Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Surjith Kumar Nanu Vs State of Kerala & Others. The allegation of the applicant is that the mines of laterite stone is being done by Ashraf K in Palloramala hills affecting over 80.94 acres of land of Ulliyeri village. Despite …
The Chairman of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate and renowned environment expert Dr. R.K. Pachauri would arrive in Bhopal on June 30. Dr. Pachauri would arrive here at 11 am. The Director General of EPCO and Principal Secretary, Housing and Environment Iqbal Singh Bains would give a brief presentation about State …
The U.N. committee of climate scientists will fix any future errors "within a week or so," its head said on Wednesday, after coming under fire last year for bungling a forecast of when Himalayan glaciers would thaw. "I think we now have a firm procedure by which we are going …
Contaminated and polluted water kills more than 2.2 million people per year which experts point out is more than the number of people killed from all forms of violence, including wars. The situation is especially dangerous in India where 80 per cent of all urban water is being discharged daily …
THIRUVANATHAPURAM: In spite of the efforts that can be taken for mitigating the impact of climate change, an average rise of 1.5 to two degree celsius in the temperature is inevitable. Therefore, it is imperative to work on ways to adapt to the changes, R K Pachauri, chairman, Inter-governmental Panel …
On an important issue like climate change, there are only two kinds of voices that are heard. One is of the government; whose representatives prevaricate, equivocate and defend the indefensible. They adopt the tone of rationality when all that they are doing is the most irrational thing. The other is …
US lobbied with top UN scientist R K Pachauri to prevent appointment of an Iranian scientist to a key position in the Inter-Government Panel on Climate Change, according to a secret US memo leaked by WikiLeaks. However, in a statement to The Guardian, Pachauri asserted he was not influenced by …
Cancun (Mexico), 5 Dec: As the slow-moving talks on combating climate change enter their final stretch here, top UN scientist Mr RK Pachauri has warned governments against delaying mitigation action, though he remained optimistic about
Rajendra Pachauri believes world will continue to have more floods, droughts and heat waves Cancun: From the methane-laden tundra of the far north to the depths of the oceans, world governments need to spend more on cutting-edge research to "get a handle" on how much and how quickly the world …
Corporate sector should spearhead the search for solutions to climate change, says Pachauri Hanshlal Tusliram Hande and Bhimabai Hande had a simple formula to turn around their village, Wankute in Sangamner taluka of Maharashtra
Cleared of financial wrongdoing, R K Pachauri, who heads the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change, is weighing reforms put forth by a UN-ordered probe. But his mandate is to talk policy and he will, even if people are uncomfortable, he tells Nitin Sethi You have emerged unscathed out of the …
United Nations: The UN climate panel should make predictions only when it has solid evidence and should avoid policy advocacy, scientists said in a report on Monday that called for thorough reform of the body. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was widely criticised after admitting its 2007 …
Narayan Lakshman Washington: The United Nations' top institution for climate change policy, the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change, has come in for sharp criticism from an independent review, which has recommended
Express news service Though there is no direct indictment of R K Pachauri, the references to his leadership in a review of the functioning of the global climate body that he heads could not have been more unkind. An independent scientific group, that reviewed the functioning of the Inter-governmental Panel …
Thirty-two scientists from India have been selected by the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to contribute to the fifth edition of its assessment report that is known to be the most exhaustive analysis of existing knowledge in climate science. The report is slated to come out in 2013-14. The …
Guwahati: Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Chief RK Pachauri on Monday called upon Assam and rest of the North East to carry out climate modelling studies to know the impact of climate change. He commented that there should have been much more research on glacier melting in the country. …
