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NGT kept close watch on environmental concerns, issued several orders in 2024
The maintenance of the pristine sanctity of venerated rivers,...
2024 missed the climate moment but all’s not lost
Fossil fuels are the main culprit, accounting for over 75 per cent...
Wildfire, floods don’t need to turn into disasters: UN risk report
“Disasters occurring in completely different parts of the world at first appear disconnected from each other. But when you start analyzing them in more detail it quickly becomes clear that they are caused by the same things, for example greenhouse gas emissions or...
Pakistan’s fatal flooding has hallmarks of global warming:
The recent flood in Pakistan is actually an outcome of the climate catastrophe … that was looming very large. The kind of incessant rainfall that has happened … has been unprecedented,"said Anjal Prakash, a research director at India's Bharti Institute of Public...
Floods, other water-related disasters could cost global economy $5.6 trillion by 2050 -report
Of the five business sectors most vital to the global economy, manufacturing and distribution would be hit hardest by disasters costing $4.2 trillion as water scarcity disrupts production while storms and floods destroy infrastructure and inventory. read more Last...
ADB approves a $200 million loan to help mitigate ecological & environmental risks in China’s Mulan River
The project aims to strengthen institutional capacity for environmental management. It will support county-level integrated environment management and climate change adaptation action plans and associated capacity building and public awareness raising. It will also...
India’s state-funded helmet promises ‘fresh air’ in battle on winter smog
Helmet is designed with an air purification unit, fitted with a replaceable filter membrane and a fan powered by a battery that runs six hours and can be charged through a microUSB slot. NEW DELHI: As India's capital of New Delhi prepares for winter - and the...
2050 net-zero target can boost India’s GDP by 7.3 pc by 2032: Report
India will need around USD 10.1 trillion in cumulative economy-wide investment to meet its 2070 target. While India could decarbonise using carbon revenues or other domestic tax-raising mechanisms to fund green investments, leveraging international support would free...
China’s fragile economy is being hammered by driest riverbeds since 1865
Yangtze’s retreating water levels have snarled electricity generation at many key hydropower plants, sparking energy chaos across parts of the country. Mega cities including Shanghai are turning off lights, escalators and cutting back on air conditioning. Tesla Inc....
People facing acute food insecurity reach 345 million worldwide – WFP
Before the coronavirus crisis, 135 million suffered from acute hunger worldwide, said Corinne Fleischer, the WFP's regional director, told Reuters. The numbers have climbed since and are expected to soar further because of climate change and conflict The number of...
NTPC to foray into Nuclear power projects, plans 2 nuclear plants
The country currently generates about 70% of its electricity using coal and around 3% from nuclear, and has opened its atomic industry to state-controlled firms beyond Nuclear Power Corp. of India Ltd. in a bid to speed adoption of nuclear energy New Delhi: India’s...
Europe’s markets watchdog calls for a rethink of region’s ESG investing rulebook
At issue is the tendency of fund managers and their clients to treat the EU’s disclosure regime as an ESG labeling system. As a result, investing clients are often left with the impression that funds within a given disclosure category will deliver positive...