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India: Uttarakhand cloudburst: CM Harish Rawat says 'no need to panic'
2016-07-03 05:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
DNA: With the cloudburst-like incidents in Uttarakhand increasing due to climate change, Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Sunday said the situation is under control, adding there is no need to panic. "I will be holding discussions with district officials and other authorities today, but the situation is fine and there is no need to panic," Rawat said. Rawat also said he would meet the district authorities to discuss the ordeal of the people in wake of the heavy rains across the state. He further said...
Climate Change: India Likely To Bring Umbrella Legislation
2016-07-02 11:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InSerbia: The Narendra Modi government in India plans to bring an umbrella legislation on climate change before ratifying the Paris climate agreement, a legacy that US President Barrack Obama wants to leave before the end of his tenure. During Prime Minister Modis visit to Washington earlier in June, India and the US issued a joint statement, saying that the two countries would try to achieve shared goal of enabling entry into force of the Paris Agreement as soon as possible. According to sources close...
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India: Frequency of cloudburst-like incidents is increasing due to climate change: Prakash Javadekar
2016-07-02 10:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
First Post: Expressing grief over the loss of lives in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh and Chamoli districts, where 14 people died following a cloudbrust, he said the government is working on a plan of action to tackle such natural eventualities. "Due to heavy rains, there was loss of lives (in Uttarakhand). This is very unfortunate. The frequency of such incidents is increasing because of climate change. The government has been making preparations to tackle such natural eventualities," Javadekar said. He said...
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Developed nations emitting more carbon than India: TS Thakur
2016-07-02 09:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: Developed nations are emitting more carbon than developing countries like India, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today said while emphasising the importance of international law as a very "effective instrument" for protection of human rights and environment. Highlighting the importance of International Law in the current scenario, he said in the era of conflict of jurisdictions across the globe, it is an apt time that "we prepare ourselves to address issues like dispute of river water, space...
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World Bank, India Sign $1 Billion Solar Power Deal
2016-07-02 03:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
International Business Times: The World Bank Group and India signed an agreement Thursday for over $1 billion that the worlds second-most populous country will receive to develop its solar power generation. India, which currently has just over 7GW of installed solar capacity, has announced ambitious plans to increase it to 100GW by 2022. With its climate, the South Asian country has the potential to generate a large amount of solar power, and has increased its installed capacity significantly in the recent years, up from...
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