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    NDDB to Execute Upgradation of Biocontainment Facility

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    UNICEF-Backed Report Says Pollution Killed 1.69 Lakh Children in India in 2021

    The State of Global Air report published in partnership with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warns on Wednesday that air pollution is increasingly impacting...
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    Climate change

    Water Shortages Feared as Hindu Kush Himalaya Sees Second-Lowest Snow Persistence on Record

    In the Ganges River Basin, there has been significant fluctuations in the past twenty-two years. Prior to 2024, the year 2018 had the lowest...
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    Air

    2.61 Crore Premature Deaths Linked to Air Pollution in India in Four Decades

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    Agriculture policy

    To Tackle Climate Crisis, the World Bank Must Stop Financing Industrial Livestock

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    Asia Pacific

    Climate Change Widening Asia’s Education Gap

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    Climate change

    Global Temperature Likely to Exceed 1.5°C Above Pre-Industrial Level Temporarily in Next Five Years

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    Climate change

    How India’s Political Parties Neglect Climate Change

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