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UNDP and Generali Central launch insurance innovation challenge to strengthen MSME resilience in India
Angela Lusigi, Resident Representative, UNDP India India’s more...
SC stays coercive action against Tata Chemicals over Gulf of Kutch marine sanctuary damage
The court has asked the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) to...
Climate change: Centre assures support to farmers battling drought, floods
While some states in the country were dealing with floods, others have drought, the minister noted, adding, "We are witnessing adverse effects of climate change and we have to deal with them."Shivraj Singh Chouhan,Union Agriculture Minister Nagpur: The Centre will...
Europe faces more than $500bn climate adaptation cost
The summer of 2026 laid bare how exposed the fastest-warming continent is to the fallout of rising temperatures, as wildfires, droughts and heat waves impacted commodities supplies, damaged crops and left a dent in productivity. In response, Europe is now broadening...
PM Modi highlights climate inequality: Developed nations emit 6 times more per capita than India
"We all know that the responsibility for carbon emissions has often been wrongly placed on developing countries. While the historical truth is that even today, India's contribution to per capita carbon emissions is less than half of the global average," he said at the...
BRICS Climate Agenda: Focus on Global South as India pushes for sustainable future
While energy transition focuses on reducing future emissions, climate adaptation is becoming increasingly important for countries already dealing with climate-related risks. As India prepares to host the 18th BRICS Summit, climate action is emerging as an important...
Nepal Floods Catastrophe:15 non-life insurers report losses of Rs25.87 billion
The scale of the claims is being driven primarily by engineering and construction exposures, highlighting the concentration of insured losses in large infrastructure projects following the August 26 disaster. Kathmandu:Insurance claims arising from the devastating...
Before flood catastrophe, Nepal asked China for early warnings as risks mounted
"What we actually wanted from them, and still want, is if there are early movements of glaciers and early movements around that area, we would want to know a bit early," said Sauhardra Joshi, a hydrologist at Nepal's Flood Forecasting Division, who was in the May...
India needs credible carbon market to protect exporters as EU CBAM takes effect: CII-IIM report
The report said the carbon-price signal is becoming increasingly important for trade-exposed sectors such as steel, cement, aluminium, fertilisers, refining and petrochemicals. This assumes greater significance with the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment...
Himalayan Flood Fury: Death toll rises to 469 as lake poses new flood threat,1,500 people are missing
Scientists who’ve studied satellite images said bedrock underneath a glacier high in the Himalayan region had collapsed, taking part of the glacier with it. The rocks and melted water swelled the rivers in the valleys below, causing a torrent of water that swept...
India’s EV sales jump over 16-fold to 25 lakh in 2025-26: PM Modi
"In 2009-10, only 1.5 lakh electric vehicles were sold. In 2025-26, 25 lakh electric vehicles have been sold," according to him. This suggests a massive surge of 1,566.67 per cent or 16-fold during the period'' said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speech on 80th...
Heatwaves could cost France €10-15 billion, environment minister says
The 2022 drought resulted in €5.6 billion in direct and indirect costs, but this year’s heatwaves have been longer and more intense, with more extensive forest fires and a greater decline in agricultural production, French environment minister Monique Barbut said. The...