A view of CBD area in Beijing on June 20, 2023. Rising sea levels and falling labor productivity would slash growth in the Asia-Pacific region, which needs an annual investment of at least $102 billion in the next five years for adaptation measures to help offset the huge economic losses brought by climate change, the Asian Development Bank said on …
Karwar: With severe rain pounding the coastal region, 437 people have been shifted to 12 relief centers in the Uttara Kannada district. In the past 24 hours, two houses in Uttara Kannada were severely damaged, while 13 sustained partial damage. The neighboring districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada also reported damage: 11 houses and three cattle sheds were partially damaged …
Mangaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party has once again secured its dominance in the Coastal Karnataka region, winning all three constituencies. In Uttara Kannada, BJP candidate Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, a former Speaker of the Karnataka Assembly, with extensive legislative and ministerial experience, won by a record margin of 3,37,428 votes, defeating Congress contender Dr. Anjali Nimbalkar. Kota Srinivas Poojary, representing BJP …
With the onset of festive season and winters, the conversation around air pollution has once again become omnipresent. A recent study published in Current Biology has pointed out how the natural reproductive cycles of corals living in coastal regions are being threatened by artificial light pollution. He mentioned that due to the high rate of urban development in marine coastal …