Insights, a blog published by IMPRI.
Srikanth Kondapalli At the ongoing CoP26 at Glasgow to discuss a reduction in carbon emissions, much attention is on China as the largest polluter in the world since the last decade and a half. However, China’s participation in CoP26 remains…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi added a little warmth to the global climate, but of the kind that gladdens the hearts of climate activists. He committed India to a net-zero goal by 2070, 10 years behind China’s declared net-zero goal, but addressing a bugbear of the climate community that India, among the world’s largest emitters, has not fixed a deadline on adding net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
Amita Singh The frequent political use of administrative and regulatory agencies has now become a norm rather than an aberration. The role of Delhi police in riots to the recent Lakhimpur Kheri violence the Apex Court has repeatedly indicted the…
Krishna Raj INDIA’S commitment at COP26 to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2070 and anticipation of $1 trillion climate finance from developed countries are far removed from reality in the absence of timely transfer of technology and adequate international…
Manoj Mishra A Delhiite landing in Port Blair (A&N Islands) could feel kind of lost in the head for a few hours or even days before acclimatization sets in. This is not due to jet lag but the invisible water…
Tikender Singh Panwar The annual World Cities Day (WCD), which will be observed on October 31, Sunday, aims to promote the global community’s interest in urbanisation and meeting its opportunities and addressing its challenges and contributing to sustainable urban development. The 2014…
A record-breaking snowfall in Madrid (loss of 1.4 billion euros), Storm Cristoph in the UK, Cyclone Ana in Fiji, winter storms in Texas, dust storm in China, flooding in New South Wales, Cyclone Seroja in Indonesia, record temperatures in Moscow, Heat Dome in the US and Bootleg fire in Oregon are 10 of the many extreme weather events witnessed in 2021.