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India’s weather futures debut puts Mumbai rain up for trade
India's National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) will...
Govt unveils Water Metro Policy ahead of national rollout in 18 cities
Sarbananda Sonowal,Union Minister of Ports, Shipping &...
Global Cat Report:Q1 of 2026 records $37 bn of economic losses and $20 billion of insured losses
The report highlights Q1 economic losses of at least $37 billion (Q1 2025: $113 billion) –the lowest since 2015 and 43 percent below the 21st century Q1 average – and insured losses of more than $20 billion, six percent higher than the 21st century average. Flooding...
Lagos State goes live with Parametric Flood Insurance policy, Protecting up to 4 million people
The parametric flood-risk product was designed by a team of Insurance Development Forum(IDF)member insurance organizations in partnership with the Lagos State Government, including AXA Climate, AXA Mansard in Nigeria, Swiss Re, flood modeler JBA Risk Management,...
‘Polluter pays’ principle must not be reduced to ‘pollute and pay’, SC told
On November 18 last year, a three-judge bench headed by the then Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai reversed by a majority of 2:1 its own verdict by an interim order and paved the way for retrospective environmental clearance to projects found violating...
Govt launches carbon market portal,domestic market to start within next 4 months
Manohar Lal the Union Minister for Power & Housing and Urban Affairs said the carbon market would function as a mechanism to balance emissions by allowing entities with surplus carbon credits to sell them to those falling short of compliance targets. New Delhi:The...
Iran war should trigger faster exit from fossil fuel dependence, UN climate chief says
In the longer term, the European Commission says its climate change strategy to replace fossil fuels with locally-produced renewable and nuclear energy will secure energy security, and cut countries free from volatile fuel prices. The disruption to energy markets...
A backlash against data centres is spilling into French municipal election races
This mirrors trends across Europe and the United States, where a surge in data center construction has fueled a backlash and turned power use and Big Tech’s footprint into electoral issues on a local and national level. In the town of Le Bourget outside Paris, Sofiane...
Extreme Heat:Making life increasingly unlivable
Scientists determined that on average, those 65 and older experience a month a year when heat prevents them from routine activities. Parts of Asia, Africa, Australia and North America are becoming unlivable for senior citizens, the researchers said. Younger adults...
Climate multilateralism a matter of survival for us: Maldives Minister Muaviyath Mohmed
"For Maldives, multilateralism is not an abstract ideal, but a matter of survival. It is a low-lying country, with more than 99 per cent of the territory comprising oceans. The sea levels could rise by a metre by the end of this century, which can have economic and...
Glacial lake outbursts ‘very serious’, need for transboundary cooperation: Environment expert
Speaking on the impacts of climate change in the mountains, Director General of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Nepal, Pema Gyamtsho, highlighted that both "too much water and too little water" are now visible across the region...
Over 1,000 construction sites in Mumbai served stop-work notices: Minister
“We are following a strict escalation matrix for violators. Construction projects failing to adhere to dust-mitigation guidelines are first given a formal intimation, followed by a show-cause notice, and then a stopwork order if they remain non-compliant,” she said....