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GST Council to set up GoM to look into Andhra’s demand for 1 pc calamity cess
The GoM in January 2019 decided to approve the levy of 1 per cent...
Govt plans to make agri residue burning punishable under solid waste management rules
Farmers with less than two acres of land now have to pay...
Sustainable funds see Rs 315 crore outflow in FY21-22, says report
This comes following a staggering inflow of Rs 4,884 crore in FY 2020-21. Prior to that, sustainable funds saw an infusion of over Rs 2,000 crore, according to data compiled by Morningstar India Going forward, ESG considerations will become an integral part of the...
Biodiversity and ecosystem protection highlighted on Mother Earth Day
Climate change, man-made changes to nature as well as crimes that disrupt biodiversity, such as deforestation, land-use change, intensified agriculture and livestock production or the growing illegal wildlife trade, can accelerate the speed of destruction of the...
Sustainable development hinges on fate of world’s cities
“Sustainable development will hinge on how we manage urbanization,” he said, adding that current discussions should be framed in the context of responding to COVID-19 response and the climate crisis Noting that 1.2 billion people in the global South currently live in...
Bangladesh, World Bank sign $250m to enhance resilience to future shocks
It will also support the coverage, speed, and efficiency of social protection programs to help the government rapidly respond to extreme climate events such as floods and cyclones Dhaka; The Government of Bangladesh and the World Bank yesterday signed a $250 million...
Pakistan among top ten countries facing severe water crisis
Stressing on the cause of water issues, the UN representative cited climate change, floods and drought as the reason Pakistan is estimated to be in the top 10 list of the world's countries facing water scarcity, said Munir Akram, Pakistan's Permanent Representative to...
Global Citizen seeks up to $1 bln for six sustainable ‘Impact’ funds
The Global Citizen Impact Funds aim to help plug a large gap in funding for poorer countries struggling to meet the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, which include providing access to clean water and fighting climate change The world's poorest...
Study: Agriculture will play important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Although most greenhouse gas emissions come from energy production, agriculture and changes in land use account for about 22 per cent of all carbon dioxide emissions. If these numbers could be reduced, either by curbing deforestation or turning to alternative...
Cyclones in Africa exacerbated by climate change: Study
“While our analysis clearly shows that climate change made the storms more damaging, our ability to establish precisely by how much was hampered by inconsistent data and lack of weather observations. This would also help to improve forecasts of extreme weather events...
Climate change will decrease number of fish species, says report
The researchers noted that not only will large species and commercially important fisheries shift out of their historical ranges as climate warms, but they will likely not be as abundant even in their new geographic ranges Warming of the oceans due to climate change...
As tougher climate disclosures hit, campaigners scour for laggards
Almost 2,000 climate change-related lawsuits have been launched around the world to date, the bulk in the last seven years, London’s Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment showed Britain on [April 6] became the first G20 country to make it...