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Flouting of rules by pan masala manufacturers: NGT issues notice to Centre
A bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert...
Torrential monsoon rains kill at least 30 in Northeastern states
Rivers swollen by the lashing rain including the mighty...
Urban land pattern may hold key to reduce exposure to weather extremes study finds
The researchers said that the findings encourage researchers and practitioners to reconsider how cities are designed and built, in order to be in harmony with their natural surroundings and more resilient to climate risks. Their study is published in the journal...
Understanding and managing key risk drivers is essential to navigate the global polycrisis: WTW
The growing inability to secure placements could put coal assets at risk of being stranded, resulting in severe socio-economic ramifications for Asia. The region’s energy security and resilience will therefore require adaptation and cooperation from power businesses...
WTW launches an Asia Pacific Climate Risk Centre in Singapore
Commenting on the set-up, Lawrence Wong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Singapore, and Chairman of MAS said, “I welcome the launch of the WTW APAC Climate Risk Center in Singapore. This Centre will develop risk advisory, analytics and risk financing...
Climate’s ‘Catch-22’: Cutting pollution heats up the planet
The removal of the air pollution – a term scientists call “unmasking” – may have had a greater effect on temperatures in some industrial Chinese cities over the last decade than the warming from greenhouse gases themselves, the scientists said Air pollution, a global...
Australian companies, directors face new liability for nature-based risks
Directors could be held personally liable for breaching their “duty of care and diligence” under the Australian Corporations Act by not identifying and disclosing nature-based risks. The most egregious violations of director duties can carry large fines or lead to...
Electric cars to increase by almost 10 times by 2030: International Energy Agency
"The transition to clean energy is happening worldwide and it's unstoppable. It's not a question of 'if', it’s just a matter of ‘how soon’ -- and the sooner the better for all of us,” said International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol New Delhi: The...
Global study shows over half of Earth’s vital signs at record extremes
''Life on our planet is clearly under siege,'' said co-lead author William Ripple, a distinguished professor at the Oregon State University, US New Delhi: A global team of scientists has shown in a new study that 20 of the Earth's 35 vital signs have ''worsened beyond...
World far off track on pledges to end deforestation by 2030 – report
Deforestation increased by 4% worldwide in 2022 compared with 2021, as some 66,000 square kilometers (25,000 square miles) were destroyed, the annual Forest Declaration Assessment report said. That means the world is 21% off track to end deforestation by 2030. The...
Amazon River falls to lowest in over a century amid Brazil drought
Brazil's Science Ministry blames the drought on this year's onset of the El Nino climate phenomenon, which is driving extreme weather patterns globally. In a statement earlier this month, the ministry said it expects the drought will last until at least December, when...
Lloyd’s approves Oka syndicate-in-a-box 1922, to focus on solution to protect against buyer-side carbon credit risks
The volume of carbon credit purchases has quadrupled over the past four years, with the market expected to grow exponentially as corporations make commitments to achieve net zero targets as a priority LONDON: Asta, the leading third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s,...