Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said before leaving for Dubai that COP28 would provide an opportunity to review the progress made under the Paris Agreement of 2015 and chart a path for future course on climate action.
Tag: Climate Change
Hopes for a sustainable planet must not ‘melt away’, says UN Chief Antonio Guterres
Antonio Guterres feels hopes for a sustainable planet must not melt away
Prince William, the environmentalist, works for conservation unity during visit to Singapore
Prince William’s arrival on November 5 was greeted with great enthusiasm by the Singapore public, and the next three days saw a programme organised around raising the bar on conservation and related solutions.
Hello, Singapore! Prince William arrives to a big welcome for Earthshot Prize ceremony on Nov 7
William’s engagements in Singapore run from November 6 to 8. An advocate for conservation, he works with his wife Catherine (better known as Kate), Princess of Wales, on identifying winners of the Earthshot Prize.
Sikkim flood disaster, with 19 dead and 100+ missing, draws attention to risk warning for 3 million Indians
According to the Guwahati-based Defence PRO, the Indian Army is providing assistance in terms of food and medical aid, and extending communication facilities to civilians and tourists stranded in North Sikkim.
Research finds extreme heat likely to wipe out humans and mammals in distant future
Study shows that extreme heat is likely to wipe out humans and mammals in the distant future.
President Joe Biden highlights climate crisis after surveying the USD 20 billion damage done by Hurricane Idalia
US President Joe Biden, who visited Florida with First Lady Jill Biden, met first responders and also assured the affected people on the social network X: “Your nation has your back, and we’ll be with you until the job is done.”
America’s 10 per cent wealthiest responsible for 40 per cent of nation’s total greenhouse gas emissions, study reveals
A new study has revealed that the wealthiest Americans, those whose income places them in the top 10 per cent of earners, are responsible for 40 per cent of the nation’s total greenhouse gas emissions.
Smog curtain from Canadian wildfires descends on New York, American midwest again
Smoke and haze from wildfires in Canada once again drifted south, blanketing parts of the east coast and midwest of the United States, including New York City, in a curtain of smog.
Hundreds stranded as heavy rains trigger landslides on Manali-Chandigarh highway
Heavy rains and landslides have led to a 15-km traffic jam with no estimated wait time, no available accommodation and 200-odd people, most of them tourists, stranded on the national highway connecting Mandi and Kullu in Himachal Pradesh.