Flash flooding in northern Afghanistan claimed 50 lives, with Baghlan province severely affected. The Taliban government vowed assistance for the impacted regions, highlighting the country’s vulnerability to climate change and inadequate preparation for natural disasters. Source link
NEW DELHI: Do you wear an un-ironed shirt or saree to work, by design? What if that’s the memo? Scientists of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India’s largest civilian network of research labs, are turning up in wrinkled clothes on Mondays, wearing their green consciousness on their crumpled sleeves.“In a step towards energy…
NEW DELHI: Every morning, office workers wake up, iron their formal clothes, and dress up to look presentable but now no more on Monday. India’s premier research organisation, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) asked its staff to wear wrinkled clothes on Monday as a part of its initiative ‘Wrinkles Acche Hai.’The idea…
NEW DELHI: Many wondered whether it was cloud seeding – a weather modification technique to induce rains – that led to flooding of Dubai, but scientists involved in such projects in India categorically dismissed any link, and meteorologists and climatologists rather blamed climate change for the record precipitation in arid West Asia.Since parched UAE periodically…
BERLIN: Damage to farming, infrastructure, productivity, and health from climate change will cost an estimated $38 trillion per year by 2050, German government-backed research finds, a figure almost certain to rise as human activity emits more greenhouse gases. The economic impact of climate change is not fully understood, and economists often disagree on its extent….
NEW DELHI: Tragedy struck Pakistan over the weekend as storm-related incidents claimed the lives of at least 41 individuals across the country, with lightning strikes and flash floods wreaking havoc in various regions. The authorities in the country’s southwest have declared a state of emergency.According to officials, 28 people lost their lives due to lightning…
PUNE: A Zoological Survey Of India (ZSI)-Pune study found the world-famous Olive Ridley turtle nesting ground at Gahirmatha Marine Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha has shifted a staggering 14km northwards over the last three decades owing to severe coastal erosion caused by climate change and human activities.The peer-reviewed study, published in leading scientific journal Marine Pollution…
A 30km drive from New Jalpaiguri station takes a tourist to Bhorer Alo, a govt tourist estate at Gajoldoba in north Bengal’s Dooars. Gajoldoba, where the first commercial tea estate was set up in 1874-75, is a tourist hot spot. Gajoldoba is also a microcosm of a Hills society in the throes of change —…
NEW DELHI: In a viral video, the President of Guyana Irfan Ali called out BBC journalist Stephen Sackur in response to a question focussing on Guyana’s carbon emissions. He instead questioned him about his authority to lecture on climate change and “if he was in the pockets of those who destroy the environment through the…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates engaged in a compelling discussion covering a range of critical issues from Artificial Intelligence (AI) to climate change mitigation and women’s empowerment. The leaders offered insights into the convergence of technology, sustainability, and social empowerment on the global stage.Bill Gates lauded India’s technological advancements,…
