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US spends nearly $1 trillion on disaster recovery and other climate-related needs over last one year
Overall, increased climate costs from insurance premiums, power...
Action plan should be made to tackle heat waves: Amit Shah
Amit Shah ,Union Home Minister ``For the first time, we have also...
More CEOs fear their companies won’t survive 10 years as AI and climate challenges grow PwC survey says
"Whether it is accelerating the rollout of generative AI or building their business to address the challenges and opportunities of the climate transition, this is a year of transformation,” Bob Moritz, global chairman of PwC, formerly known as PricewaterhouseCoopers...
Water Risk: Maha has 2nd highest number of wells in India, but just 45% of its groundwater remains
Uttar Pradesh tops the list with over 3.9 million wells of all types, but pleasantly, Sikkim and Manipur are the only states that have no wells of any kind, while Delhi, Punjab and Chandigarh have no dug-wells, though they have borewells, as per the Centre’s official...
IMD plans to use AI to better forecasts; admits predicting severe weather events challenging
Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General,IMD The IMD will kick start its 150th-anniversary celebrations on Monday with the launch of ‘Panchayat Mausam Seva’ that aims to take weather forecasts to every farmer in every village and the National Framework for Climate...
2023 officially warmest year on record by a huge margin, WMO confirms
''Given that El Nino usually has the biggest impact on global temperatures after it peaks, 2024 could be even hotter,'' said Saulo, who became WMO Secretary-General on January 1, 2024 The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has officially confirmed that 2023 is...
Govt cracking down on firms making false eco-friendly claims on products
All environmental claims shall be backed by verifiable evidence, and while making disclosures in relation to environmental claims, data from research shall not be cherry picked to highlight only favourable observations while obscuring others that are unfavourable New...
‘Heavy fuel’ leaked from power station in Manipur spills into streams
The Chief Minister's Office (CMO) directed the departments concerned to take "immediate necessary action to prevent an environment calamity, making use of all available resources in terms of machinery, manpower and expertise". Imphal: Heavy fuel leaked from a power...
2023- Record heat, worsened droughts, floods and bushfires around the world
Some 77 countries experienced their highest average annual temperature in at least 45 years. Temperature records were shattered from Canada to Brazil, Spain to Thailand Professor Albert van Dijk,Fenner School of Environment & SocietyAustralian National University...
Climate change makes forecasting harder, says Australia’s agriculture minister
“Climate change is having an impact. The models that we’ve traditionally used are having to change because the climate is changing. That’s something that I know the Bureau is working hard on, but unfortunately, the reality is that climate change means that we are...
World Bank raises GBP 1.5 billion in 5-year sustainable development bond
According to the World Bank, this Sustainable Development Bond aims to generate GBP 1.5 billion from investors, contributing to the financing of the World Bank's initiatives for sustainable development solutions in its member countries London: The World Bank,...
SC stays MoEF’s office memorandum on ex post facto environmental clearance
Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, appearing for Vanashakti, submitted that environmental impact assessment mandates prior approval before the commencement of any activity and allowing ex post facto environmental clearance was anathema to the Environment...