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Two weeks of discussions on the Kyoto Protocol on climate change have just ended. But core problems remain. The world’s worst polluters are still scotfree. It is business as usual for industrialised nations. A report from Bonn
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The fires raging in north Florida, usa, have had a devastating ecological impact. Firefighters are battling wildfires, aggravated by the El Ni
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Creative carbon accounting
The Kyoto protocol, agreed in December 1997, was the first step to curtail emissions of the industrialised world. It is now being used to set up a trading system to buy and sell carbon emissions. <font class='UCASE'>Anil Agarwal</font> and <font c
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Heat wave
In its zeal to block a treaty that many of its members despise, the House is in danger of also blocking useful research and discussion. Taking up an appropriations bill for the Environmental
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UNEP calls for urgent action on climate change
Following scientific reports that 1998 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) urged policymakers to take immediate action to limit emissions
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IG canal completion may be delayed
The ambitious Indira Gandhi Canal Project, conceived with the noble aim of improving the living conditions of thousands of villagers in western Rajasthan and catering to the minimum needs of the
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Data bank on water supply
The Ministry of Rural Areas and Employment has opened the Documentation and Information Centre of the Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission. The Centre will provide easy access to global
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Gaumukh glacier receding
The famous Gaumukh glacier, the source of the Ganga river, is receding due to the effects of environmental imbalances being created in the Garhwal Himalayan region by unchecked tourist and
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Global warming and El Nino affect sea life
The list of cases against global warming and El Nino is growing. Apart from the forest fires that raged Australia, the Americas and Indonesia; drought world-wide; and the excessive heat in our
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Hottest 6 months prove global warming is real
The first half of this year was the warmest six months ever recorded on earth and July is likey to set a record as well, US climate experts said. In India termperatures were also higher than normal
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"People are sweltering," says Gore tying record heat to global warming
Citing new evidence that record-high temperatures were continuing this year, Vice-President Gore criticized Republicans for trying to block the White House from taking action on global warming or
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Lawnful of pollution
Each time you mow your lawn you are making smogs worse
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Unmasking the heat
The weather machine seems to have gone into overdrive. Scientists assert that the rise in temperature is unprecedented, at least since the 15th century. And, in the 20th century, an increase in the level of greenhouse gases is cited as the main reason
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An Indian summer
India experienced the worst summer in fifty years which left more than 3,000 dead and millions soaking in sweat. The heat wave took its toll in almost every state in the country, the worst-affected
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Sudden impact
On Sunday, June 7, the meteorological office in Pune and the Indian Meteorological Department in New Delhi released a cyclone warning pertaining to Gujarat and the neighboring states. However, the
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Monsoon, too soon
The showers that hit Delhi on June 16 caught everyone, including meteorologists, completely unawares. They heralded the earliest onset of monsoon in 97 years. Expected to arrive by June 29, the rains
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Pest alert
Hordes of exotic pests could soon be descending upon unsuspecting humanity, thanks to global warming
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Bleaching of corals in the Andaman Sea points to global
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Assam dam project awaits plan panel nod
The Rs 479.21 crore Pagladiya dam project in lower Assam of the Brahmaputra Board is awaiting investment clearance from the Planning Commission. The project received techno-economic approval of the
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US taxpayers funding climate change through subsidies to oil industry
The US government is massively subsidizing one of the major causes of climate change, the burning of oil, according to a new report released by Greenpeace International. As international negotiations