climate change

Respiratory ailments rise in Brazil as Amazon fires rage

Brazil’s Bolsonaro blames Amazon fires on NGOs as Twitter erupts

7:06 pm August 22, 2019

Salvador: Wildfires in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil have ignited a firestorm on social media, with President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday suggesting green groups started the blazes. Images of fires purportedly devouring sections of the world’s largest rainforest have gone viral on Twitter. #PrayforAmazonas is the top trending hashtag in the world on Wednesday, […]

Climate change real; govt, businesses, individuals must fight it together: Env Secy

8:30 pm August 1, 2019

New Delhi: Climate change is real and it is the collective responsibility of government, industries and people to fight it, Environment Secretary C K Mishra said on Thursday. “Climate change is real. If India says something on climate change on global platform, it is on your (industries) behalf. I believe climate change and global warming should not […]

China warns of ‘severe threats’ to global order at G20

2:07 pm June 28, 2019

Osaka: China warned on Friday that protectionism and “bullying” were threatening the world order as President Xi Jinping met other leaders at the G20 summit ahead of high-stakes talks with Donald Trump. Xi met three of his African counterparts Friday morning on the sidelines of the G20 summit of major world economies, which opened in […]

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