Wake up call
<p>Underscoring yet another reason why an ambitious climate deal must come out of upcoming COP21 talks in Paris, a new United Nations report warns of the "high price" of extreme weather disasters
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Sinking beauties
Sea levels that are rising as a result of climate change are biggest threat for most of the island states across the world. Out of these, 52 small island states are seeing a sea level rise that is four
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Air pollution costs Europe US$ 1.6 trillion
A staggering US$ 1.6 trillion is the economic cost of the approximate 600,000 premature deaths and of the diseases caused by air pollution in the WHO European Region in 2010, according to the first-ever
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Not yet clean
<p>Swachh Bharat Mission has gained quite a momentum in the past two years. The NDA government’s flagship campaign aims at covering 1.04 crore households, providing 250,000 community toilets, 260,000
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Trash for thought
Track the growth of plastic waste, from the time of discovery of polyethelene in 1933 till the present, when plastics have become a major environmental hazard on land and in sea.
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IPCC Synthesis Report- Select Quotes
The latest report of the Inter Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes that global warming is unequivocal , and that the role of humans in causing it is clear . The report sent out a clear
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Cyclone Hudhud
Cyclone Hudhud crosses Vizag, loses speed; kills 5 in Andhra, Odisha.
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Turning the corner on toxic pollution
<p>Today pollution kills nearly 9 million people while more than 200 million people worldwide suffer from ailments, diseases, sicknesses. The fact that more than one in seven deaths in the world are pollution-related
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The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017 as passed by Lok Sabha on 10-4-2017
<p><img alt="" src="http://cdn.downtoearth.org.in/dte/userfiles/images/ozone-pollution.jpg" style="width: 320px; height: 198px; margin: 14px; float: left;" />This bill passed by the Lok Sabha on
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Emerging technologies- Smarter ways to fight wildlife crime
<p>Technology has altered the trade of wildlife products including ivory, rhino horn, pangolin scales, exotic birds and live apes. The Internet has boosted trafficking by lowering barriers of entry into
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Who is doing more to save the planet- 2015 Climate Change Performance Index
The 2015 Climate Change Performance Index shows a new "record" in global energy related CO2 emissions. Moreover, in the coming years, atmospheric CO2 concentration is set to exceed the 400 ppm benchmark.
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Scaling up climate action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
UNDP launched the 2nd edition of its flagship report on climate change, this time focusing on the impact of climate change on development gains. Specifically, the report, ‘UNDP and Climate Change: Scaling
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Smart agriculture: weapon against climate change impacts
How can the world adequately feed the projected population of over 9 billion people by 2050 in a manner that aids economic development and at the same time reduces pressure on the environment? Is climate-smart
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America's air get cleaner over the past decade
<p>America's air get cleaner over the past decade - Interactive Map.</p> <p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/infographics/America%20air%20get%20cleaner.html" target="_blank">Know
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World Water Development Report 2017: wastewater- the untapped resource
<p><img alt="" src="http://cdn.downtoearth.org.in/image/20071031/34.jpg" style="width: 340px; height: 189px; margin: 14px; float: left;" />This report shows that improved wastewater management is as much
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Killer coal
<p>Killer coal - An assessment of death and disease caused by India's dirtiest energy source.</p> <p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/infographics/Coal%20Kill/index.html"
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U.S. warming fast since 1st Earth Day
<p>U.S. Warming Fast Since 1st Earth Day.</p> <p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/infographics/Climate%20Change%20-%20America.html" target="_blank">Know More</a></p>
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Africa's water: the path to universal access
<p>Africa's water: the path to universal access.</p> <p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/infographics/Africa's%20Water.html" target="_blank">Know More</a></p>
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Mr Modi, wish us a Happy Environment Day
<p>Mr Modi, wish us a Happy Environment Day.</p> <p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/infographics/Green%20Agenda%20for%20saffron/index.html" target="_blank">Know More</a></p>
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Deadly calling: Nature's protectors in more danger than ever before
<p>Deadly calling: Nature's protectors in more danger than ever before.</p> <p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/infographics/deadly%20calling/index.html"