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World warned: Change now or endanger food and climate
But in a stark warning to those who may hope that vast reforestation and biofuel schemes alone can offset mankind’s environmental damage, the report cautioned that these mega-projects could endanger food security, underlining that reducing emissions will be central to averting disaster
Over 1,500 obsolete rules removed to make government functioning citizen friendly: Jitendra Singh
The minister said that for making digital literacy universal, the government has taken key initiatives such as Aadhaar and Jan Dhan Yojana, and has laid down the target completion by 2022, the 75th year of India’s Independence.
Insurers Pressured to Drop Coverage of Canada’s Oil Sands Pipeline
Self-insurance by the government for the expansion would cost taxpayers $1.1 billion, the groups said. Pressure is growing for financial companies to pull back from insuring and investing in polluting industries like coal and oil as part of an effort to combat climate change.The coalition sent a letter to 27 companies registered to insure the pipeline, including Munich Re, Talanx and Zurich Insurance Group AG, asking them to drop their coverage before Aug. 31, the deadline for Canada to renew its liability insurance.
ILS market slow to return to normal
market declined year-on-year in the second quarter of 2019, with just below $1.7 billion of non-life ILS capacity issued through 11 cat bonds, down from $6.2 billion and $4.0 billion in Q2 2017 and 2018 respectively. That made the recent quarter the second-lowest second-quarter for issuance by volume in the past eight years, except for 2016.
As crisis deepens, auto industry seeks stimulus package from govt
During the meeting, he said, the auto industry broadly presented factors such as issues regarding availability and affordability of financing, increasing cost of acquisition of vehicles and change in axle load capacity for commercial vehicles that have hurt demand.
Empower parents, enable breastfeeding
In addition to their impact on children, family-friendly policies support women’s participation in the workforce, improve their physical and mental health, and enhance family well-being. They also advance business objectives and strengthen the economy. Such policies have been shown to increase employee retention, improve job satisfaction, and result in fewer absences. In short, family-friendly policies are good for families, babies and business.
Artificial Intelligence helps to contain wildfires, predict wild weather
The equipment includes optical and thermal cameras, as well as spectrometric systems that identify the chemical makeup of substances. By linking them to artificial intelligence, a small Portugal-based company working with IBM Corp. believes it can help tame the often unpredictable affects of climate change. Others are using AI to predict dangerous hail storms, and studying how it can help find victims in bad weather.
Foreign investors pull out Rs 2,881 cr in just two trading sessions in Aug
FPIs were net buyers in the Indian capital markets in the first half of 2019, barring January. They infused a net Rs 10,384.54 crore in June, Rs 9,031.15 crore in May, Rs 16,093 crore in April, Rs 45,981 crore in March and Rs 11,182 crore in February.
Why year-long Ebola outbreak hasn’t triggered payout from pandemic insurance
The Pandemic Emergency Financing (PEF), which includes funding for an Ebola outbreak, comprises $95 million of bonds and $55 million of insurance. It would also provide financing in event of pandemics caused by other infectious diseases such as Marburg, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever or Lassa fever.
July may set global record as hottest in recorded history: United Nations
Scientists have linked the warming planet to man-made climate change, predicting a rise in temperatures of 1.5C (2.7F) between 2030 and 2052 if global warming continues apace.Emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are chiefly responsible for climate change, according to scientific consensus.