oceans

COP27: Oceans Must Be Made a Priority in Climate Action, Says TERI Policy Brief

The policy brief ‘Oceans-Climate Interface: Implications for Global Commons based Climate Action’ was launched at a session on ‘Climate Action through Innovation, Implementation and Inclusive …

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(L to R) Dr D Praveen, Prof Christopher Millett, Dr Aliya Naheed, Prof Dr Sri Andarini, Prof Vivekananda Jha, Dr Robyn Norton and Prof Stephen MacMahon

George Institute for Global Health, India and Imperial College London establish NIHR Global Health Research Centre on Non-Communicable Diseases and Environmental Change

The George Institute for Global Health, India and Imperial College London today announced the establishment of NIHR Global Health Research Centre on Non-Communicable Diseases and Environmental …

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COP27: Netafim Reveals First Carbon Credits Initiative for Global Rice Growers

Netafim, an Orbia business and a one of the leader in precision agriculture solutions, today announced the first-ever carbon credit program for drip-irrigated rice. The …

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Air pollution is more detrimental to health than cigarette smoke says Dr. Randeep Guleria, former director of the AIIMS

Dr. Randeep Guleria,  former director of AIIMS, Delhi, has cautioned that air pollution in the national capital and the NCR region is seriously harming people’s organs.  Dr. Guleria, who also serves as the head of the department of pulmonary medicine and sleep disorders speaking to ANI said “It is more responsible for disability than even cigarette smoke.  We discuss smoking a lot, but not tobacco use.  But today, air pollution carries a bigger share of the blame for disability than smoking did in the past, and it too is a major issue.” “So unfortunately the AQI is at severe range and we`ve seen that every year. There have …

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world bank

With Annual Investments of 1.4% of GDP Countries Could Cut Emissions by 70% : World Bank

Investing an average of 1.4% of GDP annually could reduce emissions in developing countries by as much as 70% by 2050 and boost resilience, according …

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