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Climate change likely to affect Maharashtra’s agricultural productivity: Study

Leave a Comment / Climate Change, CSR, CSR Reporting, Environment, Global Warming, Save Earth / By / March 22, 2021

The study states about 80% of Maharashtra’s districts are expected to witness a rise in annual mean temperature (AMT) between 2033 and 2050. This will, in turn, affect water security and agro-climatic conditions, leading to diminished yields of sugarcane, pearl millet, wheat, rice and jowar among other crops. A combination of higher temperatures and increase …

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Three ways great water solutions can address climate change

Leave a Comment / Climate Change, CSR, CSR Reporting, Environment, Global Warming / By / March 18, 2021

Climate change is one of the most serious crises facing humanity. Not only is it causing a rise in global temperature and increasing extreme weather events, but it is also acting as a catalyst for many other major issues, such as water access and distribution. Since the 1980s, demand for water has been rising by about 1% every …

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Climate change: Jet fuel from waste ‘dramatically lowers’ emissions

Leave a Comment / Climate Change, CSR, CSR Reporting, Environment, Global Warming, Save Earth, sustainability / By / March 16, 2021

A new approach to making jet fuel from food waste has the potential to massively reduce carbon emissions from flying, scientists say. Currently, most of the food scraps that are used for energy around the world are converted into methane gas. But researchers in the US have found a way of turning this waste into …

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How nature can help solve our infrastructure crisis amid extreme weather, climate change

Leave a Comment / Climate Change, CSR, Environment, Global Warming / By / March 8, 2021

The recent horrors in Texas, as millions went without electricity and water during a historic winter storm and cold snap, remind us of the ticking time bomb that is our nation’s aging infrastructure. In the early 20th century, we made bold investments in our infrastructure that powered our success, and our continued prosperity depends upon our …

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Extreme weather like floods, droughts, cyclones puts $84 billion of Indian banks debt at risk

1 Comment / Climate Change, CSR, Environment, Global Warming, Save Earth / By / March 4, 2021

An increase in extreme weather events such as floods, droughts and cyclones risk souring debt worth more than Rs 6.19 lakh crore ($84 billion) at India’s biggest financial institutions. That’s according to leading nonprofit environmental disclosure platform CDP. State Bank of India NSE, the country’s largest lender, HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank and Axis Bank NSE are among the institutions that …

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