New Zealand declares climate emergency.

New Zealand declares climate emergency. New Zealand has declared a “climate emergency” and promised to make its public sector carbon neutral by 2025. New Zealand now joins 32 other countries that have declared a climate emergency. They include Japan, Canada, France and the U…

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Cyclone ‘Burevi’ enters Sri Lanka.

Cyclone ‘Burevi’ enters Sri Lanka. Cyclone ‘Burevi’ has entered the island through Mullaitivu and Trincomalee areas, the Department of Meteorology confirmed. The Department of Meteorology warns of damages to property, utility structures, and sea vessels, flash floods, and sea…

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UK will ban new petrol cars by 2030 on road to net zero emissions.

UK will ban new petrol cars by 2030 on road to net zero emissions. The United Kingdom will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2030, five years earlier than previously planned, as part of what Prime Minister Boris Johnson is casting as a “green revolutio…

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US Declares World's Largest Fully Protected Marine Reserve.

US Declares World's Largest Fully Protected Marine Reserve. The isolated UK Overseas Territory of Tristan da Cunha, which is home to the world’s most remote human settlement, declared the largest fully protected marine reserves in the Atlantic Ocean at 687,000 square kil…

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First sponsors for 2021 UN Climate Change conference.

First sponsors for 2021 UN Climate Change conference. The UK government on Monday announced the first principal partners for the UN climate conference, COP26, scheduled from Nov. 1 to Nov. 12, 2021 in Glasgow. The statement, listed ScottishPower, SSE and National Grid as ener…

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World's only known white giraffe fitted with tracker to deter poachers.

World's only known white giraffe fitted with tracker to deter poachers. The world's only known white giraffe has been fitted with a GPS tracking device to keep poachers at bay in north-east Kenya. A conservation group said rangers could monitor the lone male giraffe&…

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Jeff Bezos announces $791 million in grants to fight climate change.

Jeff Bezos announces $791 million in grants to fight climate change. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos revealed the names of 16 organisations that have been selected to receive $791 million in grants from Amazon's $10 billion Earth Fund. Bezos said that all 16 recipients are &quo…

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Scientists have discovered a huge walrus haul out in the Russian Arctic.

Scientists have discovered a huge walrus haul out in the Russian Arctic. Scientists in northern Russia have discovered a huge walrus haul out on the shores of the Kara Sea where their habitat is under threat from shrinking ice and human activity. The haul out, a place of refu…

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United States Formally Exits Paris Climate Accord.

United States Formally Exits Paris Climate Accord. The United States has officially withdrawn from the Paris climate accord on 04 November 2020. With this, the US has now become the only country to formally pull out of the deal since it was adopted in 2015. The landmark Paris…

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Rare golden tiger cubs born in China zoo.

Rare golden tiger cubs born in China zoo. A zoo in China welcomed four extremely rare golden tiger cubs on October 19 2020. The four cubs, one male and three females, were born at Taihu Lake Longemont Paradise, an amusement park featuring a zoo in Huzhou, in the eastern Zhej…

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US crowned world’s leading generator of plastic waste.

US crowned world’s leading generator of plastic waste. The United States leads the world in plastic waste creation and is also among the top marine polluters, according to new research, which has factored in the huge amount of trash that the US exports into its calculations. …

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Typhoon Goni: Philippines hit by year's most powerful storm.

Typhoon Goni: Philippines hit by year's most powerful storm. Typhoon Goni is barrelling across the Philippines, bringing with it "catastrophic" 225km/h (140mph) winds and torrential rainfall. At least four people are reported to have died. Homes have been damag…

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Goa in India, ready to have first sand dune park in the country.

Goa in India, ready to have first sand dune park in the country. The World Bank accepted the proposal of the Biodiversity Board of the state and has sanctioned a sum of Rs 3 crore for the project. Sand dunes are geological deposits formed by the action of wind. These geomorphi…

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Japan to achieving a Carbon Neutral Society by 2050.

Japan to achieving a Carbon Neutral Society by 2050. Japan's new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, committed his country on Monday to reaching a target of zero emissions of greenhouse gases and achieving a carbon-neutral society by 2050. It had previously made a commitment …

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Rare white sea turtle found on South Carolina beach in USA.

Rare white sea turtle found on South Carolina beach in USA. Volunteers checking sea turtle nests on a South Carolina beach came upon a rare sight: a white sea turtle hatching crawling across the sand. The town of Kiawah Island posted on its Facebook page that the Kiawah Islan…

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Aishwarya Sridhar becomes first Indian woman to win Wildlife Photographer of the Year award.

Aishwarya Sridhar becomes first Indian woman to win Wildlife Photographer of the Year award. Aishwarya Sridhar becomes first Indian woman to win Wildlife Photographer of the Year award. Aishwarya Sridhar, a 23-year-old, Mumbai based girl, has become the first Indian woman to…

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Prince William and Sir David Attenborough join forces on 'Earthshot' prize.

Prince William and Sir David Attenborough join forces on 'Earthshot' prize. Britain’s Prince William and Naturalist David Attenborough have launched an “Earthshot Prize”, with an aim to encourage change and support to repair the planet. The Earth shot Prize aims to “…

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Suspected toxic spill in Russia's Far East.

# Suspected toxic spill in Russia's Far East. A suspected toxic spill along a beach on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula has killed 95% of marine life on the surrounding seabed, local scientists have said, following a weeks-long campaign to investigate the mysterious inci…

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India & Denmark launch Green Strategic Partnership.

# India & Denmark launch Green Strategic Partnership. India in a unique move has launched Green Strategic Partnership for the first time with Denmark as its partner as the two aim to be at forefront of the global fight against the Climate Change. At the virtual Summit hel…

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World Animal Protection launches report.

# World Animal Protection launches report. International animals welfare organisation, World Animal Protection has launched an important report titled "All Eyes on Dogs" which provides the first trajectory with actions needed to eliminate dog mediated rabies by 203…

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