Global Climate Change
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In the Himalayas, territorial disputes are making it harder to study climate change
Even as militaries clash in the region, cross-border teams of scientists collaborate on climate models.
Lou del Bello
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‘India a red-hot investment opportunity’ for its clean energy shift: US climate envoy John Kerry
John Kerry said he was ‘heartened’ to see that India’s 2021 Budget focused heavily on clean energy sources.
Scroll Staff
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While meeting its unambitious climate pledge, India is pushing coal-fired power plants
Five years after the landmark Paris Agreement, climate change is gathering pace despite the pandemic-forced hiatus in greenhouse gas emissions.
Joydeep Gupta
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With new OCI notification, India has ended its experiment with dual citizenship
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Real-life ‘Terminal’: How people manage to live at airports for months and years
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All your questions about the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine answered
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At long last, Australian television has begun reflecting some of the country’s ethnic diversity
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First Brexit made me feel an outsider in Britain. Now Covid-19 has made me feel unwanted in India
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Instead of aiding poor countries in reducing carbon emissions, rich nations are short-changing them
Observers warn that neglecting climate finance may hinder action in developing countries, especially in South Asia.
Lou del Bello
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Coronavirus pandemic has shown how health systems can fall short to handle climate change
A new report highlights that global warming can cause productivity losses equivalent to billions of working hours, intense wildfires, droughts and diseases.
Bhasker Tripathi, IndiaSpend.com
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As parts of Karnataka record drop in rainfall, experts warn that deforestation must be halted
The occurrence of extreme weather events has increased both in terms of frequency and intensity across the state.
Kapil Kajal
Video
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‘They’ll announce winner of Sales Premier League’: Danish Sait spoofs annual sales conferences
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Watch: Unconnected ‘wind phone’ provides comfort to those grieving from Fukushima disaster losses
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Watch: Nick Jonas releases 1980s – and Priyanka Chopra Jonas – inspired pop track, ‘This Is Heaven’
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Watch: Police constable regulates traffic with a baby in her arms
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Watch: Banksy’s creative video confirms he’s behind powerful artwork on the wall of a British jail
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India’s health budget is not enough to tackle impending climate disasters, warn experts
Extreme weather events in the future are expected to bring along more infectious diseases and worsen malnutrition.
Disha Shetty, IndiaSpend.com
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More people will die of extreme heat than of all infectious diseases combined
Rising heat-related deaths due to climate change reveal an unequal world, with poorer countries at greater risk.
Soumya Sarkar
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Greta Thunberg to donate 1 million-euro prize to climate groups
The 17-year-old Swedish activist won the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Five animated films that ‘Bombay Rose’ director Gitanjali Rao wants you to watch
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‘7 Kadam’ trailer: Ronit Roy and Amit Sadh play father and son in football-themed show
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‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ review: Treachery and remorse in drama about the Black Panther Party
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In ‘Notturno’ documentary, vignettes of war and the eerie calm between the storms
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Charles Sobhraj mini-series ‘The Serpent’ heading to Netflix
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India’s weather conditions may become ‘near unliveable’ in the next 50 years, finds study
Globally, 3.5 billion people will be at the risk of living in places as hot as the Sahara desert if greenhouse gas emissions keep rising.
Scroll Staff
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People hate being flight shamed, but that won’t stop them from flying
Flying is the single fastest way to grow one’s individual carbon footprint.
Roger Tyers, The Conversation
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International Mountain Day 2019: History and theme
The theme for International Mountain Day 2019 is ‘Mountains Matter for Youth’.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Boxing: Simranjit Kaur, Pooja Rani and Jasmine win silver medals at Boxam International
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ISL semi-finals: Sylla’s late goal earns NorthEast United a first-leg draw against ATK Mohun Bagan
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Wrestling: Vinesh Phogat to fight for gold in Rome, Sarita Mor wins silver
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India v South Africa: World Cup quest begins for Mithali Raj and Co in long-awaited return to action
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Swiss Open Super 300: PV Sindhu sets up blockbuster final against Carolina Marin