Centre Lists Districts Vulnerable to Climate Crisis in India’s First Weather Hazard Atlas
Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2022 To recognise and honour the invaluable contribution and selfless service rendered by…
Climate Justice: Integrating Economics and Philosophy
Climate Justice: Integrating Economics and Philosophy Edited by Ravi Kanbur and Henry Shue Climate justice requires sharing the burdens and…
Emissions Gap Report 2021
The heat is on in the 12th edition of an annual series that provides an overview of the difference between…
COP26: Countries, Cities, Carmakers Commit to End Fossil-Fuel Vehicles by 2040
A group of countries, companies and cities committed on November 10, 2021, in Glasgow, to phasing out fossil-fuel vehicles by…
CDRI to Launch Infrastructure Resilience Project for Small Island Nations at COP26
The Coalition of Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), a global partnership of 27 countries initiated by India in 2019, will be…
COP26 Negotiators Turn to Plan B as Climate Pledges Fall Short
After a week of climate talks in Glasgow at the COP26 Summit, negotiators are grappling with a fundamental math problem:…
These Five Countries Have Advanced Tsunami Warning Systems
Building effective national tsunami early warning systems (TWS) is challenging due to the complexity of managing multiple factors involved in…
COVID Shines Light on Governance in the Americas and the Caribbean
The COVID pandemic has brought death and economic destruction to all parts of the globe, underlining why effective action on…
India Announces Net-Zero Target at Start of COP26 Summit
As the World Leaders Summit kicked off at COP26 on November 1, 2021, India announced it would be net-zero by…
India Struggles to Put Out Crop Waste Fires That Fuel Air Pollution
India’s efforts to reduce crop-waste burning, a major source of air pollution during the winter, by spending billions of rupees…
Death Toll Crosses 180 in Nepal and India Floods
In October 2021, more than 180 people died after heavy rainfall triggered flash floods in Nepal and two Indian States…
2,360 Road Accident Cases Recorded in Gujarat Between Diwali and Bhai Dooj
The 108 emergency services in Gujarat recorded 2,360 road accident cases during the festive days of Diwali, Gujarati New Year,…