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India's first human trafficking law: draft falls short, campaigners say
2016-07-04 07:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Charities and activists have criticised the draft of India's first anti-human trafficking law, saying the proposed legislation is flawed and does not address all aspects of the fast-growing crime. The Trafficking of Persons bill, unveiled in May, seeks to unify India's existing anti-trafficking laws, prioritise survivors' needs and provide for special courts to expedite cases. Consultations on the draft bill ended last week, and women and child rights campaigners have demanded numerous revisions....
Realising India's renewable ambition
2016-07-01 22:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: Call it the audacity of ambition. Having doubled the country's solar power capacity - from 3GW to nearly 7GW - in 18 months, there are some within the government who think it is time for an upward revision of the goal of 100GW by 2022. Ambitious targets requiring sharp rise in renewable energy generation capacity has been central to changing the perception about India's willingness to contribute to the global effort to reduce carbon pollution. "India is an interesting and inspiring example. The...
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Indias solar plans receive billion dollar boost
2016-07-01 12:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: World Bank loan comes off back of major funding pledges from US and Germany as major economies try and wean Delhi off coal Some US$1 trillion will be invested in small-scale solar in developing countries by 2040, The sun is shining a little brighter on Delhis ambitious plans to triple its use of renewable energy by 2030 after $1 billion of funding was confirmed by the World Bank. The loan will leverage investment in the countrys domestic energy market and mobilise $1 trillion in finance...
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This Is What India's Devastating Drought Looks Like Up Close
2016-06-30 23:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: For years, Lakshman Pal, 28, planted wheat and tended to his small field here. Each season, he hoped for rain. He looked up at the sky and waited for the showers that normally came. But for the past two years, they've hardly come at all. His crops eventually withered and died, crumbling to dust. In early May, Pal returned from a spell of work in the distant state of Haryana, where he earned 250 rupees, or about $3.70, a day toiling long hours as a laborer. Fifteen other members of his family also...
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World Bank to back India's solar power initiative
2016-06-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, right, shakes hand with World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, June 30, 2016. The World Bank Group Thursday signed an agreement with the International Solar Alliance, consisting of 121 countries led by India, to collaborate on increasing solar energy use around the world, with the goal of mobilizing $1 trillion in investment by 2030. The World Bank signed an agreement on Thursday with the Indian-led International Solar Alliance to...
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