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  India to host International Climate Summit 2021 today, focus on hydrogen power

  India | September 03, 2021 9:15 IST

  The International Climate Summit 2021 summit will bring together Nobel Laureates, Policy Makers, Regulators, Industry Leaders, Experts & Scientists from across the global clean energy industry

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  1bn kids live in extremely high-risk countries of climate impacts: Unicef

  Education | August 21, 2021 13:52 IST

  1 billion children, nearly half the world's 2.2 billion kids, live in 33 countries classified as "extremely high-risk" of the impacts of climate change.

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  'Extreme heat reduction urgently needed to prevent unnecessary deaths'

  Science | August 20, 2021 20:49 IST

  According to a new Global Burden of Disease modeling study, also published in The Lancet, more than 356,000 deaths in 2019 were related to heat, and that number is expected to grow as temperatures rise worldwide. However, many heat-related deaths are preventable by mitigating climate change and reducing exposure to extreme heat, the researchers said.  

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  Indian and US bodies ink deal to improve weather and monsoon forecasts

  World | August 11, 2021 6:55 IST

  The agreement is a follow-up to memorandum of understanding signed between the Ministry of Earth Sciences and NOAA last October for Technical Cooperation in Earth Observations and Earth Sciences. 

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  India must act now, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, build climate resilient infrastructure: Experts

  Science | August 10, 2021 19:05 IST

  The Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), approved by the 195 member countries, cautioned that every region on earth will witness the worst irreversible effects of climate change in the coming years, including sea-level rise and a surge in heat waves, rainfall and floods.

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  Indian Ocean warming at faster pace, India to witness increased heat waves, flooding: Report

  August 09, 2021 17:39 IST

  The warming of the ocean will lead to a rise in sea levels, which will contribute to more frequent and severe coastal flooding in low-level areas.

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  UN science panel to release key report on climate change

  Science | August 09, 2021 7:54 IST

  The U.N. climate summit that is taking place in Glasgow from Oct. 31 to Nov. 12 will see governments discuss what more each country can do to curb global warming.

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  Lightning activity shows increasing trend over India in past two decades: Dr Jitendra Singh

  India | August 07, 2021 6:55 IST

  As per recent studies, parts of Indian peninsula, particularly Northeast and East, have registered a sharp increase of lightning over the past 2 decades.

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  Retreating Ladakh glacier may influence weather patterns: Study

  Science | August 06, 2021 16:05 IST

  Based on field observations for glaciers' mass balance collected via stake networking over the glacier surface since 2016-2019, the researchers assessed the impact of climate change through the lens of past and present response of the Pensilungpa Glacier. Stakes made of bamboo are installed (inserted vertically) on the glacier surface using a steam drill for mass balance measurement.  

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  Heavy rain triggers flood, landslide in part of the country; NDRF deployed for rescue operation

  News | August 04, 2021 12:00 IST

  In Maharashtra, more than 200,000 people have been evacuated, according to the state's Department of Relief and Rehabilitation. The National Disaster Response Force, the Indian Army, Coast Guards, Navy, Air Force and state authorities have all been deployed as part of the rescue effort. Landslides and flooding have stranded dozens of tourists in recent days in parts of Himachal Pradesh.

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  China, India miss UN deadline to update greenhouse gas emissions targets

  World | August 01, 2021 7:13 IST

  China is the country with the world’s highest emissions, while India is third. The United States, which submitted its new target in April, is the second-biggest global emitter.

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  Meeting climate goals will create 8 million energy jobs worldwide

  Science | July 26, 2021 21:16 IST

  Of the total jobs in 2050, 84 percent would be in the renewables sector, 11 percent in fossil fuels, and 5 percent in the nuclear sector.

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  World hunger worsened by climate change, conflict, says UN Chief

  World | July 26, 2021 20:41 IST

  Guterres also told a meeting in Rome that the world's food system generates a third of all greenhouse gas emissions. That same system is responsible for as much as 80% of biodiversity loss, he lamented in a video message.

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  UN chief Antonio Guterres calls for leadership of G20 on climate action

  World | July 26, 2021 7:28 IST

  "This signal is desperately needed by billions of people already on front lines of climate crisis and by markets, investors and industry who require certainty that a net-zero climate-resilient future is inevitable," he said.

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  Global warming may limit spread of dengue fever: Study

  Science | July 23, 2021 17:19 IST

  Future climate models point to increasing frequencies of extreme temperature events, making short exposures to high temperatures a threat to the survival of dengue and Wolbachia infected mosquitoes

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  Wobbling moon, climate change to raise flood risk in 2030s: NASA

  Science | July 16, 2021 16:42 IST

  The study, conducted in collaboration with scientists from the University of Hawaii, is the first that takes into account all known oceanic and astronomical causes for floods.

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  Climate Experts cover shrinking Italian glacier with cloth; watch viral video

  Trending | July 12, 2021 20:32 IST

  In order to prevent, northern Italy's Presena glacier from further shrinking, climate experts are now covering Presena glacier with long strips of cloth. Watch the viral video here.

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  Most buildings designed for earlier climate – here’s what will happen as global warming escalates

  Science | July 03, 2021 9:53 IST

  Climate change is indiscriminate. Rich nations have the financial clout to adapt more rapidly and mitigate the impacts, but they can’t stop them at the border.

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  'Country has largest solar program in world': EAM at India Global Forum 2021

  News | June 30, 2021 20:58 IST

  External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in conversation with Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair at the India Global Forum 2021 on June 30 said that India has been pushing a lot of green energy projects and now they have the largest solar program in the world.

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  EXPLAINER: What’s behind the heat wave in the American West?

  World | June 18, 2021 8:56 IST

  Record daily highs of heat waves were seen this week in parts of Arizona, California, New Mexico, Montana, Wyoming and Utah.