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    Why a String of Court Victories is Raising Hopes of Climate Advocates

    A UNEP report released last year revealed the number of climate change litigation cases rose to 2,180 in 2022 from 884 in 2017. The type of...
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    Child Rights

    Educating the Mind Without Educating the Heart is No Education at All

    By Yasmine Sherif The words above, by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, serve as a reminder that we still have a long way to go...
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    Clean tech

    Principal Scientific Adviser Chairs Meeting to Discuss Biomass Cultivation on Degraded Land

    Industry experts and key government officials from various ministries provided their inputs on various schemes under their departments for biomass cultivation and production of...
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    Finance and Economy

    Mining Sector Registers Record Production in FY 2023-24

    Healthy growth in production of iron ore and limestone in FY 2023-24 reflect the robust demand conditions in the user industries viz. steel and...
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    Voluntary Corporate Emissions Targets Not Enough to Create Real Climate Action

    Companies’ emissions reduction targets should not be the sole measure of corporate climate ambition, according to a new perspective paper from the Imperial College. By Hayley...
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    India

    Honeywell India Boosts Innovation by Funding Deep Science Startups Through Partnership with IISc

    In last four years of its partnership, Honeywell has supported over 40 start-ups and the group plans to on-board 10 start-ups in FY24-25, fuelling...
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    Agri-technology

    Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Face of Climate Change, Poverty and Hunger in the Asia Pacific Region

    Innovation and entrepreneurship can fast-track the spread of more effective and sustainable solutions that combat climate change whilst equally alleviating poverty and hunger by...
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    Agroforestry

    How Social Forestry and Private Investments Can Save Indonesia’s Forests

    Throughout Indonesia, traditional customs like Ri’i that belong to the country’s myriad ethnic groups and local communities are deeply intertwined in ongoing efforts to...
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    NAFED and NCCF Set to Procure Every Grain of Pulses Directly from Farmers Within Two Years: Amit Shah

    With direct procurement, digital transparency, and welfare measures, India’s cooperative movement is poised for significant growth, promising higher incomes for millions and greater food security for the nation.
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    Super El Niño Threatens Pakistan: Climate, Economic, and Human Security Risks Escalate

    Climate change is amplifying these risks, as warmer baseline ocean and atmospheric temperatures can intensify extremes.
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