The Delhi High Court on Monday made some scathing remarks while taking a tough stand on the situation of pollution in the national capital. The Delhi High Court said it cannot turn a blind eye to the fact that the air quality in the national capital is oscillating between 'very poor' and 'severe'. The court noted that the air quality was 'severe' during the past few weeks and has moved into the 'very poor' category with marginal improvement. This has not happened due to government efforts. The improvement that is being seen at present is due to the high-speed winds.
On 10th November 2022, the fifth day of the COP27 at Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, numerous discussions highlighted the role of science, data and research in studying and finding solutions for adapting to and mitigating climate change.
On 9th November 2022, the fourth day of the COP27 at Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, about 50 activists from Asia, Africa and the Americas protested in the central Blue Zone of the conference and called for an end to fossil fuel funding and a shift to investment in community-based renewable projects.
On 8th November 2022, the third day of the COP27 at Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, the Prime Minister of island nation Antigua and Barbuda in the West Indies said that highly polluting emerging economies including China and India should pay into a climate compensation fund to aid nations in rebuilding after climatically induced calamities.
On 7th November 2022, the second day of the COP27 at Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, India's Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav spoke at two separate events – Middle Eastern Green Summit 2022 and the UN Secretary-General High-Level Round Table.
The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27 commenced on the 6th of November 2022 at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
Climate change and pollution are some of the biggest problems facing the world at present. Climate change and pollution have adversely affected human health and now children are also facing the wrath of rising climate change. According to experts, due to climate change and pollution, diseases like dengue, malaria, brain fever, and diarrhoea have spread their feet rapidly. According to the news of Only My Health, women, children and people with disabilities are most at risk from climate change and rapidly spreading pollution.
Leena Nandan, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change addressed the sideline event at the COP27 summit yesterday. In her address she highlighted that to enhance transparency and investor confidence, a global baseline has to be developed and industries will have to try to adapt themselves to new challenges and regulations.
After two days of relief, pollution has started increasing again in Delhi and its surrounding areas. On November 11, the average air quality index in the country's capital Delhi was once again recorded in the very poor category. According to SAFAR, the average AQI of Delhi was recorded at 303 at 7 am on Friday. At the same time, the condition of the air in NCR also appeared to be deteriorating.
An international coalition 'International Drought Resilience Alliance' has been launched to deal with the increasing outbreak of drought globally. This alliance has been released during the ongoing Summit on Climate Change (Cop 27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on 07 November 2022. The alliance includes 25 countries and 20 organizations around the world, including Senegal and Spain.
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