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Exhaustive reports on all things environment.

There is a ‘natural aerosol factory’ in the Himalayas and it affects climate, study finds

Sandhya Ramesh -
The study has shown that a large quantity of natural aerosols are transported by winds and pumped into the upper troposphere at the Himalayas.
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SC asks Centre to inform court on steps taken by Commission for Air Quality Management

PTI -
On 6 November, the apex court had asked the Centre to ensure there is no smog in Delhi as the Commission started functioning from that day.
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Tasmania is now powered entirely by renewable energy

Natalie Marchant -
The Australian island state of Tasmania now runs on 100% renewable energy, having met its goal to be fully self-sufficient on green energy.
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Burnt homes, illnesses, damage to ecology — what Baghjan is left with months after OIL fire

Archita Kashyap -
NGT has recommended compensation for the affected families in Baghjan. But researchers say no ‘restorative process’ has been put in place.
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India not responsible for climate change, contributes only 6.8% of global emissions — Javadekar

PTI -
Union Environment Minister said India is 'walking the talk' on climate change and is the only G20 country which is complying to the Paris Agreement.
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Xi Jinping’s speech at UN summit to show if China will lead world on climate

Bloomberg News -
In making new climate commitments to the international community, Xi will have to weigh the potential goodwill he would generate against the reality he faces at home
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Mt Everest ‘grows’ by 86 cm — how and why mountain heights are recalculated

Sandhya Ramesh -
Nepal and China jointly measured the height of Mt Everest after the 2015 earthquake in the Himalayan nation prompted worries of a reduction in height.
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A rope bridge is helping conserve China’s rarest primate species

Victoria Masterson -
A critically-endangered gibbon species in China has been thrown a lifeline – literally.
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Australia, Japan plan to bury Asia’s carbon emissions under the ocean floor

James Thornhill -
Perth-based Transborders Energy Pty is working on proposals to ship emissions from heavy industry, and use a floating hub to inject material under the seabed.
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‘Worst of the worst of the worst’ — Why 2020 has seen so many wildfires

Mojtaba Sadegh -
Today, excess heat is a larger driver of dry-hot conditions than lack of rain. That has big implications for the planet.
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Opinion

Sapiosexuals are just snobs who are bad at small talk

Ratan Priya -
This bold I-only-go-out-with-smart-people crowd opens Hinge chats by asking you what you're reading these days. They name-drop Kafka and Nietzsche and use the word 'nuance' a lot.

India’s EV shift isn’t about policies anymore. Now, it’s driven by cost

It’s the press’ business to annoy govt when govt deserves to be annoyed: Morarji Desai

Economy

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

Hallie Gu -
War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Defence

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

Adurthi Ashwin Swarup -
From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

National Interest

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

Shekhar Gupta -
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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