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Latest Christian Aid report identifies top 10 climate disasters of 2022

-Press released by Christian Aid dated 27 December, 2022 * Study identifies the year’s 10 costliest extreme events influenced by the climate crisis - each caused more than $3 billion in damage. * Report also examines 10 other extreme events that caused massive human and environmental damage, mostly in the poorest countries. * The Floods that submerged parts of Pakistan in June displaced 7m people and caused more than $30 billion in estimated...

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Why was the ban on agri-commodities trading extended? -Subramani RA Mancombu

-The Hindu Business Line The extended ban has affected the turnover of commodity exchanges * What are the agri commodities in which futures trading has been banned by SEBI? SEBI has banned futures trading in seven agri commodities, including the derivatives of two produce. The banned commodities are non-basmati paddy, wheat, chana (Bengal gram), mustard seed and its derivatives, soyabean and its derivatives, crude palm oil and moong (green gram). * Why were they...

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Climate change induced extreme events are playing havoc with human lives & livelihoods, show latest available data

It is evident from various studies (please click here, here and here to access) that emission of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) by the developed as well as the developing countries is responsible for climate change, thus causing extreme weather events to occur, with much more ferocity than in the past. The negative impact of climate change may or may not be felt in the geographical location where historically emission has taken...

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Rice market set for a bull run -Subramani RA Mancombu

-The Hindu Business Line World over rice production is likely to fall due to a combination of drought and Floods Three developments over the past couple of months have put the global rice market in focus. First, the India curbed rice exports by banning shipments of fully broken rice and imposing a 20 per cent duty on white rice exports. Second, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar told the...

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Assamese Gamocha gets Geographical Indication Tag

-SentinelAssam.com This step will be very helpful for weavers of the state who were adversely affected by counterfeit products in the market. GUWAHATI: A long-awaited demand of the people of Assam has been fulfilled as the traditional Gamocha finally gets a GI Tag.  Gamocha is an essential part of the Assamese lifestyle and identity. But in recent times, it was noticed that machine-made products from different parts of the country were Flooding the...

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