International

Dr. Seema Javed The G20 countries lost a good opportunity to strongly oppose carbon trade taxes . The G-20 communique strongly underscores the need to ensure that there are no restrictions on International Trades Rules like Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism(CBAM) of Europe and UK, with the WTO at its core. …

Dr. Seema Javed At the annual 19th G20 summit scheduled for November 18 and 19, 2024, in Rio de Janeiro, with the presence of the leaders of the 19 member countries, plus the African Union and the European Union vowed to work toward tackling global poverty.   Brazil’s President Luiz …

Dr. Seema Javed US retreat on clean energy could yield up to $80 billion in new supply chain opportunities for markets outside the US while costing US companies up to $50 billion in lost export revenue : In the wake of Donald J. Trump’s re-election to the US presidency this …

Dr. Seema Javed Climate change worsened the heavy rainfall and winds generated by Hurricane Helene, leaving at least 227 people dead across six states, a rapid analysis by a team of leading scientists found. The World Weather Attribution (WWA) experts urge inland regions of the US to plan for ‘unimaginable’ …

EducationUSA, the U.S. government’s official source of information on U.S. higher education, will host a series of eight education fairs, across the country, starting in Hyderabad on August 16, 2024, and concluding in New Delhi on August 25, 2024. Students seeking admission in undergraduate, post-graduate, and doctorate programs will have …

Dr. Seema Javed Bangladesh faces worsening extreme heat, fuelled by climate change. The country is suffering economic and social setbacks, highlighting further concerns as climate change intensifies,leaving a trail of record-breaking temperatures. They are significantly higher than the country’s average monthly maximum temperature of 30-33°C. As a result of this …

New Delhi –– The U.S. Embassy organized the special screening of a documentary film Bogus Phone Operators, an investigative crime series at the American Center in New Delhi. During the eye-opening documentary “Bogus Phone Operators,” the audience witnessed how U.S. and Indian authorities teamed up to unravel a multi-million-dollar scam …

Sandeep Chachra is a social anthropologist and a human rights and justice defender. With over three decades of experience in social development, he is currently the Executive Director of ActionAid Association in India. Sandeep is the Managing Editor of Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy, a founding member of Global …

A new report unmasks the deceptive social media campaigns Dr.Seema Javed framing carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a “silver bullet” solution to climate change. A groundbreaking analysis from Climate Action Against Disinformation (CAAD), has exposed a pervasive and calculated campaigns on social media by fossil fuel interests to manipulate …

Dr Seema Javed Renewable energy has grown exponentially over the past two decades thanks to government policy and falling prices. Today, building new solar and onshore wind power on average costs around 40% less than coal or gas power. These cost declines have helped renewables reach a tipping point, meaning …