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September 2016 hottest on record: NASA

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 19, 2016

Last month was the warmest September in 136 years of record-keeping, meaning 11 of the past 12 consecutive months dating back to October last year have set new monthly high-temperature records,...

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Global Wind Energy Capacity Reaches 456 GW, Set To Hit 500 GW By Year-End

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 14, 2016

Global wind energy capacity reached 456 GW at the half-year mark of 2016, and is set to hit 500 GW by the end of the year, according to new figures from the World Wind Energy Association....

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Subject Tags: power , report , Wind Energy

Wealthy countries should help India to pursue a low-carbon development path: Report

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 23, 2016

India should be given a "generous support package" to pursue its ambitious developmental projects as it has done less harm to the climate than most of the countries despite having 18 per cent...

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Prakash Javadekar slams pollution report on Delhi, ministry later withdraws remark

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 8, 2016

In an unusual turn of events, the ministry of environment and forests "withdrew" a statement by minister Prakash Javadekar that had slammed as "not correct" a study released by the Indian...

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Subject Tags: air pollution , report

Unilever ‘Sustainable Brands’ Grew 30% Faster Than Other Brands in 2015

By : sustainabilityo..., May 19, 2016

About half of Unilever’s growth last year came from its sustainable living brands, which grew 30 percent faster than the rest of the company’s business, according to the Unilever Sustainable...

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Central Water Commission report shows, water levels in reservoirs decline to alarming levels

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 14, 2016

NTPC Ltd has been forced to curtail electricity production at a plant in West Bengal because of low water levels in the Farakka feeder canal. After two consecutive drought years, this could be...

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Subject Tags: report , water

Climate change poses threat to India's water resources: Report

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 2, 2012

 A new survey of the likely effects of climate change on India's water resources released today identifies huge challenges to maintaining adequate supplies in the coming decades. 

The report titled "Water and Climate Change:an integrated approach to adaptation of...

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Subject Tags: report , Technology , water