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Punjab's cotton, maize yield to dip by 11-13% by 2050 due to climate change

Climate change is predicted to reduce maize and cotton yield in Punjab by 13 per cent and 11 per cent by 2050, according to a new study conducted by agriculture economists and scientists at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU). Punjab accounts for around 12 per cent of the total cereals produced in the country. The study published in the Mausam journal of the India Meteorological Department earlier this month used rainfall and temperature data collected between 1986 and 2020 to project the impact of climate change on five major crops -- rice, maize, cotton, wheat, and potato -- in the agrarian state. The researchers collected climate data from five weather observatories of Punjab Agricultural University, ie Ludhiana, Patiala, Faridkot, Bathinda, and SBS Nagar. The researchers -- agricultural economist Sunny Kumar, scientist Baljinder Kaur Sidana and PhD scholar Smily Thakur -- said that long-term changes in climatic variables show that the rise in temperature is driving most of the

Record hot 2023? El Nino may add fuel to India's climate crisis

Rain patterns in India are also expected to get altered with the return of El Niño in 2023

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India's G-20 presidency: Opportunity for developing world's climate agenda

Environmentalists see India's G-20 presidency as an opportunity for developing countries to mainstream climate change agenda, particularly climate financing, in view of the decision to establish a 'loss and damage' fund during COP 27 last year. This is especially so, as three major developing countries including India and Indonesia are part of the grouping. "The first major issue is loss and damage and the second one is how partnership for energy transition can be done", said Sanjay Vashist, director, Cansa, a coalition of over 300 civil society organisations working in eight south Asian countries. "All countries are facing the developmental challenge and such loss and damage fund needs to be operationalised. One most important factor is the governance system of such a resource. Since G-20 countries contribute 85 per cent of the global GDP, they can build an understanding of how to replenish loss and damage," he said. India assumed the presidency of the G20 on December 1, 2022. Th

Big gap in carbon removal effort key to climate goals, says study

Most current greenhouse gas removal is achieved by planting trees and managing forests and other natural carbon sinks, which themselves are under considerable threat

2001-2011 warmest decade in the last millennium in central Greenland: Study

The scientists also found that the region was 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than during the 20th century

German Chancellor reaffirms goal of attaining climate neutrality by 2045

Our transformation toward a climate-neutral economy - the fundamental task of our century - is currently taking on an entirely new dynamic

Climate change one of key concerns for CXOs: Deloitte sustainability survey

Compared to the global average, Indian CxOs are likely to report feeling more stakeholder pressure to act from board members - 78 per cent, the government 72 per cent and shareholders 71 per cent

2022 fifth warmest year on record; trend alarming, says NASA analysis

Earth's average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest on record, according to an analysis by (NASA). Continuing the planet's long-term warming trend, global temperatures in 2022 were 1.6 degrees Fahrenheit, or 0.89 degrees Celsius, above the average for NASA's baseline period 1951-1980, scientists from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York reported. "This warming trend is alarming," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. "Our warming climate is already making a mark: Forest fires are intensifying; hurricanes are getting stronger; droughts are wreaking havoc and sea levels are rising. NASA is deepening our commitment to do our part in addressing climate change," said Nelson. The past nine years have been the warmest years since modern recordkeeping began in 1880. This meant Earth in 2022 was about 2 degrees Fahrenheit, or about 1.11 degrees Celsius, warmer than the late 19th century average, the study said. "The reason for the warming

Climate change, competition from cheaper tea imperil Darjeeling industry

Darjeeling tea with its bright metallic colour was the first product of the country to be awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) trademark in 2004

Beyond Joshimath: How not to make the future a repeat of the past

Can we have stronger regulatory and associated institutions to ensure environmental protection? If not, the shock effect of Joshimath won't last much more than a week, cautions T N Ninan

Multilateral bodies need to be rejigged for more climate finance: Kant

India would focus on sustainable development at the ongoing G20 deliberations

2022 confirmed as one of warmest years on record, fueled by GHGs: WMO

The past 8 years were the warmest on record globally, fueled by ever-rising greenhouse gas concentrations and accumulated heat, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

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Insured losses hit $120 billion as extreme weather upends industry norms

Insured losses of more than $100 billion a year are the new normal. That's a major departure from industry norms of less than two decades ago

Delhi gets some relief from cold wave but fog likely to continue

IMD has also said that there's a possibility of rainfall during the next two days, which is likely to disperse the fog

South Asians 15 times more likely die from climate change impact: Guterres

'South Asia is one of the world's global climate crisis hotspots -- in which people are 15 times more likely to die from climate impacts than elsewhere'

Japan PM Kishida in Paris to discuss Ukraine, climate, food security

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida started a weeklong trip to Europe and North America in Paris where he held talks Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron on key issues including North Korea and the war in Ukraine. Kishida first visited Notre-Dame Cathedral with Macron before heading to the Elysee presidential palace for a working dinner. Reconstruction work on the cathedral, ravaged by the April 15, 2019 fire, is expected to be completed in time for its reopening to the public next year. Japan's historic Shuri Castle on the southern island of Okinawa, a UNESCO World Heritage site, was also nearly destroyed by fire in 2019. Both countries decided to rebuild the respective monuments exactly as they had been before. Macron and Kishida's talks come as Japan is leading the Group of Seven most advanced economies and is preparing the next G-7 summit scheduled in May in Hiroshima. We have an ambitious agenda ahead, Macron said in a joint declaration with Kishida ahead of their .

'India needs to invest up to $100 bn annually more for 2070 net-zero goal'

Companies in India are already investing $65 billion-$100 billion to cut carbon emission from existing and new capacities

Fog effect: 29 trains running late, flights delayed at IGI Airport

Cold wave continues in North India; visibility down to zero in some places