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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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Topic: Climate Crisis

India among countries that could spoil upcoming COP26 in Glasgow

Some attendees stand out at a climate meet for their reluctance to do almost anything. Here is a guide to the holdouts who arrive for COP 26 without significant plans to curb emissions.

Taking the lead on climate action could be worth $11 trillion to India

Left unchecked, people will be under even greater threat and the economy could lose $35 trillion by 2070, according to a report by Deloitte.

AI could become our ‘Swiss Army knife’ in the fight against climate change

Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence have produced groundbreaking technological innovation. It’s now time to embrace this progress.

India among 4 South Asian nations at extremely high risk of climate crisis impacts: UNICEF

A UNICEF report has placed India among 33 high-risk countries where environmental shocks like flooding and air pollution are causing adverse consequences for women and children.

234 scientists read 14,000+ research papers to write the upcoming UN climate report

Every seven years or so, the IPCC releases a report – essentially a “state of the climate” for governments.

Covid, Pegasus, China, climate crisis — life on Earth is becoming an Orwellian nightmare

Are we living through the ‘interesting times’ of the Chinese curse, with overlapping crises slowly coming to a head, in a way that is beyond existing systems & institutions to meaningfully tackle?

AI can worsen climate crisis, but these 4 steps can help us use it responsibly

Artificial Intelligence can sustain the environment by helping reduce emissions & optimising use of natural resources, but it can have unintended consequences.

Capitalism caused the current climate crisis, it must also be the solution

Perhaps instead of trying to make the climate subservient to the needs of expanding gross domestic product, we need to cut our economic coat according to our atmospheric cloth.

Zombie fires, giant craters, melting poles — here’s all that’s going wrong in the Arctic

Record-high Arctic carbon emissions in 2019 have been eclipsed by this year’s summer fires, which have pushed the region’s emissions more than a third higher.

Scientists create the world’s fastest camera that can record UV-range photons in real time

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week.

On Camera

The Beckhams’ PR game is on track. Victoria’s 50th birthday was a pop culture moment

The Beckhams have had the sleekest, unassailable PR game in celebrity town. And much of it rests on their carefully curated social media image, especially on Instagram.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India, Oman hold 5th annual high-level meeting to boost maritime security

Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.