several of the world's fisheries, and overfishing has magnified the problem, researchers have warned. The study, published in the journal Science, suggests... Read more.. Subject Tags: Climate Change , climate change adaption , fisheries sector , overfishing , sustainability |
Nearly 50 per cent of India currently facing droughtBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 1, 2019
Nearly 50 per cent of the country is currently facing drought with at least 16 per cent falling in the "exceptional" or "extreme" category, according to IIT Gandhinagar scientists managing India... Read more.. Subject Tags: Climate Change , climate change adaptation , Drought , farmers , India , Natural Resource Management , Resource Conservation |
UN announces roadmap to Climate Summit in 2019, a ‘critical year’ for climate actionBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 15, 2019
2019 is a critical year, the “last chance” for the international community to take effective action on climate change, General Assembly President Maria Espinosa said on Thursday, during a briefing to announce the UN’s roadmap to the Climate Summit in September. Espinosa was... Read more.. |
India, China leading global greening effort: NASA studyBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 13, 2019
India and China are leading the global greening effort, which is quite contrary to the general perception worldwide, a latest NASA study said... Read more.. Subject Tags: afforestation , China , Climate Change , climate change mitigation projects , forest conservation , India , NASA |