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Ministries battle over applicability of Forest Rights Act

Union ministries are engaged in an official tussle over the ambit and implementation of the Forest Rights Act. After the environment ministry (MoEF) issued a circular in Oc...

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Environment

Survey Finds Doctors Concerned About Impacts Of Climate Change On Patient Health

American medical professionals specializing in respiratory conditions and critical care are concerned about what climate change may mean for patient health, a new survey fi...

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Sustainable Development

India on high alert after massive oil spill threatens Sunderbans ecology

The oil spill in Sunderbans area of Bangladesh has created panic in India and the officials are now gearing up for possible challenges to the environment in near future. Th...

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Environment

India should take a more proactive role in climate change negotiations: R K Pachauri, IPCC chairman

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chairman RK Pachauri laments that policy directives to implement Narendra Modi's "no-effect" guideline are yet to be prepar...

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Sustainable Development

Deconstructing The Deplorable Misrepresentation of Women in Indian Media

It is the limited roles women play within our media that are most keenly responsible for perpetuating old stereotypes, and moulding the idea of what women should be to a fe...

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Environment

2014 Lima Climate Change Talks Had Little For India As Risks Rise

The recently concluded UN climate change conference in the Peruvian capital Lima eventually ended up mimicking its previous versions in style and content with little to ach...

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Environment

Global warming changing winter cleanup, says City of Montreal

The City of Montreal says it plans to make changes to how it manages its snow removal operations due to drastic temperature changes caused by global warming. ?We're admitti...

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Environment

Global campaign aims to inspire British cities to choose 100% clean energy

Hope that example set by Munich, Seattle, Lima and others will prompt pledges to commit to zero emissions by 2050 Environmental campaigners are hoping that 2015 will be the...

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Environment

David Attenborough: Leaders don't take climate change seriously

Sir David Attenborough is calling on global leaders to step up their actions to curb climate change, saying that they are in denial about the dangers it poses despite the o...

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Sustainable Development

E-waste market growth in India to surpass China's: Report

The E-waste market in India is expected to grow at a higher rate than in China in the next few years, said a report. According to a research report, the E-waste market in I...

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