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World's Major Cities Must Unite Against Climate Change

United States: Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo urged the world's major cities Thursday to unite in the fight against climate change. Stressing that half the world's population isn...

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Health

World Malaria Day: Unplanned construction work leading to malaria increase

Unplanned construction activities, setting up of new industries and increased migration were leading to an upsurge in malaria cases in urban India, health experts have said...

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Sustainable Development

Bihars agriculture & food industry may touch Rs 1 lk cr by next year

Agriculture and food industry in Bihar has the potential to reach Rs one lakh crore mark by 2015 with processed food products cornering 45 per cent share as the state is un...

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Environment

Dealing with climate change

Curbing the emission of industrial greenhouse gases will save the lives of millions of people around the world, writes the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ...

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Sustainable Development

India forecast to grow 5.5% this year: ADB

Developing Asia is poised to sustain its current growth momentum and is well positioned to manage risks coming from a slightly slower Chinese economy and possible uneven de...

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Sustainable Development

New school to focus on energy and environment

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s joint school of sustainable development in Xian will contribute to energy and environmental policies on the mainland,...

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Environment

How Climate Change affects India

Precisely at a time when India is confronted with development imperatives25, we will also be severely impacted by climate change. Like other developing countries, several s...

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Thought Factory

Of Khobragade, Richards, Equality, Fairness & Uniformity

I’ve been following the Devyani Khobragade story since its emergence at the prime centre of global media, and to me, it smacks of one more gaping hole, bigger than th...

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Environment

Polluted rivers need long-term fix

Long-term planning is needed to cope with worsening pollution in the Sai Gon and Dong Nai rivers, experts have warned.

The Sai Gon and Dong Nai rivers in HCM Cit...

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Environment

Corporates cause two third of global warming emissions

The climate crisis of the 21st century has been caused largely by just 90 companies, which between them produced nearly two-thirds of the greenhouse gas emissions generated...

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