Melbourne, May 19 (IANS) More than 57 billion Australian dollars (about $40.84 billion) worth of infrastructure in the Australian state of Victoria is at risk from climate-related extreme weather, said a report released Tuesday.The amount of infrastructure at risk is projected to rise by nearly 25 per cent over the next four decades, said the report by Infrastructure Victoria, the Australian state’s independent infrastructure adviser.The report examined 318 billion Australian dollars’ worth of a…
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Oslo, May 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that both India and Norway believe in a rules-based order, dialogue and diplomacy while expressing support for every effort made for an early end to ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia. Addressing media with his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Store following their meeting in Oslo on Monday, PM Modi said, “India and Norway believe in rules-based order, dialogue, and diplomacy. We agree that military conflict cannot resolve a…
Oslo, May 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced transformation of India-Norway relationship into a Green Strategic Partnership that will be “beneficial for the entire world”. Making a press statement alongside Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Store following their meeting in Oslo, PM Modi also stated that Norway has decided to join the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative. “The world is going through a period of instability and uncertainty. Whether it is Ukraine or West Asia, conflict pers…
Canberra, May 17 (IANS) Australia could see homelessness quadruple within a decade under a high-emissions climate scenario, a new study finds, highlighting the growing intersection between climate change and housing affordability. The study finds that even well-intentioned housing policies could significantly worsen housing affordability and homelessness under the impacts of climate change, according to a statement from Australia’s University of Sydney released Friday.Researchers found that clim…
Jaipur, May 15 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Friday inaugurated the state’s first semiconductor cluster in Bhiwadi and said work on the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) connecting Rajasthan to Delhi via Haryana, along with the implementation of the Yamuna Water Agreement, is progressing rapidly. Addressing a virtual event for multiple development projects in Bhiwadi and Khairthal-Tijara, Sharma said the state government is aggressively pushing industrial growth thr…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Thursday said there is a growing expectation among emerging markets and developing countries that BRICS will play a “constructive and stabilising role” amid global uncertainty, conflicts and economic challenges.He made the remarks while delivering his opening address at the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting being held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi under India’s 2026 chairship of the expanded grouping.Foreign minis…
New Delhi/Oslo, May 12 (IANS) Norway’s Ambassador to India, May-Elin Stener, has described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Oslo for the 3rd India-Nordic Summit as “historic”, underlining its importance for strengthening India–Norway relations and expanding cooperation across various sectors. Speaking to IANS ahead of the summit, Stener said the visit carries special significance as it marks the first trip by an Indian Prime Minister to Norway in 43 years.”This is a very import…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav said on Monday that India will host the First International Big Cat Summit, on June 1 and 2, in New Delhi, inviting the industry to play an active part in big cat conservation.The Minister was speaking at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) conference on ‘Future of the Global Economy, Industry and Society, and the Vision for India@100’.Yadav said that IBCA is Prime Minister Narendra Mod…
Brussels, May 4 (IANS) The European Commission on Monday proposed to remove leather from the scope of the revised European Union (EU) Deforestation Regulation, in a move to avoid penalising EU producers of goods such as handbags and shoes. The draft delegated act, open for public feedback until June 1, proposes targeted amendments to the product scope, including adding soluble coffee and certain palm oil derivatives while excluding leather and retreaded tyres and so on, said the Commission in a …
Colombo, May 4 (IANS) Sri Lanka and the Maldives signed seven memoranda of understanding during Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu’s State Visit to Colombo, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said on Monday.The agreements cover cooperation in tourism, education, higher education, health, sports, youth development, archives and defence, the PMD said.Muizzu arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday for a three-day State Visit at the invitation of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The visit mar…