From the smog choked streets of Delhi to the industrial belts of Maharashtra and the coalfields of Jharkhand, millions breathe air that is several times more toxic than World Health Organization (WHO) safety limits.
Seoul: South Korea is bracing for more potential casualties from heavy rainfall, with the death toll rising to 14 and 12 people still missing. The severe weather has affected several regions, with the southern county of Sancheong being the most severely affected, Al Jazeera reported. Sancheong has received nearly 800mm of rain since Wednesday, resulting.
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday said that disasters pose the biggest challenges for the future and combating the adverse effects of climate change is a “pressing concern” for humanity. While presiding over the 9th meeting of the State Disaster Management Authority, the Chief Minister expressed serious concern over the rising.
The firm noted that if current trends persist, 2025 would record the highest annual insured loss since 2017, a year remembered for the devastation caused by a series of powerful hurricanes.
Ludhiana : Punjab Agricultural University’s report on the Punjab Floods 2023, released recently has brought out that flooding in Punjab last year was due to peculiar rainfall patterns in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. The unprecedented flooding of 2023 in Punjab resulted in colossal damage to life, livestock and agricultural produce. It thus had a devastating.
Dubai: Over 120 countries backed the COP28 UAE Declaration on Climate and Health on Saturday, delivering a breakthrough moment for health in climate talks. The COP28 Presidency joined with the World Health Organization to announce the declaration to accelerate actions to protect people’s health from growing climate impacts. The declaration was announced at the World.
