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Govt wants insurance payouts to replace its compensation in managing natural disasters: DFS Secy
L to-R-Hitesh Kotak, Chief Executive, Japan, India, Korea, and...
From April 1, no sale of petrol to vehicles older than 15 years: Delhi Minister Sirsa
Addressing media persons after a meeting, Delhi Forest and...
Cities risk irreversible damage due to environmental degradation: Officials
''Be it Panaji, Thane, Surat, our cities could suffer permanent damage if their green areas are not protected now. We need to take immediate measures to improve the state of the environment in our cities,'' Kunal Kumar, Mission Director of the Smart Cities Mission...
El Ninos cost trillions of dollars with lasting economic scars: Study
Study authors said the average El Nino costs the global economy about $3.4 trillion. The strong 1997-1998 one cost USD 5.7 trillion. The World Bank estimated the 1997-1998 El Nino cost governments USD 45 billion, which is more than 100 times smaller than the Dartmouth...
Climate Risks: Booming demand for ACs to aggravate soaring temperatures
Demand for air conditioners is surging in markets where both incomes and temperatures are rising, populous places like India, China, Indonesia and the Philippines and expanding AC coverage too quickly also threatens to worsen the crisis it’s responding to. Most units...
Singapore Exchange plans to focus on risk-hedging products related to Indian infra, ESG initiatives
Risk hedging products related to the Indian infrastructure development, green initiatives, ESG as well as new energy minerals and metals are some of the areas SGX Group wants to focus on, William Chin, Commodities Head at SGX Group said. Singapore: The Singapore...
Aon launches a new climate innovation hub in Singapore
(Lto R) Greg Case, CEO, Aon and Png Cheong Boon, Chairman, Singapore Economic Development Board inaugurating Aon's new climate innovation hub in Singapore “Climate change is a reality, not a probability. In 2022, there were $313 billion in total economic losses from...
India says 50 million people directly dependent on coal mining, says India
"As per our estimation, about 50 lakh people are engaged directly or indirectly in coal mining activities, especially in eastern Indian states. So, just transition has to cater to that challenge," he said India will press for a "just energy transition" at the G-20...
ADB President calls for regional cooperation in tackling climate change at IMT-GT Leaders’ Summit
Masatsugu Asakawa,President,Asian Development Bank ADB is intensifying efforts to deliver $100 billion in climate financing across Asia and the Pacific by 2030, while supporting a range of initiatives like the Innovative Finance Facility for Climate in Asia and the...
Cyclone Mocha: Overheated Bay of Bengal fuelling a climate crisis
Extreme weather hazards will occur more frequently due to climate change in the years ahead, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) warned "The linkages between climate change, migration, and displacement are increasingly pressing worldwide," it said,...
RBI invites firms to participate in Greenwashing TechSprint
The number of investment products marketed as 'green' or making wider sustainability claims is growing. Exaggerated, misleading or unsubstantiated claims about Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) credentials damage confidence in these products and the RBI wants...
In major climate step, US govt agency proposes 1st limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants
If finalised, the proposed regulation would mark the first time the federal government has restricted carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants, which generate about 25 per cent of US greenhouse gas pollution, second only to the transportation sector...