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China's carbon emissions growing rapidly with 1,000 coal based power plants

September 26, 2021

China's carbon emissions growing rapidly with 1,000 coal based power plants

This is a country with a mind-boggling pace of development. Between 2011 and 2013, China used more cement than the US did in the entire 20th century.

September 26, 2021
See what makes this new farming method in Himachal climate-resilient

The state has been advocating Subash Palekar's zero budget natural farming, a technique that entails no use of fertilisers and pesticides, resulting in high profits.
September 21, 2021
U.N. chief, UK PM increase pressure on leaders for climate change funds

Johnson and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres hosted a roundtable of world leaders to address major gaps on emissions targets and climate finance.
September 21, 2021
Two more beaches in India get the coveted eco-label 'Blue Flag'

The globally recognised eco-label - the Blue Flag certification is accorded by the Foundation for Environment Education (FEE) in Denmark.
September 20, 2021
Doctor turns saviour for dying saplings, HMT median shines in green

The apathy of the authorities concerned in maintaining the median saplings on the HMT Road gave a jolt to Dr. Thomas while he stumbled upon a Malayala Manorama report in 2015.
September 19, 2021
In a first-of-its-kind study storks found to prefer canals over wetlands

For the ornithologists was that the studied woolly-necked storks have the largest number of chicks hatching and surviving of any stork species known in the world.
September 17, 2021
Step up climate action by learning from ozone layer protection: UN chief

The Montreal Protocol began life as a mechanism to protect and heal the ozone layer. It has done its job well over the past three decades, Antonio Guterres said.

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