by AIP Online Bureau | May 31, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
“Due to climate change, there has also been short duration, high intensity precipitation, further accentuating risks of flooding in the city amidst limited infrastructure to contain the same,” the report said. Citing the example of Mumbai, the report...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 15, 2022 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
The chaos over the past few days has raised questions over poor urban planning as the fast-growing city expanded over the years, and on climate change, which has also been blamed for disastrous floods in neighbouring Pakistan The city administration has identified...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 7, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Majority of claims would be related to vehicle damage. Bengaluru: Insurance companies have started receiving claims for the vehicles damaged due to floods in India’s IT hub Bengaluru. Incessant rain and and consequent waterlogging in many parts of the city led...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 4, 2022 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Technology
“The inadequate infrastructure on ORR has now reached a crisis-level. Even though only 30 per cent of ORR population has returned to working from office, the collapse of the infrastructure has drawn global concern over the city of Bengaluru’s ability to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 31, 2022 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Facts, Health
The primary contributors to worsening the air quality are fossil fuel-powered infrastructural development, industries, transport, waste burning, and construction activity. Chronic exposure to air pollution increases the likelihood of asthma, low birth weight,...
