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IIT Delhi To Study Heat Stress Tolerance Thresholds
The partner institutes in this project include IIT Kanpur, IISER Bhopal, RKMVU Kolkata, SRU Chennai, IIPH Gandhinagar.
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Warming Of Indian Ocean Reportedly Threatening India's Fisheries
Warming of the Indian Ocean at a fast pace owing to climate change poses a threat to the multi-million dollar blue economy of India, scientists said in Kolkata on Thursday.
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Delhi's Average Temperature Spiked By 1 Degree In Over A Century: Report
The average temperature in the national capital increased by one degree Celsius, by 0.7 degree in Mumbai, 0.6 degree in Chennai and 1.2 degrees in Kolkata in over a century-and-a-half.
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Indian Cities May Face Deadly Heatwave Due To Global Warming
Global megacities like Kolkata could face annual deadly heatwaves like the one that claimed over 2,000 lives in India in 2015, even if global warming is halted at the levels struck under the Paris deal, scientists have warned.
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Kolkata Receives Best Cities Award For Tackling Climate Change
Kolkata, along with 10 other cities from across the globe, has been honoured with the best cities of 2016 award in recognition of its inspiring and innovative programme with regard to solid waste management.
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Trees in Bengal Municipality Get Identity Cards
A West Bengal suburb has probably become India's first municipality to assign identity cards to trees in a move that will help educate people about significance of going green in the wake of climate change.
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Now Trees Get Identity Cards in Kolkata Suburb
Just like humans, trees too now have identity cards in a Kolkata suburb.
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Kolkata Climate Change Roadmap Soon: British Minister
The eastern metropolis will become one of the first Indian mega cities to have a roadmap, developed with the aid of the British government that will help the West Bengal government deal with climate change and promote sustainable growth in the city, a visiting British minister said on Tuesday.
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Mumbai, Kolkata Most Vulnerable to Climate Change, Says Government
India's populous cities Mumbai and Kolkata are most vulnerable to loss of life and property due to flooding in the second half of the century, the government has said quoting a United Nations report ahead of a key global climate conference in Lima, Peru.
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India-born scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan chosen for UN's highest environmental award
An Indian-origin scientist, who proved how cutting emissions of "black carbon" or soot can significantly lessen the impact of climate change, has been selected for the United Nation's top environmental award.
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For his son's birthday, this man adopted a tree in faraway Uttarakhand
Teenager Sujash Goenka got a unique birthday gift from his dad this monsoon - a geo-tagged image of apple tree saplings planted in his name in a far-off Uttarakhand village.
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Kolkata celebrates Earth Day with stress on green initiatives
Honouring planet earth that is battling the impact of climate change, the city celebrated Earth Day with stress on novel ideas and strategies that can be adopted by its residents for a sustainable future.
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IIT Delhi To Study Heat Stress Tolerance Thresholds
The partner institutes in this project include IIT Kanpur, IISER Bhopal, RKMVU Kolkata, SRU Chennai, IIPH Gandhinagar.
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Warming Of Indian Ocean Reportedly Threatening India's Fisheries
Warming of the Indian Ocean at a fast pace owing to climate change poses a threat to the multi-million dollar blue economy of India, scientists said in Kolkata on Thursday.
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Delhi's Average Temperature Spiked By 1 Degree In Over A Century: Report
The average temperature in the national capital increased by one degree Celsius, by 0.7 degree in Mumbai, 0.6 degree in Chennai and 1.2 degrees in Kolkata in over a century-and-a-half.
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Indian Cities May Face Deadly Heatwave Due To Global Warming
Global megacities like Kolkata could face annual deadly heatwaves like the one that claimed over 2,000 lives in India in 2015, even if global warming is halted at the levels struck under the Paris deal, scientists have warned.
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Kolkata Receives Best Cities Award For Tackling Climate Change
Kolkata, along with 10 other cities from across the globe, has been honoured with the best cities of 2016 award in recognition of its inspiring and innovative programme with regard to solid waste management.
-
Trees in Bengal Municipality Get Identity Cards
A West Bengal suburb has probably become India's first municipality to assign identity cards to trees in a move that will help educate people about significance of going green in the wake of climate change.
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Now Trees Get Identity Cards in Kolkata Suburb
Just like humans, trees too now have identity cards in a Kolkata suburb.
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Kolkata Climate Change Roadmap Soon: British Minister
The eastern metropolis will become one of the first Indian mega cities to have a roadmap, developed with the aid of the British government that will help the West Bengal government deal with climate change and promote sustainable growth in the city, a visiting British minister said on Tuesday.
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Mumbai, Kolkata Most Vulnerable to Climate Change, Says Government
India's populous cities Mumbai and Kolkata are most vulnerable to loss of life and property due to flooding in the second half of the century, the government has said quoting a United Nations report ahead of a key global climate conference in Lima, Peru.
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India-born scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan chosen for UN's highest environmental award
An Indian-origin scientist, who proved how cutting emissions of "black carbon" or soot can significantly lessen the impact of climate change, has been selected for the United Nation's top environmental award.
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For his son's birthday, this man adopted a tree in faraway Uttarakhand
Teenager Sujash Goenka got a unique birthday gift from his dad this monsoon - a geo-tagged image of apple tree saplings planted in his name in a far-off Uttarakhand village.
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Kolkata celebrates Earth Day with stress on green initiatives
Honouring planet earth that is battling the impact of climate change, the city celebrated Earth Day with stress on novel ideas and strategies that can be adopted by its residents for a sustainable future.
