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Saturday, April 20, 2024
TopicSea level rise

Topic: sea level rise

Is your city becoming too dense? Take a cue from this floating village in Amsterdam

With cities running out of space and rising sea levels predicted to put 800 million city dwellers at risk by 2050, many may have to get used to living on water.

India among countries most vulnerable to rising sea levels, says UN chief

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres cited a recent report that also said 10 per cent of Thailand's population was at risk.

Mumbai, Chennai & New York could be lost to sea level rise by 2100, says new US study

Sea levels could rise by over 1 metre by 2100 even if Paris climate deal objectives are met, threatening coastal cities, says US-based PNAS study.

On Camera

Iran-Israel conflict will now be shaped by 3H—Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah

Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

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.