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    Combating Household Air Pollution: A Global Challenge and Opportunity

    Scaling up clean cooking for combating household pollution requires substantial investment. The International Energy Agency estimates that $10 billion annually is needed by 2030...
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    How Extreme Heat Intensifies Health Problems and Hunger

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    Mock Drill on Pandemic Preparedness conducted in Ajmer

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    Climate Change, Biodiversity and the Bakarwals of Pakistan

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    Half of the World’s Countries Face Freshwater Degradation, UN Reports

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    Cyclone Forming Over Arabian Sea as Gujarat Recovers from Heavy Rains

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    Pacific Ocean Being Treated “Like a Sewer”: António Guterres

    Despite these strides, Guterres stressed that major industrialized nations, particularly the G20, must lead in reducing fossil fuel production and consumption. “Big emitters must...
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