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Fifth La Niña in 6 yrs to disrupt crops and supply chains
The La Niña phenomenon is often linked with droughts in California,...
New Nuclear Bill spares suppliers from accident liability
The new bill, named the Sustainable Harnessing of Advancement of...
Climate change altering laws of mortgage risk: Fitch
Fitch is now in the process of integrating physical climate risks into credit assessments. The move reflects an evolving concern among ratings firms and regulators alike that climate change is hitting the mortgage market — and the bonds that finance it — in ways that...
BackBlue Ocean Finance Commitment surges beyond USD$3 trillion in assets under management
BNP Paribas, Eurazeo and Mirova are the latest financial institutions to join the Commitment which ensures a regenerating and sustainable ocean has a seat at the table in finance and insurance decisions. They join existing endorsers including Deutsche Bank, Standard...
India is a strategic focus for World Business Council for Sustainable Development, says President CEO Peter Bakker
Peter Bakker. President and CEO, World Business Council for Sustainable Development WBCSD is mobilizing members in India to advance efforts in measuring and managing physical risk across value chains.These risks arise from the physical impacts of climate change and...
India calls for transboundary cooperation to address extreme heat risks
PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Indian Prime Minister Outlining India’s transition from a preparedness-only approach to long-term heatwave mitigation, including cool roof technologies, passive cooling centers, urban greening, and the revival of traditional water...
Strengthening early warning systems and coordination crucial for disaster resilience: PM Modi
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Prime Minister Modi underscored that disaster resilience requires innovative financing and called for the creation of actionable programs to ensure developing nations have access to necessary funds as the third priority New Delhi:...
NSE Sustainability launches ESG ratings for listed companies
"NSE Sustainability's mission is to provide stakeholders, including investors, businesses, regulators and the public with accurate, comprehensive and unbiased evaluations of corporate sustainability practices," NSE MD and CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan said. New Delhi: NSE...
As part of the ESG Bond deal, L&T is committed to environmental targets, including a decrease in intensity of fresh water withdrawal and emissions of greenhouse gases. These initiatives are in line with the company’s long-term sustainability goals of achieving...
India’s billion-dollar infra projects face extreme weather test
India is ranked sixth among countries most affected by extreme weather, according to the 2025 Climate Risk Index report by Germanwatch. The world’s fastest-growing major economy has experienced more than 400 extreme weather events over three decades ending 2022, which...
Govt and GIC Re are in talks to set up an exclusive mega Pool to reinsure country’s all hydropower plants
N Ramaswamy, CMD, GIC Re ``Currently, due to the huge catastrophic risks involved, there is very limited reinsurance capacity available for hydro power plants. More often, catastrophic covers are sub-imited. With climate risks and rising frequency and...
14–19 named storms in tropical North Atlantic predicted in this year hurricane season
These numbers are slightly above the long-term average for 1950 to 2024 (12.5 named storms, 6.5 hurricanes and 2.6 severe hurricanes) and are in line with expectations for the cyclical warm phase in the North Atlantic since the mid-1990s (15.8 tropical storms, 7.8...