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Canada Invests in New EV Fast Chargers Across British Columbia
Vancouver: The Government of Canada is building a clean energy future to strengthen the economy, create good, middle-class jobs and support workers in the natural resource sectors.
Today, Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West…
ADB Commits to Full Alignment with Paris Agreement
Manila: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced its commitment to align its operations with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
ADB will achieve full alignment of its sovereign operations by 1 July 2023. Alignment of its…
World’s largest study of global climate related mortality links 5 million deaths a year to…
More than five million extra deaths a year can be attributed to abnormal hot and cold temperatures, according to a world first international study led by Monash University.
The study found deaths related to hot temperatures increased in…
Climate expert warns Atmospheric acidity impacts oceanic ecology- University of East Anglia
New Delhi: Increased acidity in the atmosphere is disrupting the ecological balance of the oceans, according to new research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA).
The first study to look at acidity’s impact on nutrient…
‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain’ campaign at AMU
Aligarh : Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) administration and faculty members continue to make multiple efforts through awareness programmes in various departments and faculties to rejuvenate the water table under the Government's…
ROLLS-ROYCE WELCOMES ALL-ELECTRIC GROUND SUPPORT FROM JAGUAR LAND ROVER FOR ALL-ELECTRIC FLIGHT…
New Delhi: Rolls-Royce’s all-electric aircraft the ‘Spirit of Innovation’ will take to the skies for the first time in the coming weeks as we work towards a world-record attempt with a target speed of 300+ MPH (480+ KMH). This exciting…
Excess irrigation over northern India shifting monsoons towards northwest risking agriculture
New Delhi: Climate researchers have discovered that excess irrigation over northern India shifts the September monsoon rainfall towards the north-western part of the subcontinent increases widespread weather extremes over Central India.…
COP26 President-Designate urges global collaboration on climate action at Austrian World Summit
COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma will visit Austria on Thursday 1 July to take part in the Austrian World Summit (AWS). He will call for international collaboration against the effects of climate change ahead of hosting COP26 in…
Climate Change likely to affect agricultural productivity in Maharashtra
Mumbai, June 30, 2021: Maharashtra faces an increasing risk from climate change which is likely to impact the production of four major crops - Soybean, Cotton, Wheat and Gram, grown in the State, according to a study by the Institute for…
Yale sets new carbon reduction targets, takes divestment steps
In 2005, Yale became one of the world’s first universities to commit to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, pledging that by 2020 it would reduce its carbon output 43% compared with that year’s emissions. Last year Yale reached this goal…