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India’s Built Environment Is A Goldmine Of Possibilities

The odds in the Built Environment space seem to be stacked against us; there are too many variables to be controlled before we can even begin thinking about other issues

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Understanding Climate Change Requires A Cross-Disciplinary Approach: Professor Robert Wasson

For individual events, it is necessary to perform attribution analyses where the role of climate change is quantified by modelling the event with and without higher levels of greenhouse gases

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Climate Change Affects The Progress And Development Of Our Country: Cherian Thomas, CEO, World Vision India

“The need of the hour is to tackle disaster and the negative impact of climate change. We need to evolve community-based resilient models, reduce the gap between policy and practice and proactively implement state and district level plans with regard to climate change,” Mr. Ramesh Babu – Director Programmes, EFICOR

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How Will Climate Change Impact India And What Can Be Done?

A recent report highlighted that a lot of farmer suicides in India are linked to climate change. India along with the rest of the world is vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

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Narendra Modi Suggests Ten Commandments At BRICS Summit That Can Contribute To Global Community Welfare

Narendra Modi elaborated on ten noble commitments, at the BRICS Summit, that can impact the world substantially, thus contributing directly to the welfare of the global community in addition to welfare of people

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Leading Companies Were Placing Sustainability At The Heart Of The Strategy: Dr Mukund Rajan

Prince of Wales’ Corporate Leaders Group brings together European business leaders to accelerate progress towards a low carbon and sustainable economy.

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‘Bosch Has Created A Combined Beneficiary Strength Of 13,500 In Skilling’

By creating greater awareness of its programs, Bosch is hoping to bring many more thousands of unemployed and less privileged youth into the mainstream of society

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Over 6 Crore Kg Reduction In CO2 Emissions Annually Through Our Training In Fuel Efficiency: Kaushik Sinha, Magma

"Every minute there is an accident happening on Indian highways, and every 4 minutes there is a death. 78% of these accidents involve truck drivers, and 30% of these fatalities are truck drivers, who are the sole breadwinners of the family", Mr Sinha, Vice President - Communications, CSR & Admin at Magma Fincorp Ltd.

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Envisioning A Green Future Through ‘Green Credits’

With Green Credits being the common green currency for all green initiatives, it can stimulate a culture of green consumption and production, as well as limit impact on planetary thresholds while progressing on the social foundation, and consequently help India achieve its NDC targets and foster environmental protection without compromising on its development efforts or deepening poverty

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Planetary Thresholds and Why Pro-Environment Discourse is Necessary

With Adam Smith’s theory of individuals working towards self-interest, hence assuming perfect competition being the status quo, the future painted through an extrapolated rendering of The Tragedy of Commons will showcase a damaged, depleted, Earth, where all planetary thresholds as Rockström enlists are crossed.

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