Asia hit hardest by climate, weather disasters in 2023: UN
According to the report, in India, severe heatwaves in April and June resulted in about 110 reported fatalities due to heatstroke.
According to the report, in India, severe heatwaves in April and June resulted in about 110 reported fatalities due to heatstroke.
38 trillion dollars in damages each year: World economy already committed to income reduction of 19 per cent due to climate change
As the relentless march of climate change continues to reshape our world, the looming threat to residential property is becoming increasingly apparent.
India is hugely dependent on petroleum imports (about 90 per cent of its requirements). India with a paradigm and planned shift from petroleum fuels can leverage biofuels and bio-based chemicals and polymers, which are nearly carbon neutral, offering the best way forward for energy security, and reducing imports of petroleum.
As Earth continues to spiral into a climate crisis, the recent revelation of March 2024 marking the 10th consecutive month of record-breaking heat should serve as an unignorable wake-up call.
In October 2023, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change launched the Green Credit Program (GCP) as part of the LiFE movement (Lifestyle for Environment) announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at COP 26 at Glasgow.
During the billions of years of our planet’s existence, its climate has varied a lot. At times the entire planet may have been wholly or mostly enveloped by snow and ice (‘Snowball Earth’), whilst at other times Polar Regions were inhabited by tropical animals.
Tens of thousands of people took part in a march through Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands, calling for action to tackle the challenges of climate change.
Follow the science has become a mantra in the context of promoting vaccines for coronavirus and activism to fight causes of climate change. The phrase is often used as an insult to people who believe otherwise. Sadly, many controversial decisions resulted, most notably the exclusion of Novak Djokovic from several Grand slam tennis tournaments because of his refusal to get vaccinated.
In a benchmark feat towards addressing issues related to climate change, Blue Planet along with Blue Nudge, one of the leading advocates for environmental conservation,