2023 disasters in numbers
In 2023, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded a total of 399 disasters related to natural hazards. These events resulted in 86,473 fatalities and affected 93.1 million people. The economic losses
In 2023, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded a total of 399 disasters related to natural hazards. These events resulted in 86,473 fatalities and affected 93.1 million people. The economic losses
Sharp rise in air and noise pollution levels again during Diwali
Enemies of health and allies of poverty join hand to create global havoc, leaving different marks on different classes
For a fortnight, 1,456 delegates from 167 countries sat in conference halls, attended plenary sessions and roundtables, and sized each other up over a cup of coffee. In the end, CoP 8 didn't witness any scintillating intellectual and moral leadership from
As the Cauvery river dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu gets reduced to a politico legal wrangle, focal issues remain unaddressed
The computer generated <b>Anil Agarwal Clean Air Model</b>, developed by CSE, assesses what it takes to clean up Delhi's air. Some astounding results have come out of its first application. Had the Supreme Court not intervened, Delhi would have been choki
The Auto Fuel Policy makes a mockery of Delhi's pollution crisis by proposing a pedestrian roadmap. Live and die with pollution. You deserve nothing better, says the expert report
Open markets to free trade, says the US. Yet it doles out sops to its farmers. Highly subsidised US produce floods global markets, bringing down prices sharply. Efficient farmers of the developing countries suffer.
Petroleum fuels the engines of the global economy. So there is never enough of it. Oil politics dictates international relations
Energy policy has always been of vital importance in the US. That's why oil and gas executives have taken over the reigns of the government today
The landlocked Caspian Sea is a cauldron of geopolitics. Its essential ingredients: oil and natural gas