'Our self interest lies in ensuring that this planet is in good health,' says Dr Rajendra K Pachauri, IPCC Chairman.
'There will be morbidity, there will be mortality. Other health conditions are going to get much worse,' says IPCC Chairman Dr R K Pachauri.
Gujarat is already among the top four states using renewable energy, having an installed capacity of about 1,400 Mw. The state government has recently come out with a separate solar power policy under which it proposes to purchase 500 Mw of solar power every year at an agreed cost.
'There is not a parallel on this planet, in any field of endeavour as you have in the case of the IPCC.' Dr R K Pachauri defends the science involved in drafting the reports on climate change.
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According to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board, the ice lingam inside the cave has fully formed this year. There had been apprehensions that the ice lingam may not take form completely owing to global warming and shifting of glaciers.
This piece of forecast from the India Meteorological Department and the European Centre for Medium-Range weather Forecasts may bring cheer to Indian farmers
The auto boom is not only the start of a prosperity boom but it also is a leading indicator of slowing prosperity. And the way it seems, the rut is far from over.
The study, published in the journal Environment and Urbanization, listed Mumbai among cities Tokyo, New York, Shanghai, Jakarta and Dhaka being some of the others where millions are at risk of flooding and heavy storms
'Please don't celebrate me if you are not going to listen to my voice.'
odi on Saturday inaugurated the Centre for Gandhian and Indian Studies at Fudan University in China
Bajra or pearl millet is a wonderfully nutritious substitute to rice, and can be made into a tasty vegetable pulau.
An FAQ on why the world's richest nations are concerned by climate change.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday voiced concern over climate change threat and said unless people change their lifestyles, 'our future will be at peril'.
'Once a government has approved a report then they necessarily have to accept ownership of it.' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Chairman Dr R K Pachauri in an extensive interview.
A White House spokeswoman, Michele St. Martin, was quoted as saying that Cooney would not be available to comment.
The reasons why American journalism is against the Tata Nano are obvious. The Nano was 'not invented here (in the United States).'
'When one was with Mother, one realised you were with somebody who was the nearest person to God.' 'She must have been God incarnate.'
India's negotiating posture at the multilateral negotiations should be aligned with a significantly transformed development strategy domestically.' 'The positions the country takes at the negotiations will then carry credibility, says Shyam Saran, former foreign secretary and India's chief negotiator on Climate Change 2007-2010.
Gore was among the 2007 American Nobel Prize winners who were invited for a photo session with the president.
These beauties that dark skin rules the world.
Global warming may sound like vague jargon from scientists making reports for the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change. Does it matters if the green house gas emissions by the world cross the limits of 550 part per million by 2050? Or if average per capita carbon emissions go beyond the 2.5 tonne mark?
'When we talk of disaster, it is a combination of hazard and vulnerability.' 'If we reduce vulnerability, it will remain a hazard.'
He expressed hope for positive changes in a world that faced a myriad of daunting challenges, ranging from poverty to global warming and terrorism.
UK parliamentary delegation to visit India
Global warming threat has forced all developing nations to go for bio-fuel in a big way. The case of India is also not different.
The average global temperature for July 2015 was the highest for any month since record keeping began in 1880, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.
In a tweet, Modi said India and the US, as vibrant democracies, share values of freedom and liberty and their strategic partnership has a truly global significance.
While Global Warming has been talked about for some years now, most of us haven't taken it seriously.
"It's very difficult for animals and vegetation to adjust to the rapid temperature changes in the Artic. They could die," director of Danish Polar Centre Hanne Petersen said.
As a consequence of global warming, the melting of ice sheets and glaciers in the high mountains would lead to a rise in sea level and adversely affect the low lying coastal areas in the Indian subcontinent.
Netizens applauded him for calling out terrorism stemming out of Pakistan on Pakistani soil.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the upcoming visit will affirm the deep and close partnership between the United States and India.
90 prominent Australians warn Indian energy giant Adani that its controversial coal mine project in Queensland could damage bilateral ties and even affect sporting links.
Modi invoked Gandhi and said solutions terrorism and global warming lie in his teachings
So far, major emitters are far from curbs on emissions on a scale outlined by the IPCC.
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