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Sunderlal bahuguna
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M C Mehta
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Baba Amte
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M S Swaminathan
Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (born 7 August 1925) is an Indian geneticist and administrator, known for his role in India`s Green Revolution. Swaminathan has been called the "Father of Green Revolution in India" for his role in introducing and further developing high-yielding varieties of wheat in India. He is the founder of the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation.
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Gulbarga karnataka
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Salem Tamil Nadu
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Nashik Maharashtra
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Guntur Andra Pradesh
Nasik Maharashtra
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Uttarakhand
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Karnataka
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Rajasthan
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Kerala
Uttarakhand
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Carbon dioxide releases heat energy too fast
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Carbon dioxide entraps atmospheric heat
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Carbon dioxide radiates heat back to stratosphere
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Carbon dioxide breaks chlorine in upper reaches of atmosphere
The major threat from increased CO2 is the greenhouse effect. As a greenhouse gas, excessive CO2 creates a cover that traps the sun`s heat energy in the atmospheric bubble, warming the planet and the oceans. An increase in CO2 plays havoc with the Earth`s climates by causing changes in weather patterns
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Karnataka
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Maharashtra
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Gujarat
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Rajasthan
The Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS also Rajasthan Atomic Power Project - RAPP) is located at Rawatbhata in the state of Rajasthan, India.
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Indian institute science Bengaluru
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Tata institute of fundamental research Mumbai
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Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi
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North Eastern Hill university Shillong
The Divecha Centre for Climate Change was established at Indian Institute of Science in January 2009 with a generous financial contribution from Arjun and Diana Divecha and the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment. The primary goal of this centre is to understand climate variability and climate change and its impact on the environment. The Centre has undertaken outreach activities to create awareness among people and policy makers about climate change and its consequences.This has been done through workshops, lectures and quiz contests. An annual invited public lecture called the Jeremy Grantham Lecture on Climate Change has been organized.
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World Health Organization , UN
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Ministry of Environment and Forest, GOI
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Isha Foundation, India
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World wildlife Fund , Switzerland
The First River Action Plan i.e. the Ganga Action Plan was taken up by the Ministry of Environment & Forests in 1985.
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Sustainable development
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Education development
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Financial development
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Child development
Sustainable development
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530 million years ago
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730 million years ago
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930 million years ago
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130 million years ago
Cambrian explosion, the unparalleled emergence of organisms between 541 million and approximately 530 million years ago at the beginning of the Cambrian Period.
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Bassalt
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Diorite
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Marble
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Sandstone
Sedimentary rocks are formed by the accumulation of sediments. There are three basic types of sedimentary rocks. Clastic sedimentary rocks form from the accumulation and lithification of mechanical weathering debris. Examples include: breccia, conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone, and shale.
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Sedimentary Rocks
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Igneous Rocks
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Metamorphic Rocks
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Volcanic Rocks
Almost all fossils are preserved in sedimentary rock.
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United Network Environment Programme
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United Nations Environment Programme
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United Nations Environment Policy
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United Nations Environment Practice
UNEP stands for United Nations Environment Programme is an agency of United Nations and coordinates its environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices.
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Methyl Cyanide
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Methyl Isocyanate
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Nitrous Oxide
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Nitrogen Dioxide
On December 3 1984, more than 40 tons of methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, immediately killing at least 3,800 people and causing significant morbidity and premature death for many thousands
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Bituminous
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Anthracite
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Sub Bituminous
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Lignite
Anthracite: The highest rank of coal. It is a hard, brittle, and black lustrous coal, often referred to as hard coal, containing a high percentage of fixed carbon and a low percentage of volatile matter
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Mangrove forests and tidal mud flats
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Arid Landscapes
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Large expanse of grasslands
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Backwaters from lagoons