IMD warns of extreme heat, issues red alert for 5 days Image Source: The Economic Times According to the Indian Meteorological Department, “A heatwave is a condition of air temperature which becomes fatal to the human body when exposed.” Heatwave is considered if the maximum temperature of a station reaches at least 400C or more for Plains and at least 300 C or more for Hilly regions. According to WHO, heatwaves can result in increased mortality and drastic socioeconomic impacts. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for West Bengal and Odisha until the end of April.…
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The 4th session of negotiations have opened up in Ottawa for this week Negotiations on the Global Plastics Treaty by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee of the UN have begun in Canada involving 192 countries, to come up with a legally binding framework on plastic use and plastic pollution. This is the fourth session with the final one being in South Korea by the end of this year. Before it were three rounds of negotiations: One in Punta del Este, in November 2022; Second in Paris in June 2023; and third in Nairobi in November 2023.“Seize this opportunity, make these seven…
Taiwan has developed the most advanced earthquake preparedness in the world On April 22, Taiwan’s east coast was hit by another series of earthquakes, a second time in the same month. Such earthquakes are not a new phenomena for the Taiwanese people as Taiwan lies at the junction of two tectonic plates, namely the Eurasian plate and the Philippine Sea plate. Image Source: Temblor.net Of the hotspots, many are concentrated on the east coast which is mostly rural and sparsely populated but also draws a lot of tourists to the picturesque. Taiwan is also the producer of 26% of the global semiconductors, the unforeseen…
