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El Nino, La Nina forecast: Weather Agencies grapple with prediction challenges
An accurate read on the status of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation...
‘Rising temperature may increase probability of default in 30% of agri loan portfolio by 2030’
Almost half of the credit of scheduled commercial banks is...
Australia’s extreme weather events to worsen as climate warms
In a dire report released Wednesday that will add to pressure on the government to take firmer action on climate change, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and the Bureau of Meteorology said rising greenhouse gas levels are causing the...
At least 250 people killed in Indonesia earthquake, rescue operations underway
The residents were seen scattered through the streets as buildings crumbled, reported Channel News Asia. The tremors destroyed many buildings and were felt in Cianjur in West Java at a depth of 10 km. Hundreds of buildings were damaged, including an Islamic boarding...
Indonesia quake kills more than 50, wounds hundreds, destroys homes
The country of more than 270 million people is frequently struck by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis because of its location on the Ring of Fire, an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin Jakarta; A 5.6-magnitude earthquake killed more than...
COP27 ends with historic decision on damage fund, little progress on other issues
“The countries fell short of agreeing to a phasedown of all fossil fuels, which speaks to the energy crisis and the hold of the oil and gas lobby at this COP,” Aarti Khosla, Director, Climate Trends New Delhi: While the UN climate summit in Egypt concluded with a...
Historic compensation fund approved at UN climate talks
The decision establishes a fund for what negotiators call loss and damage. It is a big win for poorer nations which have long called for cash sometimes viewed as reparations because they are often the victims of climate worsened floods, droughts, heat waves, famines...
UNDP launches Crisis Academy to prepare new generation of crisis leaders
The virtual inauguration highlighted an innovative learning experience, where participants played arcade games to learn about Crisis Academy's six digital campuses namely SURGE Crisis response, Stabilization, Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus, Community...
Developing countries, China seek ‘loss and damage’ fund – draft proposal
The subject of loss and damage has for the first time been included on the official COP agenda. But developed and developing nations are split over whether a new mechanism is needed or whether existing financial institutions can deliver the cash needed. The G77 bloc...
India submits long-term strategy to achieve net-zero target by 2070
Bhupender Yadav,Union Environment Minister India's approach to low-carbon development is based on four key considerations -- low historic contribution to global warming, energy needs for development, commitment to low-carbon growth according to national circumstances...
5.4-magnitude quake hits Nepal; tremors in Delhi NCR, Uttarakhand
An IMD official said the quake originated in Nepal at a depth of 10 km with Latitude 29.28 N and Longitude 81.20 E In Uttarakhand, the tremors were felt in places including Pithoragarh, Munsiyari and Gangolihat New Delhi: Tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR and some other...
Another earthquake hits Nepal
No loss of lives were reported so far. Wednesday's earthquake occurred at 2:12 am with its epicentre at Khaptad National Park in the Doti district of the quake-prone Himalayan nation, damaging scores of houses and sparking panic among the people who were sleeping...