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Although cities are responsible for 70% of greenhouse gas emissions and are home to nearly 60% of the world's population, urban climate-related infrastructure faces an annual financing gap of $410 to $5 trillion. One of the barriers to scaling up urban climate finance is the lack of bankable or investable infrastructure projects. The lack of bankable projects is affected by a variety of factors, including macroeconomic conditions, city creditworthiness, and silos between project financiers and sponsors, affecting investment and project development. Cities, especially in low- and middle-income countries, encounter various obstacles in meeting the demands of international financiers. These include:[1]…

Last updated: August 14, 2024 11:09 pm ISTGrammy Award winner Ricky Kej (Photo credit: X) Grammy winner Ricky Kej sets Guinness World Record for singing national anthemGrammy winner Ricky Kej sets a Guinness World Record for his spectacular rendition of the national anthem. The musician released his new version of the national anthem to the public on Wednesday.Kej shared a video of the song on and a choir of 14,000 tribal children! We even won a Guinness World Record :-)””Please share, watch, use but with respect. It is yours now and this is my humble gift to every Indian around…

An article from August 7 new york times The (new) title is, Hot weather sparks fears Great Barrier Reef 'dead' within a generation Claims that recent increases in ocean temperatures could have catastrophic impacts on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) within 30 years. While there may be some truth to the temperature data, claims about the Great Barrier Reef's demise are false and ignore the temperature history and development of the Great Barrier Reef thousands of years ago. The article claims: Australian scientists have released new research on the heat of the surrounding ocean, saying the Great Barrier Reef could…

Reporter: Rohini SwamiLast updated: August 14, 2024 10:08 pm ISTYogiraj carved the idol of Ram Lalla and installed it in the newly built Ram temple in Ayodhya. (File photo: X/@yogiraj_arun)Arun Yogiraj is scheduled to attend the 12th AKKA (American Kannada Kutas Association) World Kannada Conference to be held from August 30 to September 1 as the chief guest. three-day conference. He was also invited to attend another event organized by Sahyadri Kannada SammelanIn a disappointing development for Indians in the US, renowned sculptor Arun Yogiraj, who sculpted an installation in Ayodhya, has had his visa canceled on technical grounds Ram…

Vice President Kamala Harris isn't the only one to say she supports higher electricity and transportation prices for Americans fighting rising inflation and limited car options. [emphasis, links added] So does Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Consider his record. Increase electricity prices Walz signed legislation in 2023 that would require 80% of Minnesota's energy to be produced by carbon-free energy by 2030 and 100% by 2040. This will continue to increase electricity prices in the North Star State, contradicting another provision in the law: Utilities must “provide affordable electric service to Minnesotans.” Minnesota's strength lies in its nuclear power plants (accounting…

Medical students join hands in a protest against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. (Image source: Reuters)Midnight marches and protests took place not only in Kolkata, where the horrific crime occurred, but rallies were also reported in other cities.Women in Kolkata and several major towns and districts in West Bengal will take to the streets around midnight tonight to stage agitation and protest rallies demanding justice in the horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital justice.Protesters in Kolkata will gather…

Hurricane Ernesto barreled through the United States and British Virgin Islands as a severe tropical storm on Tuesday night, bringing heavy rains and near-hurricane-force wind gusts to much of the Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands and eastern Puerto Rico. A tool released today by the non-profit research group Climate Central shows that record warm waters caused by man-made climate change made the storm more than 50 times more likely. Ernesto was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane at 11 a.m. ET on Wednesday, with winds of 75 mph and a central pressure of 991 MB, making it the third hurricane of…

Last updated: August 14, 2024 7:31 pm ISTMadhya Pradesh High Court stays Jabalpur Collector's order seeking refund of fees collected by 11 private schools (Representative File Photo)The Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed the Jabalpur Collector's order asking 11 private educational institutions to refund the fees collected after a steep hike. The Madhya Pradesh High Court has provided major relief to 11 private educational institutions in Jabalpur, staying an order issued by the Jabalpur Collector seeking refund of fees worth around Rs 81 crore collected from students. Earlier this year, an investigation led by the Jabalpur Collector found that several…

Last updated: August 14, 2024 7:49 pm ISTSadhguru said the issues surrounding partition are not religious but humanitarian. (Shutter file) “Why are certain things being done? Why zoning?” Sadhguru asked in a video on his social media account.In a video posted on his social media account, spiritual leader Sadhguru reflects on the consequences of the 1947 partition of India and Pakistan, which resulted in the massacre of 1 million people and the forced displacement of 6-7 million people .In this video on X and Instagram, Sadhguru is in conversation with writer Vikram Sampath. “Why are certain things being done? Why…

The Biden administration locked in the gas stove rule on Monday after insisting it had no intention of banning gas stoves and rebuffing efforts by opposition groups to repeal the rule. [emphasis, links added] The gas furnace efficiency rule announced by the Department of Energy (DOE) in January will take effect in January 2028, the Federal Register reported Monday. The finalized rules were less stringent than the 2023 proposal that was subsequently abandoned, and nuances in the rulemaking process allowed the agency to roll back parts of the regulations when it received a flood of negative public comments, E&E News…