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Climate Intelligence:Turning weather data into financial gain
The weather was always data. We just never learned to treat it as a...
Direct carbon pricing covers nearly one third of global emissions, raises over $107 billion in government revenue
The World Bank report shows that all large middle-income economies...
India needs $22.7 trillion investment to achieve net zero target by 2070: Niti study
Of the total, approximately USD 8 trillion must be front-loaded by 2050, including nearly USD 5 trillion in the power sector, given the capital-intensive nature of most low-carbon technologies. New Delhi: India will need investments totalling USD 22.7 trillion to...
Budget-26-27:FM bets big on India’s Green Future: Rs 20,000 crore boost for carbon capture revolution
Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage(CCUS) involves capturing carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sources, utilising the captured CO2 in products like chemicals or enhanced oil recovery, or storing it permanently underground to prevent atmospheric release. The...
Southern Africa floods killing 300 fueled by global warming
An estimated 300 people have died in extreme flooding across parts of southern Africa, including a one-in-50-year event that researchers said was worsened by climate change. Nearly 800,000 people have been affected by the severe rains that started in December, the...
Southeast Asia faces intensifying compound catastrophes and escalating flood impacts
In Southeast Asia, this phenomenon is increasingly evident. Events such as earthquakes occurring on rain‑soaked ground or typhoons following seismic activity can escalate losses, often complicating claims processes and creating friction between insurers and...
RBI proposes rules for banks to implement relief measures during natural disasters, to kick in from April 1
India ranks sixth globally in climate vulnerability, according to the Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Index 2025, which tracked events between 1993 and 2022.During this period, India experienced over 400 extreme weather events, resulting in at least 80,000 deaths and...
Nvidia unveils AI tools and models for faster weather forecasting
Mike Pritchard, the director of climate simulation research for Nvidia and a professor of earth system sciences at the University of California, Irvine, said that one of the practical business applications of the new weather models will be in the insurance industry....
NITI Aayog suggests setting up of national agency to implement green transition for MSMEs
The NPMA should identify interested MSME clusters and industrial associations by floating an expression of interest (EoI) that details the cluster selection process for the implementation of identified solutions," the report said, adding that MSME clusters can form...
SCOR and AXA jointly to launch Lloyd’s consortium for ecological restoration insurance
Jean-Paul Conoscente, CEO of SCOR P&C, commented: “Restore enhances the likelihood of successful completion for ecological restoration projects and provides greater project confidence. By partnering with AXA, we can scale our impact and help address one of the...
2025 among world’s three hottest years on record,WMO says
The WMO, which consolidates eight climate datasets from around the world, said six of them – including the European Union’s European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and the British national weather service – had ranked 2025 as the third warmest,...
Geo-economic confrontation tops global risks for 2026: WEF Report
Anxiety over artificial intelligence outcomes rose substantially, moving into the top risks on the long-term horizon due to concerns about labour markets, social disruption, and security implications. New Delhi: The World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2026 has...