India must take ‘bold initiative’ on Siachen: Khar
May 8th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, May 8 (IANS) India should take "a bold initiative" to resolve the dispute over Siachen, the world's highest battleground, said Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar.Khar said Pakistan believed ... Read more...
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Believe it or not - glaciers are growing!
January 28th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 28 (IANS) There is some good news regarding climate change - glaciers are actually growing!
The reason being that hotter summers may actually slow down the flow of glaciers, ... Read more...
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Some Himalayan glaciers advancing, despite global warming
January 25th, 2011 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 25 (ANI): Some of the Himalayan glaciers are advancing thanks to the presence of debris such as pebbles, rocks, and debris from surrounding mountains, suggests a new study.Bodo Bookhagen, of ... Read more...
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Goof-up on Himalayan Glaciers’ melting was a “human mistake”, says IPCC deputy
January 27th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 27 (ANI): The deputy leader of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has said that the UN's climate science body's claim that the Himalayan Glaciers would melt by 2035 ... Read more...
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IPCC deputy chief says scientists are ‘only human’, can make mistakes
January 26th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.26 (ANI): The deputy leader of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Jean Pascal van Ypersele, has said climate scientists are "only humans" who can make mistakes like everyone else. ... Read more...
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India to reduce emission intensity 20-25 percent by 2020 (Lead)
December 3rd, 2009 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Four days ahead of the Copenhagen climate summit, India Thursday announced it will reduce its emission intensity by 20-25 percent by 2020 from the 2005 level.
Environment Minister ... Read more...
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Thinning Himalayan glaciers may deprive half billion Indians of water
November 19th, 2008 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 19 (IANS) The absence of radioactive signals from all the three ice core drilled in a Himalayan glacier bodes ill for half billion people living downstream in India. They indicate ... Read more...
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