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  • PM Modi emphasized the need for a sustainable lifestyle to tackle the climate change

    On the occasion of India’s 75th Independence Day, Prime Minister Modi addressed the nation and highlighted the significance of a holistic approach and sustainable lifestyle to curb climate change impacts. He pointed out India’s connection with nature and said, “We are the people who know how to live with nature and we know how to love nature.” He added that our ancestors have provided us with the legacy and the solutions to combat the ongoing climate crisis.

  • COP27 will focus on the implementation of climate action targets

    The Egyptian Foreign Affairs Minister on Sunday released a statement highlighting that this year’s climate change conference (COP27) will focus on the implementation of the climate change targets. The President Designate of COP27 further highlighted that the previous year’s COP27 addressed the gaps in the climate action goals of the Paris Agreement and nations agreed to bridge them. Hence, COP27’s main goal must be to deliver on the targets.

  • India finalizes NDC goals to achieve the global net-zero target

    The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the latest Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) by incorporating the

  • Climate Change could increase death rates by 6% reveals Lancet study

    A modelling study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal Climate change reveals that climate change is increasing the death rate rapidly. The experts have found that climate change can increase the death rate due to extreme heat by six times by the end of the century. It is not hidden from the world that due to climate change, many changes are being seen in the weather worldwide, including in India. Media reports often give information that the ice in Antarctica is melting faster than ever.

  • Climate change is worsening 58% of infectious diseases worldwide

    A new study published in the Nature journal reveals that 58% of infectious diseases experienced by humans worldwide are being worsened by the impacts of climate change. The team of researchers highlighted that climate change exacerbates human pathogenic diseases.

  • India to highlight ‘LIFE’ movement during the COP27 summit

    PM Modi will represent India at the UN Climate Change Conference, Conference of Parties (COP27), which is going to be held in Egypt from 6-18th November 2022. As per the statement released by the Union Environment Ministry, PM is going to highlight the LIFE Movement Lifestyle for the Environment which was launched on the occasion of World Environment Day, 5 June 2022.

  • The official calendar for the COP27 summit released

    As the date for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) is coming near, the preparations for the same have started gaining traction. The COP27 is scheduled to be held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt from 6-18th November 2022. The UNFCC, with the High-Level Champions and Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action, has released the official calendar of the conference.

  • India’s carbon emissions are well under the global carbon budget: Govt

    The Indian government announced that India has managed to keep its carbon emissions under the allocated global carbon budget. India emphasized that since it is a developing nation, its key priorities include development projects and poverty mitigation, and hence the country will eventually emit carbon.

  • Rich countries failed to fulfil the $100 billion climate finance commitment

    A new report released by the OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development reveals that the developed countries have failed to fulfil their commitment to allocate $100 billion by 2020 to the developing nations for climate change mitigation and adaptation projects.

  • Scientists record the shortest day on Earth as the planet is rotating faster than ever

    The Earth recorded its shortest day on July 29th as the day was 1.59 milliseconds shorter than 24 hours. The data revealed by the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service highlights that it is the shortest day ever since scientists started using atomic clocks to measure the motion of the Earth.