In the study, published in the journal PNAS Tuesday, a German team of researchers reconstructed Indian summer monsoon rainfall changes over the past 130,000 years.
India is one of the South Asian nations to record the most number of urban adaptation initiatives, but these plans are marred by uneven distribution of funds and priority.
Global warming must be kept to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels. Even temporary breach of this will cause severe risks, says UN panel’s 6th Assessment Report, released Monday.
The portal created by the Skill Council for Green Jobs follows a draft policy framework released by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to promote employment opportunities in the sector.
According to the study, increased human activity is leading to black carbon pollution, contributing to snow melting, a concern as loss of Antarctic ice accelerates global heating.
The 2009 Act brought in by Punjab and Haryana had no impact on groundwater, shifted the crop harvesting window and stubble burning patterns to low wind season, worsening pollution.
Environment experts say proposed project site falls within Periyar tiger corridor & threatens to fragment it, but scientists say it'll be deep underground and won't bother animals.
Guidelines on single-use plastic waste management sets annual recycling targets for producers, importers & brand-owners. The fines for those who fail won't absolve them from meeting targets.
Consider Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar’s duet ‘Chhod Do Aanchal’. The sequence was set in a flower garden, and the girl’s bashfulness was not even remotely relatable to a cabaret dancer.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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