INDIA
Preparing for a Hot Summer: Heatwave challenges and solutions ahead of Lok Sabha Elections 2024
With the Lok Sabha polls round the corner, prioritising public safety during outdoor engagements is crucial. To achieve this, bold and collaborative efforts aimed at safeguarding public health and enhancing resilience is needed
WORLD
COP28: Fighting climate change can create jobs in India
Global climate finance flows are woefully inadequate to meet the challenges of the warming planet. There are climate-led business opportunities that can create jobs and sustainable growth. Facing the brunt of extreme weather phenomena, India must scale up renewables capacity and invest in sectors creating smart and sustainable solutions
BUSINESS
Before climate change sinks what mismanagement started, Mumbai must get its act right
Mumbai floods are more of a management problem due to unplanned development than a climate problem. But climate change is manifesting rapidly on India’s west coast. If Mumbai’s population is going to double by 2050, the corresponding surge in urban development is also an opportunity to redesign the city for future climate challenges
BUSINESS
Rainfall Roulette: El Niño and Arabian Sea cyclone fuel a bearish monsoon
Even though the monsoon may pick up its bullish spirit by the end of June, as per forecasts, the prognosis for the long-term is worrying. Warming of oceans is producing more cyclones like Biparjoy closer to monsoon onset, interfering with the progression and distribution of the rains. It is a disquieting prospect for Indian agriculture
