climate change

‘Women at the Forefront of Climate Change’s Impact’

by Newsdesk-Top NewsWomanWorld News22 October 202322 October 2023

Reading Time: 2 minutes Under a worst-case climate scenario by mid-century, up to 158.3 million more women and girls could be driven into poverty globally, surpassing the number of men and boys affected by…

Heat, Flames, Floods: Summer 2023’s Triple Threat

by Newsdesk-Top NewsEnvironmentWorld5 August 20235 August 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutes Heat, wildfires, floods make summer of 2023 ‘a summer of extremes’ The summer of 2023 is “a summer of extremes” due to the scorching heat, wildfires and floods that have…

India tries to find solutions to climate change in its G20 meetings

by Newsdesk-Top NewsEnvironmentIndia News8 May 20238 May 2023

Reading Time: 4 minutes As India takes on the G20 presidency with climate change as a key agenda item, it has a valuable opportunity to advance global sustainability initiatives by fostering an international consensus…

Modi: Fight against climate change starts at home

by Newsdesk-Top NewsIndia NewsWorld15 April 202315 April 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutes Prime Minister Narendra Modi was delivering the keynote address, virtually at a LiFE initiative titled ‘How Behavioral Change can Tackle Climate Change’ at the World Bank, reports Reena Bhardwaj Bringing…

IOM says climate change fueling displacement in Horn of Africa

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAfrica News19 March 202319 March 2023

Reading Time: 2 minutes McDermott called for policy coherence and speedy implementation of local, national and regional interventions to tackle climate emergencies and their spillovers, including forced mobility…reports Asian Lite News The climate emergencies,…

Antarctic Sea Ice Receding at Alarming Rate

by Newsdesk-Top NewsEnvironmentWorld11 February 202311 February 2023

Reading Time: 2 minutes This year, the ice is receding even more quickly than in the previous record year of 2022. The sea ice in Antarctica has reached its lowest extent since satellites have…

Will ‘loss and damage’ debate dominate COP27?

by Newsdesk-Top NewsEnvironment12 October 202212 October 2022

Reading Time: 5 minutes The forthcoming COP27, UN climate talks due to be held in Egypt in November, may highlight the compensation system for poorer countries known as “loss and damage”, caused by the…

Himalayan meltdown an alarm for humanity

by NewsdeskEnvironmentIndia News14 February 202214 February 2022

Reading Time: 5 minutes As many as 10 major rivers of the Indian sub-continent originate from the Himalayas and India’s 45 per cent population is directly or indirectly dependent on Himalayas….reports Asian Lite News…

Tanzanian authorities warns drought caused by climate change

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsNewsWorld29 November 202129 November 2021

Reading Time: < 1 minute Tanzanian authorities have warned that prolonged drought in parts of the country caused by climate change has resulted in water scarcity and deterioration of pasture for livestock…reports Asian Lite News…

COP26 runs overtime in final push to secure deal

by Newsdesk-Top NewsUK News13 November 202113 November 2021

Reading Time: 4 minutes Prime Minister Boris Johnson said rich countries to do more to support the developing world move away from fossil fuels, reports Asian Lite Newsdesk The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26)…