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India is set to exceed its targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions and boosting the share of non-fossil fuels in electricity generation but any further commitment to reducing its carbon footprint will depend on climate finance from rich countries, a senior official said.As part of its pledge under the 2015 Paris climate agreement India, the […]
Entertainment-focused broadcaster Viacom18 has bagged TV and digital rights of Italian Professional Football League for the Indian sub-continent region for the next three seasons. The latest edition of Italian Serie A, which will kick off on August 21, will be available live across Voot, Viacom18’s TV channels and Jio, a statement said.Italian Professional Football League,
NEW DELHI/GENEVA: Extreme sea level events that previously occurred once in 100 years could happen every year by the end of this century, the latest IPCC report on climate change said on Monday with scientists warning that sea level rise, floods, heavy rainfall and glacier melting are some of the irreversible effects. The Intergovernmental Panel
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COPENHAGEN: About 96,000 farmed salmon are believed to have died when a leak in a nearby tank sent 15,000 liters (4,000 gallons) of chlorine into a fjord in Arctic Norway. Roger Pedersen, a spokesman for the salmon farming company Grieg Seafood, said the leak happened at one of its fish slaughterhouses in the town of
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NEW DELHI: Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with nations galvanising most of their resources towards it, the wildfires have also brought destruction to many nations across continents, particularly the US. Wildfires on average have burned 8.8 million acres in the US from 2017 to 2020, according to data published by National Interagency Coordination Center, the agency
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PLANPINCIEUX, ITALY: Scientists on Italy’s side of the Mont Blanc massif are constantly monitoring a melting glacier, where the risk of collapse due to rising temperatures threatens the valley below. The Planpincieux glacier, at an altitude of about 2,700 metres (8,860 feet), hangs over the hamlet of Planpincieux, underneath the south face of the Grandes
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A recent IPCC report sounded the red alert and issued arguably its strongest warning on climate change. It says that the Indian Ocean is warming at a higher rate than other oceans. TOI breaks it down for you How much has the Indian Ocean warmed? The Indian Ocean has warmed faster than the global average.
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Consumer forums are sending errant developers a strong message that there are costs attached to not completing projects in time and that buyers would get their due. In a recent order delivered on April 1,the Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission directed a Noida-based builder to refund a buyer the cost of the flat and
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NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has formed a two-member committee to conduct a functional audit of State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Uttar Pradesh, to find out how frequent blatant violations are taking place. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice A K Goel directed the setting up of the committee comprising Additional Secretary,
Rental agreements are more or less similar all over the country. It mentions various terms of the agreement,which include: * Amount of rent to be paid every month* The amount of safety deposit to be paid to the owner on a return basis* Period of rental agreement* Number of people occupying the property* Type of
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Representative Image NEW DELHI: Noting serious violations of environmental norms in brick kiln operations in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, the National Green Tribunal has ordered the closure of such units which are functioning without following the due process of law. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel also directed the state
In the first three months of 2013,the office market in Ahmedabad seems to have outperformed larger metros like Bangalore,Chennai,Mumbai,Kolkata and Hyderabad in attracting business houses. In the first quarter of the calender year 2013,Ahmedabad saw 1.89 lakh square feet (sq.ft.) of office space been taken up by corporates especially pharmaceuticals and trading firms
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