Nagpur: Some 64 countries cut their toxic carbon dioxide emissions during 2016-2019. However, the rate of reduction needs to be ten times greater than current global efforts to meet the Paris Agreement and tackle climate change. India is among the 64 countries and has been placed in the category of lower-middle and low-income economies. This was revealed in the latest scientific analysis published in international scientific journal ‘Nature Climate Change’. The study, which has been conducted as part of the Global Carbon Project, is the first global stock taken by researchers that examines progress in cutting CO2 emissions since the…
PM Modi warns against dangers of climate change, says disaster-resilient infra need of the hour
Kharagpur (WB)Warning against the dangers of climate change and natural disasters like the one in Uttarakhand recently, PM Modi Tuesday asked the IITs to develop disaster resilient infrastructure that can withstand their effects.Addressing the 66th convocation of IIT (Kharagpur), the oldest of Indian Institutes of Technology, he gave the students the mantra of "Self-3" — “self-awareness, self- confidence and selflessness” — to become startups for bringing about a change in the lives of people.He spoke of the need for making available safe, affordable and environment-friendly energy to people through initiatives like the International Solar Alliance."Climate change is a major challenge…
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