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Global warming may increase methane emissions from freshwater ecosystems

New research led by the University of Exeter suggests that rising global temperatures will increase the quantity of the key greenhouse gas methane emitted from freshwater e...

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Health

India’s child mortality rate may worsen despite govt efforts

India’s child mortality rate may worsen despite the government’s efforts to lower it because of a dearth of funding, according to the India Philanthropy Report ...

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Sustainable Development

India, China hold third round of Strategic Economic Dialogue

India and China held their third round of the Strategic Economic Dialogue here today focusing on collaboration in a number of areas, including railways and Information Tech...

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Sustainable Development

SDFN to observe World Water Day 2014

KOHIMA: Sustainable Development Forum Nagaland (SDFN) in collaboration with Regional Centre of National A forestation and Eco-development Board, Shillong, Department of Soi...

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Environment

How climate change played a role in a 10,000-year ice age journey

The climate 25,000 years ago was cold, very cold. It was the height of the last ice age, and survival required desperate measures — especially from those in Eurasia, ...

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Sustainable Development

A Matter of Justice, Securing Human Rights in the Post-2015 Development Agenda

This article is a review of a report published by the Center for Economic and Social Rights and is a very good reading and reflection for those who want to have some insigh...

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Sustainable Development

2014 SEED Awards for entrepreneurs for sustainable development

SEED is now inviting applications for the 2014 SEED Awards for Entrepreneurs in Sustainable Development, which aim to develop the most promising social and environmental st...

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Environment

Save Forests to Prevent Climate Change Woes

There is good news on the climate change front. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affair has cleared the national mission for green India. It is one of the eight national m...

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Environment

Climate change unites fishermen in Kutch, Sundarbans

Being conducted by UK-based research body STEPS Centre, the study on climate-induced uncertainties takes the perception of people into account, which is often overlooked in...

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Environment

Global warming will reduce crop production by 2% every decade

Global warming will reduce the world’s crop production by up to two percent every decade and wreak $1.45 trillion of economic damage by the end of this century, accor...

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