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Los Angeles Wildfires: A Wake-up Call For Re/Insurers
Wildfire exposures can be mitigated by relatively simple and...
Jan1 Renewals: Hannover Re’s Asia-Pacific premium growth remains modest
"Adequate prices and conditions continue to be indispensable for...
Cabinet approves Rs 19,744-crore National Green Hydrogen Mission
It will also result in cumulative reduction in fossil fuel imports of over Rs 1 lakh crore and abatement of nearly 50 MMT of annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission with an outlay...
Climate data can help model spread of Covid-19: Research
A rising number of studies indicate that the climate may have an effect on how Covid-19 spreads, however, it is unclear how much it alters risk and transmission According to a new study by a group of researchers from the Qatar Environment & Energy Research...
2022 was a crucial year for India in combating climate change, reverse nature loss
The Centre also set a new target of 40 per cent reduction in particulate matter concentration in cities covered under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) by 2026, updating the earlier goal of 20 to 30 percent reduction by 2024 According to the Environment...
India emerges as leading investment destination
Among the sectors, the billionaires favour energy, possibly due to today’s supply constraints and the accelerating secular transition to renewables ”This year’s report highlights how many of the wealthiest in society see it as their responsibility to lead the way,...
Climate Change: Mangroves shrinking in India due to climate change
The study claims that by 2070, the Indian mangroves will reduce and shift by around 50 per cent, especially in southern India, due to decline in suitable habitats along the east and west coasts of India Lucknow: A research conducted by Birbal Sahni Institute of...
Epic winter storm brings frigid temps, snow and floods to US; over 200 million people affected
While it’s packing plenty of snow and frigid temperatures, the storm is mostly noteworthy for its size and speed. Snow, blizzard, freezes and flood warnings and advisories stretch across central and eastern US, its northern fringe and the Deep South, as well as into...
Fund bosses vent ‘Mass Frustration’ as ESG tumult grips industry
Managers running the funds affected are now talking openly of the “chaos” they say has hit the investment management industry. The chief cause, they say, is a regulatory framework whose confusing rollout just blasted a $125 billion hole through the very top of the ESG...
Satellite launched to map the world’s oceans, lakes, rivers
Nicknamed SWOT — short for Surface Water and Ocean Topography — the satellite is needed more than ever as climate change worsens droughts, flooding and coastal erosion, according to scientists Perhaps most importantly, the satellite will reveal the location and speed...
Global coal consumption set to hit new high this yr despite ambitious goals
Coal usage looks likely to increase by 1.2% in 2022, surpassing 8 billion tons in a single year for the first time, according to an International Energy Agency report published Friday. It also said consumption will likely remain at that level until 2025, as declines...
Climate Chnage: When water displaces natives from “sinking island” of Kerala
Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal, who made several interventions in the past to support the suffering islanders, said it was difficult to find solutions for the issues of Munroe Thuruth alone as it was part of the world-wide phenomenon of global warming and...