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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...
SC remark on cutting trees ‘wake-up call’ for govt say environmentalists
"The continuous push for large-scale infrastructure projects such as hydropower, dams, roads, tunnels and railways has led to the loss of thousands of hectares of pristine forests. This has increased disaster risks, vulnerability and fatalities in the region," he said...
Insurers increasingly tap AI to tackle surging Cat losses
Risk experts are increasingly using AI to crack an especially intractable challenge: modeling hailstorms, thunderstorms and tornadoes, collectively known as severe convective storms, or SCS. Insured losses from SCS events totaled $61 billion in 2024, the...
Ravaging South Korea wildfires kill 24 people
“We need to mobilize all available resources in extinguishing the fires for the remainder of the week as it is feared we will experience an unprecedented level of wildfire damage,” Acting President Han Duck-soo said in a national address. “They are breaking records as...
Disaster is directly linked to climate change: Amit Shah
This Bill does not infringe on the federal structure. The primary responsibility for disaster management lies with the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), which operates under the state government,” Union Home Minister Amit Shah New Delhi: Union Home...
Melting Mountain Glaciers- Catastrophic Flash Floods Risk Rises for Millions
The global population depends on the cryosphere – the 10% of the Earth’s land surface that’s covered in ice. But as more glacial lakes form and expand, floods and other risks are rising. A study published in 2024 counted more than 110,000 glacial lakes around the...
Operating mall without environmental nod extremely serious HC upholds closure order
The petitioner company, Grauer and Weil (India) Limited, considers itself above the law and has shown scant regard for environmental concerns, a division bench of Justices M S Sonak and Jitendra Jain said in its order on Wednesday Mumbai:The Bombay High Court has...
Include heatwaves in disaster management plans: Parliamentary panel tells Centre
“The committee recommends that the ministry may include new and emerging disasters in its disaster management plans, such as those caused by heatwaves etc. It further recommends establishing a formal mechanism for the periodic review and update of the Notified...
StanChart raises 1 bn euro via first social bond, commits 50% for India
The 8-year bond will primarily facilitate lending to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), ensuring access to finance, helping create jobs and empowering and nurturing women-owned SMEs, StanChart said in a statement on Friday New Delhi: UK multinational Standard...
RBI Gov urges common pool of climate-focused projects to enhance financing
Sanjay Malhotra, Governor,RBI Speaking at a Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) event in Delhi, Malhotra said one of the major constraints in having sufficient climate-related financing is the lack of projects with a high probability of repayment New Delhi: Indian banks and...
North Sea Collision: Total insured losses estimated between $100 million and $300 million, Focus shifts to environmental impact
Total insured losses out of the collision are estimated to range between $100 million and $300 million for all coverages, Canada-based global credit ratings agency Morningstar DBRS . Focus is now shifting to the environmental impact of the blaze. While the incident is...