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Bill Gates to invest $1 bn of own money in clean energy

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 4, 2015, 23:21

The philanthropist Bill Gates is investing USD 1 billion of his own money in clean energy technology over the next five years as he believes that many breakthroughs will take place during the period that will help solve climate change.

Government to protect foreign investments: Piyush Goyal

Last Updated: Monday, February 16, 2015, 17:46

The government will protect and encourage foreign investment in the country, Power, Coal and Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal said Monday.

Global warming to derail winter Olympics by century end?

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 12:16

By the end of this century, only six of the previous winter Olympics host cities - including Sochi in Russia - would be cold enough to reliably host the games owing to global warming threats.

European Commission seeks 2030 CO2 reduction target of 40%

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 21:37

EU member states should cut their carbon dioxide emissions, widely blamed for global warming, by 40 per cent by 2030, the European Commission said today.

2013 another unusually warm year across globe: NASA

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 09:22

Last year was among a handful of the warmest on record since 1880, according to US government figures out Tuesday that provide more evidence that the planet is heating up.

Extreme El Nino events set to double as Earth warms

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 11:58

Researchers have revealed that extreme weather events fuelled by unusually strong El Ninos are likely to double in number as Earth warms.

UN warns against delayed action on global warming

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 16:37

Delaying action on global warming will only increase the costs and reduce the options for dealing with the worst effects of climate change, according to a draft report by UN experts.

Climate change can become irreversible in 15 years, if not addressed immediately

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 14:30

A United Nations ( UN) panel has warned of climate change becoming a great problem nearly impossible to solve in another 15 years, if not seriously addressed.

Climate scientists bark up the big tree

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 20:01

Despite their greater age, big, old trees do more than small, young ones to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, said a study that explores how well forests slow global warming.

India, China among 7 countries most responsible for global warming

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 12:52

India and China are reportedly among the world`s seven countries that are responsible for global warming, a new study has found.

Day`s weather influence people form global warming opinions

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 20:47

It may sound strange but even global warming opinions among the common men on the street waver as the weather changes from hot to cold and vice versa.

2013 one of the driest years in Cherrapunjee

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 19:11

The year 2013 was one of the driest in Cherrapunjee (renamed Sohra) -- known as one of the wettest places on the earth -- in Meghalaya compared to the last 35 years.