The bank was recognized for the Best Fintech Collaboration category and Best AI & ML Punjab National Bank (PNB), nation’s leading public sector bank, won two prestigious awards at the 18th Annual Banking Technology Conference, Expo and Awards 2022. At the conference following the theme of “Future of Digital & …
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MoU Inked between SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA (SIDBI) and AGENCE FRANÇAISE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT (AfD) for Greening the Finance for Net Zero 2070
SIDBI, and AGENCE FRANÇAISE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT (AfD) joined in partnership with the aim of strengthening the cooperation on climate change and greening finance. AFD is a public development finance institution which objective is to support both India’s international commitments on reducing greenhouse gases emissions and to ensure economic and social …
Read More »MCD officials aware of air pollution, feel they can do little about it: Study
Dr. Seema Javed The national capital of Delhi is among the most polluted cities in the world, with its citizens exposed to unsafe levels of toxic ultrafine air particulate matter (PM) and other pollutants throughout the year. While probable solutions to the crisis are discussed in plenty, gaps in policy …
Read More »COP 27 in Sharm- Al-Sheikh failed to ensure a world free of fossil fuels
Dr. Seema Javed The scale of influence of the fossil-fuel industry and its supporting states was on full display in Sharm-Al-Sheikh,Egypt during the UN climate dialogue. The UN climate talks which closed in Egypt today started to address the symptoms of the climate crisis in a breakthrough decision for the …
Read More »Uttar Pradesh Moving Fast to Realise 1 Trillion Dollar Economy
Chief Secretary of UP in the inaugural of APAC ‘India Digital Empowerment Meet & Awards’… Lucknow. Uttar Pradesh moving fast to realise 1 Trillion Dollar economy. This was stated by Durga Shanker Mishra, IAS, Chief Secretary of UP in the inaugural of ‘3rd India Digital Empowerment Meet & Awards’ which …
Read More »Climate leaders say ‘Paris Agreement’ for nature in Montreal imperative to reach 1.5C goal
Climate champions of the 2015 Paris Agreement that committed the world to limiting global warming to as close as possible to 1.5C are now urging world leaders to secure a strong sister agreement for nature in Montreal, at the UN Convention of Biological Diversity s COP15. The climate experts state …
Read More »Nine new countries sign up for Global Offshore Wind Alliance in COP27
COP27 has seen nine new countries including Belgium, Colombia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the UK, the US join the Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA), pledging to a rapid ramp up of offshore wind in order to tackle the climate and energy security crises. The Global Offshore Wind Alliance …
Read More »Loss and Damage in the Sundarbans
Dr. Seema Javed The Sundarbans are a cluster of low-lying islands in the Bay of Bengal, spread across India and Bangladesh. The region is recognised internationally for its unique biodiversity and ecological importance – including the single largest mangrove forest in the world, encompassing a total area of 10,200 km2. …
Read More »New Report Highlights Serious Gender Gaps in G20 Countries’ Climate Policy
Dr. Seema Javed In the lead up to COP27 in Egypt, the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) is releasing a new report which finds that G20 countries, who are responsible for almost 80% of global carbon dioxide emissions, lack gender-responsive national climate change policies. This year, the G20 …
Read More »The closing window: inadequate progress on climate action makes rapid transformation of societies only option
Dr. Seema Javed As intensifying climate impacts across the globe hammer home the message that greenhouse gas emissions must fall rapidly, a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report finds that the international community is still falling far short of the Paris goals, with no credible pathway to 1.5°C in place. …
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