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APAC Cat Report:Economic losses of $76 bn,Insured losses at $7 bn in 2025, says Aon
Extreme heat is also emerging as one of Asia Pacific’s most...
Global Cat Report:Q1 of 2026 records $37 bn of economic losses and $20 billion of insured losses
The report highlights Q1 economic losses of at least $37 billion...
Deadly floods’ $20 billion toll shows Asia’s rising climate risk
“Climate change is undeniably fueling more severe flooding in Southeast Asia,” said Davide Faranda, research director in climate physics at the French National Center for Scientific Research who led a study on Vietnam’s November floods Devastating floods have killed...
Over 1,200 dead from floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand as rescue efforts intensify
The flooding and landslips killed at least 1,230 people, with 659 people confirmed dead in Indonesia, 390 in Sri Lanka and 181 in Thailand, authorities said Tuesday (December 2, 2025).In Indonesia, the hardest-hit nation, rescuers are struggling to access villages in...
Sri Lanka shuts offices, schools as 56 killed due to floods and landslides
More than 25 people were killed Thursday in landslides in the central mountainous tea-growing regions of Badulla and Nuwara Eliya, which is about 300 kilometres east of the capital, Colombo. Another 21 people were missing and 14 were injured in the Badulla and Nuwara...
India likely to cross $4 trillion economy mark this fiscal: CEA Nageswaran
Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran noted India is fully aware of the risks posed by climate change, including its impact on agriculture, the environment, and coastal regions New Delhi: Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran said on Tuesday that India’s...
Heavy rainfall unleashes deadly floods across Southeast Asia
Total number of confirmed dead in Vietnam is now 91.Flooding in southern Thailand has killed at least 13 people and swamped around 800,000 households and rubber- and palm oil-producing areas. In Peninsular Malaysia, more than 16,000 people have been displaced, while...
Delhi records worst air pollution, 447 Indian districts fail air quality test
The report by the independent research organisation Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air said Chandigarh recorded the second-highest annual average PM2.5 level at 70 micrograms per cubic metre during the study period from March 2024 to February 2025, followed...
UN climate deal increases money to countries hit by climate change, but no explicit fossil fuel plan
“I cannot pretend that COP30 has delivered everything that is needed. The gap between where we are and what science demands remains dangerously wide.”U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres BELEM, Brazil: After two weeks of negotiations, this year’s United Nations...
G20 Summit: PM Modi calls for stronger global cooperation on disaster preparedness, Climate Change, open satellite data access
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister, India "Recalling the commitments made at the 2023 New Delhi G20 Summit to triple renewable energy capacity and double energy-efficiency rates by 2030, Modi urged developed nations to deliver affordable climate finance and technology on...
Belgian farmer sues French energy giant for damage caused by climate change
Worldwide, environmental groups and individual citizens have brought nearly 100 cases against major oil producers including BP, Exxon Mobil and Shell in the last two decades. A 2023 report by the United Nations Environment Program found that the number of lawsuits had...
Cyber attacks,Economic Slow down,Business Interruption ranked as top Indian business risks: Aon
“As cyber attacks and data privacy risks continue to rise, both in frequency and impact, Indian organisations must not only strengthen their resilience but adapt quickly to these accelerated challenges'' Rishi Mehra, CEO of India, for Aon Mumbai: Indian firms ranked...