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APAC reinsurers’ stable pricing in 2024 backed by adequate capacity, says Fitch
``We believe reinsurers can maintain profitability through rigorous...
Climate, tech risks a threat to inflation targetting, says RBI Dy Gov Patra
Michael Patra, Deputy Governor, RBI Central banks face an...
Asian farmers turn to drones, apps for labour, climate challenges
Governments in the region are using drones, with satellite imagery, for weather forecasts, disaster management and crop insurance, as well as for monitoring and mapping crops strategic for food security, mostly rice BAN MAI, Thailand: As a child, Manit Boonkhiew...
Climate change to uproot millions, especially in Asia:
By one estimate, as many as 40 million people in South Asia may be forced to move over the next 30 years because of a lack of water, crop failure, storm surges and other disasters No nation offers asylum or other legal protections to people displaced specifically...
Nations sign up to end global scourge of plastic pollution
Plastic pollution soared from two million tonnes in 1950, to 348 million tonnes in 2017, becoming a global industry valued at $522.6 billion, said UNEP. It is expected to double in capacity, by 2040 The impacts of plastic production and pollution on the triple...
Maha, MP, Odisha suffered most from extreme weather in 2021: IMD chief
Indian Ocean is the fastest warming ocean basins in the world, and this will have serious impacts on the South Asian region. Heavy rainfall and flood-related incidents last year had claimed over 750 lives across the country, with Maharashtra recording the highest...
AIG commits to Net Zero Greenhouse Gas emissions across its underwriting & investment portfolios by 2050
“Leading change in a changing world requires being a company of action – and, as a market leader, AIG is committed to setting the standard with our actions. We believe today’s ESG commitments are an important step forward for AIG, the clients we serve and the global...
Niti Aayog developing National Gender Index
Niti Aayog has also developed a draft State Energy and Climate Index to assess the performance of states on indicators such as discoms’ viability and competition; access, affordability and reliability of energy; clean energy initiatives; energy efficiency; generation...
Many places in central, western India may record `aove normal maximum temperatures: IMD
For the plains, a "heat wave" is declared when the maximum temperature is more than 40 degrees Celsius, and at least 4.5 notches above normal. Maximum temperatures are likely to remain above normal in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, major parts of...
UN climate report urges world to adapt now, or suffer later
While governments need to drastically curb their emissions to prevent runaway global warming, they can also work to limit suffering by adapting to the conditions of a warmer world, the report says. That will take a lot of money - to finance new technologies and...
Sydney told to brace for heavy rains, floods in ‘one-in-a-one thousand’ year event
Brisbane, Australia's third largest city, received around 80% of its annual rainfall over the last three days, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said on Tuesday. New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet described the wild weather as a "one-in-a-one thousand...
‘Delay means death’ – UN climate report urges immediate, drastic action
On nearly all counts, the report makes clear that climate change is impacting the world far faster than scientists had anticipated. Noting that nearly half the world's population was already vulnerable to increasingly dangerous climate impacts, the report calls for...