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Record-low Danube levels expose shipwrecks
Danube levels fell to record lows this week in Croatia and Serbia,...
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...
Governments lead Asia’s $100 billion climate resilience push
Climate adaptation is slowly being seen as a potential target area for private investors rather than simply a government responsibility, particularly with expectations that projects and services aimed at bolstering resilience will post strong growth in coming decades....
Climate Adaptation & Resilience in Asia: Pricing Risk,Financing Solutions
By 2030, Asia will account for around 75% of the global climate adaptation and resilience(CA&R) financing gap, and Asian companies are projected to bear around US$336 billion in annual climate costs. The Centre for Impact Investing and Practices (CIIP), in...
Space intel giant ICEYE chooses India for first Asia-Pacific satellite manufacturing hub
Rafal Modrzewski, CEO and co-founder of ICEYE The company's satellite constellations currently serve sectors ranging from defence and intelligence to insurance and emergency management. Demand for ICEYE's technology has surged amid rising global geopolitical tensions,...
AI-enabled systems introduced by IMD to provide hyper-local weather forecasts: Jitendra Singh
Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences,said India has witnessed nearly 40 per cent improvement in forecast accuracy for severe weather events during the recent decade compared to the previous decade....
Govt to prepare a master plan to track climate, disaster impact: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday reviewed country's preparedness to deal with potential floods and heat waves in a comprehensive manner during an important high-level meeting held in New Delhi. New Delhi:Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that a master plan...
India released nearly 3,000 climate-resilient crop varieties during 2014-25: Govt
Under National Innovations on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA), vulnerability assessments were conducted across 651 agricultural districts in accordance with Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) protocols.Of these, 310 districts were identified as...
Asia heatwaves compound economic strain amid oil shock
“Food inflation in Asia is set to rise in 2026,” said Adam Ahmad Samdin at Oxford Economics. “The combination of geopolitical risks, fertiliser market disruptions, and climate uncertainty suggests that overall food inflation risks are likely to remain elevated over...
New vehicle scrap norms may dent auto profits by Rs25K cr
"Once the environmental compensation (EC) cost is notified by CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board), automobile manufacturers may be required to make substantial cumulative financial provisions under the accounting standards (IND AS 37). Preliminary estimates...
Govt proposes Motor Rules Amendments to expand ethanol, alternative fuel scope
Among key proposals, the draft raises the vehicle weight limit from 3,000 kg to 3,500 kg, bringing regulation in sync with global standards for light commercial vehicles. This means more vans, pickups, and small trucks will now fall under the same emission testing...
NGT issues notice to Centre over hanging glacier danger in central Himalaya
The bench referred to the report and said four researchers from the Indian Institute of Science, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar and the Defence Research and Development Organisation, Chandigarh, which indicated violation of the provisions of the...