India Faces Healthcare Real Estate Deficit

India is grappling with a substantial shortfall of healthcare real estate, requiring an additional two billion square feet to meet the needs of its existing population, according to a report by Knight Frank, a global real estate consultancy. The country’s ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2023

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

State of the Wet Tropics Report

Australia’s biodiversity-rich northern rainforests, designated as world heritage sites, face escalating threats, with 25% more organisms being classified as threatened species since 2020 due to the impacts of climate change, according to the recently released “State of the Wet Tropics” ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2023

Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

“Climate equality: A planet for the 99%” Report

A recently released report highlights a glaring disparity in carbon emissions, revealing that the richest one percent of the global population emitted as much carbon as the poorest five billion people, comprising 66 percent of the world’s population. Alarming Impact ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2023

Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

UNEP’s 14th Emissions Gap Report 2023

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) recently released its 14th Emissions Gap Report 2023, revealing a bleak outlook for limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. With the most optimistic climate action projects, there is only a 14% chance of ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2023

Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change

A recent edition of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change reveals a startling impact of heat exposure on global labor. In 2022, the loss amounted to a staggering 490 billion potential labor hours, marking a nearly 42% increase ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2023

Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Extreme Weather Events Drive Shifts in Ecosystems, Favoring Non-Native Species

A recent analysis reveals that extreme weather events, including heatwaves, cold waves, droughts, and floods, are influencing ecosystems by displacing native species with non-native ones. The study, conducted by researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, analyzed 443 studies covering ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2023

Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs