In a cavernous theater lit up with the green shapes of camels and palms at COP28 in Dubai, ecologist Thomas Crowther, former chief scientific adviser for the United Nations’ Trillion Trees Campaign, was doing something he never would have expected a few years ago: begging environmental ministers to stop planting so many trees. Mass plantations … Read more
MUMBAI: The era of very low interest rates is behind us, veteran banker Uday Kotak said at the ET CEO Roundtable here on Tuesday, which deliberated on how India can thrive amid global turmoil.Kotak said the US Fed rates will not come down to zero. “We are in a world now where there’s going to … Read more
Heavy urban battles raged on Monday in the bloodiest ever Gaza war which has killed 101 Israeli soldiers and around 18,000 Palestinians, according to the latest reported death tolls, amid a spiralling humanitarian crisis. Hamas, which started the war with its October 7 attacks in which 1,200 people were killed in southern Israel, warned the … Read more
GAZA CITY: Israel bombarded targets in Gaza on Saturday after the United States blocked an extraordinary UN bid for a ceasefire in the war with Hamas that has triggered alerts of an “apocalyptic” humanitarian situation.Aid workers say Gaza’s humanitarian system is on the verge of collapse, as disease and starvation threaten.Washington’s veto was swiftly condemned … Read more
New Delhi: Delhi University (DU) is the most sustainable university in India, but no Indian institution made it to the top 200 in the global Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Sustainability Rankings 2023, released Monday. Among the 56 Indian universities featured in the rankings, DU claimed the highest spot (220th) globally, and stood 30th in Asia. After … Read more
DEIR AL-BALAH: Israeli fighter jets hit Hamas targets in the GazaStrip on Friday shortly after a weeklong truce expired, the military said, as the war resumed in full force. Airstrikes hit southern Gaza, including the community of Abassan east of the town of Khan Younis, the Interior Ministry in the Hamas-run territory said. Another strike … Read more
The US has warned Israel that it must fight more surgically and avoid further mass displacement of Palestinians in its war against Hamas to avoid a humanitarian crisis that overwhelms the world’s ability to respond, according to senior Biden administration officials. The White House has told Israel that replicating the scale of its bombardment in … Read more
MUMBAI: Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group, has set a goal to derive 50% of its revenues from its `good & green’ products portfolio in the next decade.This is part of the organization’s sustainability targets for 2032, according to a statement issued by the firm.Jamshyd N Godrej, chairman and MD of … Read more
MAHBUBNAGAR: Hitting out at the ruling BRS in Telangana, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the upcoming Assembly elections will go a long way towards shaping the future of the southern state and its people.Telangana will poll for its Assembly in a single phase on November 30.Addressing a public meeting in the poll-bound … Read more
Hamas fighters were set Sunday to release a third group of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, a day after freeing captives including a young woman snatched from a desert rave.In a sign of the fragility of the exchanges, the latest swap Saturday was delayed for hours after Hamas accused Israel of breaching its … Read more