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Coral Reefs could Survive Global Warming, says Study
According to a study published in the journal Current Biology, the coral-algal partnerships have endured numerous climate change events since the age...
14 Aug 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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A Roadmap Towards Cleaning India’s Air
To help improve India’s air quality, researchers from the University of Chicago and Harvard Kennedy School have laid out five key...
14 Aug 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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The Indian bull frog, a recent arrival from the mainland, is steadily occupying the islands’ ecosystem and threatening the local economy....
11 Aug 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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The World Biofuel Day is observed every year on August 10 to create awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to...
10 Aug 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Earth at Risk of Becoming 'Hothouse'
A recent report titled "Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene", has warned about ill-effects of global temperatures rising more than...
08 Aug 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Rajasthan Became the First State to Implement the Biofuel Policy
Rajasthan has become the first state to implement the National Policy on Biofuels unveiled by the centre in May 2018. Key Highlights The desert...
02 Aug 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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BEE Introduces State Energy Efficiency Index
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has come up with the country’s first state energy efficiency preparedness index. The index assumes...
01 Aug 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Arsenic Accumulation in Paddy Plants
A recent publication by the Jadavpur University, has revealed rise in arsenic contamination of paddy plants from ground water in West Bengal. It...
30 Jul 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Need to Ease Carbon Taxes: NITI Aayog
India is one of the most expensive places to produce coal-based electricity despite having a competitive advantage in coal. From a developing...
26 Jul 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Optimum Utilization of Fly Ash
Recently, Ministry of Power has informed that ash produced by thermal power plants is being utilized in the manufacture of Portland Pozzolana Cement...
26 Jul 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has launched afforestation drive in five Ganga basin states – Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,...
21 Jul 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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One More Way to Fight Global Warming
Scientists are on a mission to fight global warming by making livestock less gassy because livestock is responsible for about 14.5 percent of...
20 Jul 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Electric Vehicles Have the Potential to Fuel India’s Growth
It does not take the brightest minds in the world to conclude that the mention of 14 cities of India in the World Health Organisation’s(WHO)...
18 Jul 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Is Planting Saplings A Solution To The Felling of Trees
Why in NEWS The Government has notified the draft Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Rules, 2018. It will facilitate the utilization of over...
13 Jul 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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MoEF to Launch Dust Mitigation Measures
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has lined up a slew of measures to tackle dust pollution in the capital. It will include the launch of...
13 Jul 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Recently the NITI Aayog proposed a 15-point action plan titled “Breathe India” for combating air pollution in ten most polluted cities in...
12 Jul 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Action Plan for Biomass Management
Introduction The farm burning, specific to the paddy-wheat cultivation cycle in the rural regions of Northern and North-Westerns states of India,...
09 Jul 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Cumulative Carbon Emissions Can Lead to Rise in Sea Level
A new study published in Nature Climate Change has demonstrated the co-relation between the cumulative carbon emissions and future sea-levels over...
18 Jun 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
