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The recently released Global Oil Infrastructure Tracker revealed that India is among the top five developers of oil pipelines that are under construction or proposed.
Other top developers are the US, Iraq, Iran and Tanzania. The country is constructing 1,630 km long oil transmission pipelines, ranking second globally in the pipelines under construction category.

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The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) released the Global Report on Internal Displacement 2023 (GRID-2023).
As per the report, disasters have increased the number of displaced people by 40 percent in 2022. As many as 32.6 million people were displaced because of disasters.

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World Tourism Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations. According to the second UNWTO World Tourism Barometer of the year, international tourism is rebounding to pre-pandemic levels.
Around 235 million tourists travelled internationally in the first three months of 2023. Overall, international arrivals reached 80% of pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter of 2023.

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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recently released the updated data in the Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water-related hazards.
It revealed that Bangladesh and India witnessed the highest number of deaths caused by climate-related disasters between 1970 and 2021.

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A report titled “Thriving: Making Cities Green, Resilient, and Inclusive in a Changing Climate” was released recently by the World Bank.
The report highlights the critical role of cities in tackling the global climate challenge. It also warned that cities account for about 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The report provided a compass for policymakers to make cities greener, inclusive and more resilient.

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The 2023-2033 Implementation Plan for Advancing Climate, Environment and Health Science and Services was endorsed recently by the WMO. It is a 10-year plan that aims to integrate and scale up health services.
Speakers at the 19th World Meteorological Congress also raised concerns over extreme heat and the need to strengthen early warning systems.

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NHAI’s First ‘Sustainability Report for FY 2021-22’ was released recently. This report encompasses NHAI’s governance structure, stakeholders, environment and social responsibility initiatives.
The report was recently released by Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways. Green House Gas (GHG) Emissions from energy consumption, operations, transport and travel measured in Metric Tonnes CO2 equivalent/km constructed saw a decline of 9.7% in FY 2020-21 and 2% in FY 2021-22.

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‘Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report 2023’ report was released by International Energy Agency (IEA), IRENA, UNSD, World Bank and WHO.
According to this report, world is facing challenges in achieving UN-mandated Sustainable Development Goal 7 by 2030 due to factors such as elevated inflation, an unpredictable macroeconomic future, and concerns about mounting debt. SDG 7 is ‘Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.’

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A recent study published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology journal has uncovered that the occurrence of diabetes in India stands at 11.4%.
Additionally, the study found that 35.5% of the population experiences hypertension, while 15.3% are affected by prediabetes.

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A report titled “Detox Development: Repurposing Environmentally Harmful Subsidies” was released recently by the World Bank.
According to this report, large amounts of money are wasted on subsidies for agriculture, fishing, and fossil fuels, which could be utilized to tackle climate change and benefit humanity and the environment, rather than causing harm.