Dr. Seema Javed The latest Lancet Countdown report underscores the imperative for a health-centred response in a world facing irreversible harms. Climate inaction is costing lives and livelihoods today, with new global projections revealing the grave and mounting threat to health of further delayed action on climate change. But bold …
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NIA CONFISCATES CANADA-BASED KHALISTANI TERRORIST PANNU’S PROPERTIES IN AMRTISAR & CHANDIGARH
BANNED SFJ’S LEADER ON NIA’S RADAR SINCE 2019, DECLARED PO IN NOV 2022, ALSO HAS NBWs AGAINST HIM Jubilee Special Desk New Delhi.Tightening its noose around Canada-based ‘designated individual terrorist’ Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday confiscated the house and land of the self-styled General Counsel …
Read More »Climate change increased temperatures between June and August 2023
Attribution analysis of temperatures in 180 countries finds the hottest northern hemisphere summer in recorded history would have been almost impossible without the influence of carbon pollution . Not one of 180 countries and 22 territories in a Climate Central attribution analysis of global temperatures escaped the influence of climate …
Read More »India & China are emerging as gamechanger of Green Industrial Era
With a large share of countries looking into transforming their economies to reach net-zero emissions or sustainable development in line with the Paris Agreement, the global demand for zero-carbon technologies is rapidly growing. A new report by Strategic Perspectives compares the performance and provides a snapshot of the global race …
Read More »PM ’s visit takes India-US billateral ties to another level
Dr. Seema Javed INDIA HAS been inducted into the Mineral Security Partnership (MSP), a US-led collaboration of 14 countries that aims to catalyse public and private investment in critical mineral supply chains globally. Minerals Security Partnership: The Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) is a global initiative by the US to bolster …
Read More »Study : Climate change made Asia humid heatwaves 30 times more likely
Dr. Seema Javed Human-caused climate change made April’s record-breaking humid heatwave in Bangladesh, India, Laos and Thailand at least 30 times more likely, according to rapid attribution analysis by an international team of leading climate scientists as part of the World Weather Attribution group. The study also concludes that the …
Read More »Countries build on Sharm El Sheikh Implementation Plan in Copenhagen Climate Ministerial
Dr. Seema Javed Ministers and high-level representatives from close to 50 countries met in Copenhagen, Denmark, to engage in an informal exchange of views on critical issues on the global climate agenda. The aim of this meeting was to help countries build on the Sharm El Sheikh Implementation Plan. So …
Read More »Rising Sea is a major threat for countries like Netherlands, Bangladesh, India and China
Dr. Seema Javed According to the latest Sea-level rise report – rising sea level is a major threat for countries like Netherlands, Bangladesh, India and China some of which comprise large coastal populations. Several big cities on all continents are threatened, such as Shanghai, Dhaka, Bangkok, Jakarta, Mumbai, Maputo, Lagos, …
Read More »DC PROTEST: “NOT ONE MORE PENNY FOR WAR IN UKRAINE
This content originally appeared on Dissident Voice and was authored by John V. Walsh On February 19, Washington, DC, will witness a protest against the war in Ukraine that marks a sharp departure from past demonstrations. The lead demand is simple and direct, “Not One More Penny for war in Ukraine.” It …
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 …
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