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Disaster is directly linked to climate change: Amit Shah
This Bill does not infringe on the federal structure. The primary...
Melting Mountain Glaciers- Catastrophic Flash Floods Risk Rises for Millions
The global population depends on the cryosphere – the 10% of the...
World Bank wants catastrophe insurance in new loans for disaster hit countries: Report
Ajay Banga,President,World Bank World Bank President Ajay Banga will unveil measures, including the pause on repayments and embedding catastrophe insurance into new loans in a speech in Paris on Thursday, the newspaper reported French President Emmanuel Macron is...
US Slips in supply-chain ranks after child-labor violations
The downgrade follows months of revelations first reported by the New York Times that companies have been employing children as young as 12 to work in dangerous conditions The composition of supply chains is set to play an increasingly important role for businesses...
Henkel’s Chennai plant achieves carbon neutrality
The switch to zero carbon footprint was achieved at the Chennai plant by drawing electricity from on- and offsite renewable energy sources, along with the deployment of energy efficient solutions such as LED lighting, smart motion sensors and natural lighting Mumbai:...
Scores die in northern India as heat wave scorches region
While the heat wave was expected to continue in some regions on Monday, parts of India's northeastern Assam state reeled under floods triggered by heavy rains New Delhi: The government said it was investigating the cause of the deaths that occurred over three days...
Read the tea leaves: Climate change taking toll on Darjeeling tea gardens and workers
The changing weather patterns have made it increasingly challenging to harvest even two kilograms per day of high-quality tea leaves, a fraction of the six-seven kilograms per day till 2015 The implications of climate change ripple through every aspect of their lives....
Food choices key to tackling global warming, study finds
Food consumption in the five highest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting countries, including India, was responsible for more than 40 per cent of global food supply chain emission in 2019, according to a study. The research, published in the journal Nature Food, found that...
Climate change making air travel more bumpier, study finds
”Turbulence makes flights bumpy and can occasionally be dangerous. Airlines will need to start thinking about how they will manage the increased turbulence, as it costs the industry USD 150–500 million annually in the US alone,” said Mark Prosser, a PhD researcher at...
El Nino is back in action, threaten food productions across Asia
Experts say that a strong El Nino could hit sugar production in India and Thailand, and possibly disrupt the sugarcane harvest in Brazil. They also see risks for coffee production in Vietnam, the world's second-largest producer LONDON: El Nino has officially returned...
Climate Change: Coal India’s biggest expansion plans opposed in Chhattishgarh
Protests against plans for the Gevra site in the eastern province of Chhattisgarh threaten to complicate the company’s ability to win approvals to expand annual capacity to 70 million tons. Output at that volume would see the site become the single biggest global...
Monsoon misses onset date in Kerala, IMD says conditions becoming favourable
Scientists, however, said the delay is unlikely to impact kharif sowing and total rainfall over the country New Delhi: The monsoon missed its onset date in Kerala on Sunday with the India Meteorological Department anticipating a further delay of three to four days....