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Why El Niño’s promise of quieter Hurricane Season may not be good news for insurers
“All it takes is one landfalling hurricane to create an insured...
NGT tissues notice to Centre, others over worsening condition of Asia’s largest oxbow lake in Bihar
The bench said the lake, which once covered around 63 sq km, has...
MS Amlin joins Natural Disaster Fund as capacity provider
The NDF is a blended risk transfer vehicle designed to mitigate climate-related challenges and build resilience for low-and-middle-income countries and currently has a portfolio of more than $100m of risks. LONDON: MS Amlin, the Lloyd’s global specialist (re)insurer,...
Warming Pacific fuels fears of powerful El Niño event
El Niño is a naturally occurring climate phenomenon that can cause drenching rains in one part of the world and drought in another. Scientists identify it by looking at deviations in temperature levels in the Pacific Ocean, most commonly in a region known as Niño 3.4....
Govt approves 100% ethanol fuel accelerating shift to clean energy
Gadkari stated that several major automakers are preparing to introduce ethanol-compatible vehicles in the coming weeks.Companies such as Toyota, Suzuki, MG and Hyundai will launch 100 per cent ethanol-compatible vehicles within the next month and a half. New Delhi:...
Companies reaffirm sustainability commitments on World Environment Day
Corporate India’s renewed focus on sustainability comes amid rising global concerns over climate change, extreme weather events and resource constraints. Businesses are facing increasing pressure from investors, regulators and consumers to demonstrate measurable...
Maruti Suzuki unveils India’s first flex-fuel car as govt pushes for greater ethanol mix in petrol
From left, Maruti Suzuki India MD and CEO Hisashi Takeuchi, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri during the launch of the company's first flex fuel car, in New Delhi, Thursday, June 4,...
Global temperatures to reach near-record highs in next five years, report finds
"There's very clear evidence that the climate is warming and that the global average temperature is continuing to rise," Melissa Seabrook, a research scientist at the UK Met Office. Average global temperatures are forecast to reach near-record levels in the next five...
Climate Intelligence:Turning weather data into financial gain
The weather was always data. We just never learned to treat it as a financial signal.That is now changing, and it is changing faster than most people realise.The missing link has always been the intelligence layer that connects real-time weather data to real-time...
Direct carbon pricing covers nearly one third of global emissions, raises over $107 billion in government revenue
The World Bank report shows that all large middle-income economies have now either implemented or are planning direct carbon pricing instruments, with the most significant developments in the past year in India and Viet Nam WASHINGTON: Carbon pricing revenues have...
Govt expands fuel dispenser verification to cover hydrogen, clean fuels amid energy transition
"The move is expected to enhance the availability of verification services, improve efficiency and support the growing adoption of cleaner fuels across the country," the ministry said in a statement. New Delhi:The consumer affairs ministry has amended legal metrology...
Coal pollution dims global solar power output
The effect is most pronounced when solar facilities are located next to coal plants. In China, the world’s largest producer of solar power and coal, aerosols slashed photovoltaic output by 7.7%, with scientists attributing nearly a third of the decline to coal-fired...