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Sustainable Development

Are India's big dams safe?

A recent survey by the Indian government has found out that more than 600 large dams in the country are located in high-intensity seismic zones – areas which are cons...

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Environment

Global warming has become normal climate to most

Global warming has been going on for so long that most people were not even born the last time the Earth was cooler than average in 1985 in a shift that is altering percept...

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Sustainable Development

New Cultural Lenses to Create a Sustainable Future

Today I was passing by Verona, the city of Juliet and Romeo, the Roman arena hosting international opera and lyrical performances and hometown of Latin love poet Catullus. ...

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Environment

CLIMATE CHANGE: Himalayan glaciers melting more rapidly

The Himalayan glaciers that feed major south Asian rivers like the Indus, the Brahmaputra and the Ganges are melting more rapidly, reveals a major new study which says that...

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Movies

True Review - 22 Jump Street

Critics Rating: 4 STARS*

Cast: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Amber Stevens

Direction: Phil Lord and Christ...

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Environment

Climate change may slowdown crop production in 20 yrs

Washington, July 26 (ANI): A new study has revealed that climate change could lead to major crop production slowdown in the next 20 years. The experts from Stanford Univers...

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Environment

Climate change ‘single biggest hindrance’ to human development

The recently released Human Development Report has identified six major threats to human development and proposed a set of policies and reforms to address these vulnerabili...

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Sustainable Development

India can increase GDP by more than a quarter by giving more women jobs

The rate of India’s female graduates entering the workforce is lower than the rate of illiterate women finding a job. India ranks the second lowest in the Group of 20...

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Environment

Global agreement on climate change linked to availability of financing through Green Climate Fund: Prakash Javadekar

At the meeting of the Major Economies Forum currently underway in Paris, Environment Minister PrakashJavadekar has made it clear that a robust global agreement on climate c...

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Environment

Wanted: more international funding to fight climate change

The Economic Survey 2013-14, announced on Wednesday, appears to be setting the tone for India’s climate change negotiations on global fora. It is in line with a state...

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