Emerging Economies Climate Report 2022
The report reveals that over half of companies in emerging economies have been impacted by extreme weather events over the last 12 months.The report shows that 58% of companies in Africa and South Asia
Drought
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State to seek Rs 2,606 cr for drought relief work
The State government will seek Rs 2,606 crore from the Centre to take up relief operations in the drought-affected areas of the State, Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said on Sunday. Addressing the
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Formulate plans to tackle drought, Govt tells Collectors
The Andhra Pradesh Government has asked district collectors to gear up to tackle the extensive drought in the State. The Chief Minister, Mr N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, directed them to take measures to instil
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Opposition seeks white paper on drought
The Opposition parties demanded a white paper on drought situation. Raising the issue during Zero Hour on Tuesday, Leader of the Opposition Bhupinder Singh alleged that the State Government had not submitted
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Brinjal debacle still raw, Bt rice on course
Mahyco confident of regulatory approvals, plans launch within a year. Bt brinjal may have gone into the deep freezer, but that has hardly dampened the enthusiasm of Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Co (Mahyco) from coming up with new genetically modified (GM) crops.
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U.N. Climate Chief Sees Air Clearing On Cut Pledges
The U.N.'s climate chief said on Saturday she believes countries can snap the deadlock that has lasted for years and sign up to fresh and binding commitments to cut greenhouse gases, after a week of climate
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Walnut Industry May Crack Under Climate Pressure
Eat all the walnut treats you can this holiday season. They might not be so plentiful in coming years. Commercially grown walnut trees (Juglans nigra and Juglans regia) are very particular about their
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31 million Bangladeshis may be displaced due to climate change
Bangladeshis in millions would be displaced due to global warming causing sea level rise by thermal expansion of the ocean waters and the melting of land- based ice. "Approximately 31 million people are
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2.6 million Afghans at risk of hunger from drought
Zara, an Afghan mother of seven, doesn't know what to tell her children when they ask about dinner. "I simply tell them that we must wait until their father gets home to see if he's going to bring anything,"
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Desalination plant ready if dry spell persists
Londoners will next year be drinking water from a desalination plant – a type of facility more commonly associated with the arid Gulf region – if the current dry spell continues, Thames Water has warned.
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NE has 16 climate-vulnerable districts
SHILLONG: Climate change has taken its toll on agriculture sector of the Northeast over the years, which prompted the scientists to go for vulnerability assessment and issuing warning to both farming community