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Vedanta asked to pay Rs 71 cr over fly ash effluent
"The issue pertains to allegation for unauthorised disposal of fly...
Major nations agree on first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases with plan that targets shipping
The agreement, reached with the United States notably absent, is...
Global Trade: War, AI and climate change shaking up $32 trillion supply chain risks
A shift from fossil fuels is spurring demand for materials essential for electrification. Artificial intelligence is forcing employees to learn new skills so they won’t be replaced by computers. Long before these trends are reflected in government data, they’re...
Extreme heat rendering parts of the world too hot to insure
Rising temperatures are disrupting economic activity and daily life across the globe, sapping crops, drying rivers and raising sea levels. Scientists suspect the last several years have been warmer than any point in over 125,000 years Soaring global temperatures may...
Weather tool used in India could help better predict floods in Sri Lanka: Study
Understanding the link between weather patterns and extreme rainfall is really important for helping Sri Lankan communities prepare and respond to deadly natural disasters and could ultimately save lives, the researchers said New Delhi: Applying weather forecasting...
What are cloudbursts and is climate change making them more frequent?
“Global warming is leading to more evaporation of water and because of this dense cumulonimbus clouds are forming, resulting in intense rainfall.” While some regions receive intense rainfall, he said global warming is resulting in prolonged droughts in other...
IMF increasingly worried about ‘material’ impact of climate change on economies
IMF Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said extreme weather events, including heat waves facing Europe and other regions, and this year's El Nino weather pattern, which could lead to heavy rainfall or temperatures, would affect crop yields and the ability of...
RBI plans guidance on stress testing for climate vulnerability of banks’ credit portfolio: RBI dy governor
''For this to materialise, central banks can incorporate climate-related risks into their supervisory frameworks and can contribute to the development of frameworks and standards for green finance. These frameworks can help promote transparency, standardization, and...
Asia-Pacific needs disaster warning systems to counter rising climate change risks, UN report
Countries lacking adequate early warning coverage have a disaster mortality rate that is eight times higher than countries that do have such systems in place, the U.N. estimates. And without such precautions, regional annual losses from disasters are projected to...
Americans are moving toward climate danger in search of cheaper homes
Many Americans are actually choosing to move to Zip codes with a high risk of experiencing wildfire, heat, drought and flood, according to a new study on domestic migration by Redfin, an online real estate brokerage firm A midsummer quiz: Let’s say you read about an...
Jharkhand inches towards drought-like situation due to scant rainfall: Officials
Birsa Agricultural University (BAU), Ranchi, Director Research P K Singh told PTI, ''The next seven to eight days are very crucial for the farmers of Jharkhand. If we get a good spell of rainfall, farmers will bring more hectares under cultivation and the impact of...
ESG Ideas: Embedding Sustainable Returns
Although, the critics of ESG investing are of the view that higher compliance and disclosure burden put such businesses at a disadvantage to their peers, data suggests otherwise Mohit Ralhan, Chief Executive Officer TIW Capital ESG points to three impact factors...