Status report by the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee on N-Choe, 16/01/2024

Status report by the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee in the matter of "How garbage is choking N-Choe in Chandigarh" dated 16/01/2024.

An application was filed before the NGT on the basis of a newspaper article on how garbage is choking the N-Choe in the city of Chandigarh. N-Choe is …

Order of the Supreme Court regarding waste management in Islampur Municipal Council, Sangli, Maharashtra, 16/01/2024

Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Islampur Municipal Council Vs Madhukar Shankar Sutar & Others dated 16/01/2024.

The Supreme Court expressed its dissatisfaction with the affidavit of compliance filed by the Islampur Municipal Council pursuant to the order of October 3, 2023. The SC noted that …

Quantifying the impact of climate change on human health

This report written by the World Economic Forum, in collaboration with Oliver Wyman, provides an in-depth economic analysis of how climate change will reshape health landscapes over the next two decades. It highlights increased risks from new pathogens, pollution and extreme weather events and shows how these will exacerbate current …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding disposal of municipal waste within the Municipal Council, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, 16/01/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rita Sharma & Others Vs State of Himachal Pradesh dated 16/01/2024.

The matter related to disposal of municipal waste within the Municipal Council, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh.

Reply filed by the Municipal Council, Hamirpur, December 29, 2023 which stated …

Navigating the nuances of corporate renewable electricity procurement: spotlight on fashion and tech

A special edition of the Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor assesses the integrity of renewable electricity targets from 10 major companies in fashion and tech. The real GHG emission reduction impact of companies’ renewable electricity claims is often far less than implied. Several companies, including H&M Group, Inditex and Samsung Electronics, …

The cost of climate change on households and families in the EU

This study investigates the major climate-related risks for households in the EU by quantifying the relationship between a set of selected climate-hazards metrics, households’ income by source, and sector-specific expenditures, capturing both the climate induced cost of impacts and adaptation measures. The assessment of economic costs of climate change impacts …

Innovation and adaptation in the climate crisis: technology for the new normal

There are multiple interdependent approaches to climate adaptation, including economic incentives, policy and regulation, locally-led intervention, and nature-based approaches. Technology is a key enabler across all of them – helping leaders not only to assess climate risk but also to identify solutions and to build resilience in the real world. …

WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2030

Progress in reducing tobacco use is a key indicator for measuring countries’ efforts to implement the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control – target 3.a under the Sustainable Development Goals agenda. Countries have adopted this indicator to report progress also towards the tobacco reduction target under the Global Action Plan …

Inequality Inc.: how corporate power divides our world and the need for a new era of public action

The world’s five richest men have more than doubled their fortunes from $405 billion to $869 billion since 2020 —at a rate of $14 million per hour— while nearly five billion people have been made poorer, reveals a new Oxfam report on inequality and global corporate power. If current trends …

Multidimensional poverty in India since 2005-06

The share of India’s population living in multidimensional poverty is estimated to have fallen to 11.28 per cent in 2022-23 from 29.17 per cent in 2013-14, according to this discussion paper by NITI Aayog.

24.82 crore people escaped multidimensional poverty in last nine years. Findings of NITI Aayog’s Discussion …

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