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India more prepared than ever to face any future pandemic: Experts
"The health system has been ramped up to face similar outbreaks in...
Odisha signs MoUs to develop landslide early warning & multi-hazard impact-based warming dissemination systems
These collaborations will strengthen the government’s preparedness...
Fast-growing Asian economies China, India,Thailand and Philippines most vulnerable to climate change: Swiss Re Report
Risk reduction through adaptation fosters insurability. The insurance industry is ready to play an important role by catalysing investments in adaptation, directly as a long-term investor and indirectly through underwriting climate-supportive projects and sharing risk...
Cabinet approves continuation of Flood Management and Border Areas Programme
Under the Flood Management Programme (FMP) component of Flood Management and Border Areas Programme with an outlay of Rs. 2940 crore, central assistance will be provided to state governments for taking up critical works related to flood control, anti-erosion, drainage...
Goa govt, World Bank collaborate for blended finance facility for climate resilience
''Resilience is a crucial aspect of our vision for a balanced Goa that bridges economy and ecology and balances our aspirations for the health of our ecosystems and the development and wellbeing of our people,'' Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said Panaji: The Goa...
‘Hidden hazards’: Delhi’s fall from glory to ‘ticking time bomb’
Rule 33 of the Delhi Fire Service Regulations mandates to obtain a Fire NOC prior to operating a factory within any building, however, the factory, which claimed lives on Thursday, running in the narrow lanes did not even have any permission. Sources in the Fire...
World bank and Fathom tie-up for free flood data access for 16 climate vulnerable countries
These countries are among the most vulnerable to climate change, such as Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen, which often struggle with limited data resources London: UK based Global flood risk intelligence leader Fathom, which was recently acquired by Swiss Re, has tied up...
Govt and ADB sign $200 million loan to tackle flood and erosion risk along Brahmaputra river
“Through the project, ADB continues to pursue its cost-effective, adaptive, and systematic river stabilisation approach to managing the Brahmaputra river. While deploying riverbank protection technology, ADB will also continue to build the capacity of state agencies...
Climate change drives world to first 12-month spell over 1.5C
Already 2023 was the planet's hottest year in global records going back to 1850, as human-caused climate change and El Nino, the weather pattern that warms the surface waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean, pushed temperatures higher "We are heading towards a...
Europe gains powers to tackle supply chain emergencies
The move was also spurred by the row with AstraZeneca in 2021 over delays in delivering COVID-19 vaccine doses to the 27-country European Union EU countries and lawmakers on Feb 1 agreed to rules which will require Europe-based companies to prioritize production of...
Premiums for disaster-prone areas need to be subsidised: Parl panel
This may require a specialized insurance business to be set up by one of the PSU general insurance companies with subsidized premiums for disaster-prone areas, the panel said The government may need to consider how to provide insurance for projects that have to deal...
Climate change, illegal construction, greenery loss increasing disaster risk in Himalayas: NDMA
''Vulnerabilities that arose due to unplanned and non-scientific developments in the fragile Himalayan ecosystem were exacerbated by floods resulting from the convergence of monsoon winds and western disturbances in July-August 2023, leading to significant...