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Extreme weather events are not new to the country; however, the increasing frequency of these events are. All thanks to climate change, which has been altering weather patterns across India. Latest example is the torrential rains in Uttarakhand earlier this week. The weather remains calm over Uttarakhand post the retreat …

Jubilee desk India’s premium public sector bank, Bank of Baroda, is celebrating the 4th edition of ‘Baroda Kisan Pakhwada’ which is being organised from 16th October to 31st October, 2021. This event is earmarked to appreciate the spirit and vigour of the farming community for their contribution towards sustaining the …

Dr. Seema Javed The UN has produced seven “Guiding Principles for Climate-Aligned Hydrogen Deployment” in consultation with civil society. The principles aim to support effective public, private, and civil society stakeholder engagement on the development of hydrogen strategies, policies and business cases. This is important as it makes the case …

More than 99.9% of peer-reviewed scientific papers agree that climate change is mainly caused by humans, according to a new survey of 88,125 climate-related studies. The research updates a similar 2013 paper revealing that 97% of studies published between 1991 and 2012 supported the idea that human activities are altering …

Special Desk For no reason till yet, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will not be seen at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. COP26 is slated in Scotland’s largest city between October 31 and November 12. No reason was given for this decision that surprised many. But according to Kremlin spokesperson, …

Special Desk Some movies make history and the same is with a Russian film crew that returned back on earth after shooting the first ever movie called The Challenge in space. Actor and director Yulia Peresild and Klim Shipenko, landed safely in Kazakhstan after spending 12-days on the international space …

Special Desk Milan and Costa Rica are in the winners list for the Earthshot Prize, an environmental award created by Britain’s Prince William. Costa Rica, an Indian organization creates fuel from agricultural waste and a coral farming group in the Bahamas. Earthshot Prize is a new global prize for the …

Special Desk While the world thought otherwise, statistics say China’s GDP is growing at the slowest pace in a year. Reason(s), massive energy crunch, shipping disruptions and a deepening property crisis in the world’s second largest economy. Figures show, the economy expanded by just 4.9% in the third quarter, compared …

The annual Production Gap Report 2021 released by The UN Environment Programme and leading research institutes shows an assessment of the current fossil fuel production plans from governments. which reveals that current production levels are “dangerously out of sync” with the Paris Agreement temperature limits. The 2021 Production Gap Report reveals that despite increased climate ambitions …

Special Desk Russian President Vladimir Putin has said countries outside the region should not interfere in the disputes over the South China Sea. The Russian president was responding to a question at an energy forum held in Moscow. He also urged regional countries to promote the resolution of the issue …