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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
The simple, one-word answer to that question is “No”. In a recent study published in Nature, researchers analysed a series of large-scale tree-planting programmes in north India and concluded that there is no evidence of such plantations offering substantial climate benefits or supporting livelihoods. But the world is brimming with tree-planting initiatives: the Bonn Challenge, Trees Forever, Trees for the Future, the Trillion Tree Campaign, the One Trillion Trees Initiative, the 10 Billion Tree Tsunami, Plant a Billion Trees, the list goes on and new additions are made every few months. Countries are …
The project leans on national security to justify ecological damage and commercial expansion that far exceed military needs.
The window to prevent the worst impacts of climate change has shut. The heat is on global leaders at the annual climate talks in Brazil to deliver more than just theatre.
The Kanjurmarg landfill, operated by Antony Waste Handling Cell Ltd., is safe from the axe for now. But its fate remains a major source of worry for the company's shareholders and the city's residents alike.
