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Banks at crossroads as AI costs rise and risks escalate: S&P Report
In terms of risk management practices, the report pointed out that...
Willis and Rare partners to launch innovative insurance solution for fishers in the Philippines
Christopher Au, Head of APAC Climate Risk Centre, at Willis, said:...
Kerala CM Vijayan requests PM Modi for financial assistance to tackle climate change
Prime Minister Modi on Saturday visited to the disaster-affected region in Wayanad and is being received by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Governor Arif Muhammad Khan CM Vijayan said that a thorough assessment of the damages is currently underway, with...
10 X-Band Doppler Weather Radars to enhance weather monitoring, says Jitendra Singh
Jitendra Singh, Union minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences The deployment of these radars is part of a broader initiative by the Government of India to strengthen the country’s meteorological infrastructure. By enabling...
Mention Of heatwaves at all-time high in India’s earnings calls
While heat wave was a recurring theme in many earnings transcripts, high raw-material costs driven by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and disruptions to shipping routes were also significant factors Mumbai/New Delhi: India’s sweltering summer is the latest...
Severe thunderstorms drive insured losses to $ 60 billion in first half of 2024, Swiss Re
Balz Grollimund, Head of Catastrophe Perils at Swiss Re, said: "In recent years, severe thunderstorms have emerged as a main driver of a significant increase in insured losses. This is due to growing populations and higher property values in urban areas, along with...
Concretisation of roadsides in Ghaziabad NGT issues notices to MoEF others
The NGT was hearing a plea claiming "vast-scale, mindless and indiscriminate concretisation or paving, which was the biggest cause of water-logging, urban flooding and loss of biodiversity in cities and towns." New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has sought a reply...
How missed warnings, ‘over-tourism’ aggravated deadly India landslides
Local authorities are now counting the cost of the disaster and questioning whether the rapid development of a tourism industry was to blame for the tragedy. Weather-related disasters are not unusual in India, but the landslides in Kerala state this week were the...
Centre issues fresh ESA draft for Western Ghats following Kerala disaster
The draft notification suggests a complete ban on mining, quarrying, and sand mining, with existing mines to be phased out within five years ”from the date of issue of the final notification or on the expiry of the existing mining lease, whichever is earlier”.It also...
Govt must provide additional disaster management funds to states without discrimination: Kharge
"The country is grappling with climate change, where floods, heavy rainfall, cloudburst and drought-like emergent situations have occurred in many states. For this, we will have to take steps by adopting a scientific approach, with the participation of all, by making...
Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill 2024 tabled in Lok Sabha
The bill is aimed to strengthen the efficient working of the National Disaster Management Authority and the State Disaster Management Authorities and has provisions for the constitution of Urban Disaster Management Authority for state capital and large cities having...
India’s Carbon Market: Regulations expected in months
"Large Indian corporations are on to this carbon market development in India especially since they have assets in other places around the world and their customers in European markets would be demanding more and more cleaner products.," Dirk Forrister, President and...