Though adverse impact of climate change has been a subject of intense debate for some time, the allocation of Rs 200 crore for research in climate change-ready plants and seeds will make a difference in agricultural research.
India to adopt low carbon growth path in 12th five-year plan – 16 March 2012, Deccan Herald
India will adopt a low carbon growth path in the 12th five year plan to meet the national target of lowering the emission intensity of its gross domestic product (GDP) by 20-25 per cent by 2020, the 2011-12 Economic Survey has suggested.
Union budget 2012: Pranab begins budget speech in Parliament – 16 March 2012, Money Control
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee began presentation of his seventh Union Budget in Parliament in the backdrop of challenging macroeconomic and political environment.
Islands affected by climate change must consider radical options – 16 March 2012, The Economic Times
That rising sea levels will affect the children, and definitely the grandchildren, of the current citizens of low-lying island nations like Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, Vanuatu, the Maldives and many more, is now conventional wisdom, unless climate change halts by 2050.
Climate change, rising water to endanger U.S. cities: Study – 16 March 2012, International Business Times
Millions of Americans in low-lying coastal cities could see more flooding in coming years as rising temperatures drive up sea levels, according to a new study. The study, conducted by Climate Central, a research group in New Jersey, examined areas that lie within three feet of high tide, where some 3.7 million Americans live.
Solar storm threatens world’s satellite systems – 14 March 2012, The Hindu
One of the strongest solar storms in recent history began buffeting the earth on Thursday, raising the possibility of global disruptions to satellite and electronics systems.
World Water Forum: Water crisis is looming, countries say – 14 March 2012, The Global Post
The 6th annual World Water Forum began in the French port city of Marseilles on Monday with speeches and reports underscoring the need to curb the looming global water crisis, Reuters reported.
Climate change authority responds to WWF’s ‘largest carbon footprint’ charge – 14 February 2012, Todayonline.com
The National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS) has responded to environmental group World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) findings that the Republic has the largest carbon footprint per capita in the Asia-Pacific.
The white ghost of the Himalayas: A vision in the snow – 13 March 2012, DNA
Some days ago, on a wind-swept, desolate mountainside in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kargil district, infra-red cameras captured a shape moving about in the cold winter night. To the naked, untrained eye, it might have appeared to be a ghostly apparition. But for environmentalists, it was a cause for celebration.
Environment is his call, 24×7 – 13 March 2012, The Hindu Business Line
Arun Krishnamurthy’s dedication to the environment recently fetched him the first place in the Google Alumni Impact Awards – he worked in Google for three years, till 2010. The $15,000 cash prize that came with the award will help boost the Environmentalist Foundation of India’s (formerly called Roots and Shoots India) activities – including setting up an animal rescue centre.
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