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Melting glaciers, polluted rivers: Report lists India environment crises

Twenty-five glacial lakes and water bodies in India, China and Nepal have recorded over 40% rise in their water spread areas since 2009, posing a grave threat to five Indian states, a report stated.

Bonn climate change conference next week to set tone for COP27 in Egypt

At the June sessions, discussions will take place on a range of important topics including greenhouse gas emission reductions, adapting to climate impacts

Changing themes: What World Economic Forum talked about in 52nd conference

While 'save the planet' remained the top topic of discussion in the WEF publications, finding reference in 141 of the 328 articles published last week, media discussions focused on geopolitics

California, New Zealand sign pledge for climate change partnership

Top officials from California and New Zealand signed a pledge agreeing to help fight climate change by sharing ideas and best practices, including how to put more EVs on the road

World not spending enough to avert disasters as global calamities rise: UN

Of the $133 billion in available disaster-related financing in 2010 to 2019, only 4% went to reducing risks with the rest being spent on more costly post-calamity responses, a UN official said

''We don't have food'': African leaders meet as humanitarian crises grows

Leaders called for increased mobilisation to resolve a humanitarian crisis that has left millions displaced and more than 280 million suffering from malnourishment.

WEF 2022: Ukraine conflict to climate change, here's what happened at Davos

The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting saw over 2,500 global leaders speaking and discussing on topics covering Russia-Ukraine war, climate change, food crisis, trade and globalisation and more

India at Davos 2022: Highlights of the World Economic Forum annual meeting

India was at the centre of many dialogues on emerging issues ranging from crypto technologies to climate change

WEF at Davos 2022: From crypto to climate change, India was the focus

World Economic Forum (WEF) 2022: For European business heads eagerly scouting for options to diversify their trade and investments, India emerged as the best option

WEF 2022 day 4 schedule: Here's what will happen at Davos Annual meeting

WEF 2022 day 4 schedule: Leaders from the tech world looked at improved collaboration on Wednesday

With a chapati crisis brewing at home, can India afford to feed the world?

As global temperatures rise 2 degrees Celsius or more above pre-industrial levels, the country's chapati challenge is only going to become more urgent

WEF 2022: China commits to plant and conserve 70 billion trees by 2030

In the past decade, China has regrown more than 70 million hectares of forest cover

WEF 2022: Here's what will happen on Day 3 at Davos Annual meeting

The World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting is taking place in Davos, Switzerland, under the theme, 'working Together, restoring Trust' from May 22 to 26

Australian PM commits to cut 43% carbon emissions by 2030 at Quad Summit

Australian PM Anthony Albanese sought to push the climate change agenda by committing to reduce carbon emissions in the country by 43 per cent by 2030 with an aim for net-zero emissions by 2050

Climate change made record heatwave in India 30 times more likely: Study

The record breaking heatwave in India and Pakistan was about 30 times more likely to happen due to human-caused climate change, according to a study by an international team of climate scientists

Circling to land

Companies and boards must be prepared to face the messy reality of ESG

WEF forms Indian CEOs' alliance to supercharge race to 'net-zero'

India is more conscious of going for green energy than any other country, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday

Heatwaves may make India's inflation problem worse, hurt growth: Moody's

Over the longer term, India's highly negative credit exposure to physical climate risks means its economic growth will become more volatile

WEF 2022: Indian CEOs' alliance to supercharge race to net zero

The Alliance will continue efforts to achieve the vision outlined in the white paper released last year on net-zero

HSBC suspends senior executive who said climate change is being exaggerated

Kirk, who is global head of responsible investing at the bank's asset management division, was suspended pending an investigation into a speech he made at an event last week