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UK pledges ?720m to climate change fund for poor countries

Britain will face a disaster if it adopts an ?isolationist approach? to the environment, the energy secretary, Ed Davey, has warned as he announced the UK is to give ?720m ...

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Sustainable Development

UK pledges ?720m to climate change fund for poor countries

Britain will face a disaster if it adopts an “isolationist approach” to the environment, the energy secretary, Ed Davey, has warned as he announced the UK is to...

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Environment

Using Animals To Build An Early Warning System For Natural Disasters

Biologist Martin Wikelski put sensors on goats living on Italy's Mount Etna and watched what happened. He found that if you watched their movements, you could predict when ...

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Thought Factory

A Thought for Children’s Day

“There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that the...

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Bollywood

Amitabh Bachchan urges support for flood-hit Kashmir

On behalf of the Indian film fraternity, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan Tuesday appealed to all citizens to contribute to the cause of rehabilitating the flood-ravaged...

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Environment

Cyclone Hudhud toll rises to 40 in Andhra Pradesh

The death toll in the severe cyclonic storm Hudhud which battered north coastal Andhra last Sunday climbed to 40, officials said Saturday. A week after the disaster, the au...

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Bollywood

‘Hum Hain… Umeed-e-Kashmir’ concert: Aamir Khan, Anupam Kher, Farhan Akhtar come together to offer relief to Kashmir flood victims

Many suffered property losses from deadly flooding in Kashmir. Many lost their family members. And many starved for days. In an attempt to offer monetary assistance to the ...

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Environment

Cyclone Hudhud Hammers Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, India; Damage May Top $1 Billion

Cyclone Hudhud roared across India's eastern seaboard on Sunday leaving widespread damage to trees and buildings and killing at least six people despite a massive evacuatio...

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Environment

Coastal cities need to plan for climate change

Coastal cities in India need to plan and implement climate risk management strategies as an integral part of city development, experts said Friday. They were participating ...

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Environment

Time Running Out For Action: John Kerry on Climate Change

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday issued a stark warning about the mounting effects of climate change, from food shortages to devastating droughts, saying time w...

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