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GLOBAL HEAT RISK STATISTICS
India had largest number of people exposed to 30 days of risky heat from Jun-Aug: AnalysisIndia faced the highest number of risky heat days globally. Climate change added dangerous heat to over 117 million people in the city. The...- Heat stress cost India $9 per tonne of CO2 in lost labour productivity in 2025India experienced significant labour productivity losses due to heat stress in 2025. A study revealed that each tonne of carbon dioxide emi...
- Global stock rally at risk as AI investment concerns mount: BISThe Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has warned that the AI-driven global stock market rally is showing signs of vulnerability as i...
- Trump, Altman, Musk and Amodei clash over AI risks as safety debate heats upPresident Donald Trump has rejected calls from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk to slow advanced AI developm...
- New TB vaccines expected from 2029 could prevent 7.3 million deaths by 2050, Gavi saysBy 2029, new tuberculosis vaccines are expected to save more than seven million lives, emerging as a crucial element for global health impr...
- Global Market: Japan inflation risks put BOJ rate path in focusJapan’s inflation outlook is becoming increasingly sensitive to import costs, yen movements and supply shocks, raising concerns at the Bank...
- China state newspaper blasts Anthropic's calls to slow AI as 'Cold War' tacticIn the essay published on Saturday and later endorsed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, Dario Amodei outlined a fram...
- $100 crude is an irritant, not a deal-breaker for India: Harsh Gupta MadhusudanWhile higher oil could pressure earnings and the rupee, he argues that the impact may be less severe than feared, with India’s growth backd...
- In 1936, temperature in 48 states of U.S. peaked during deadly Dust Bowl, 90 years later climate experts sound red flagGlobally, August was 1.65 degrees Celsius (nearly 3 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels, far exceeding the longer term 1.5 degr...
- In 2024, NTU coated roofs, walls, and roads across a Singapore industrial block: afternoon air fell by 2°C, and pedestrians felt up to 1.5°C cooler outdoorsIn Singapore, engineers have experimented with a groundbreaking coating designed to minimize heat absorption in urban settings. This innova...
- BRICS flags unilateral tariffs, trade barriers as global risksBRICS finance ministers voiced serious concerns over unilateral trade measures. Higher tariffs and non-tariff barriers are distorting globa...
- India has shown ‘quite a lot of resilience’ to oil price shock, says IMF as it welcomes stronger statistical frameworkAcknowledging India's strength in weathering increased energy prices, the International Monetary Fund has praised the country's economic st...
- IMF welcomes India's efforts to modernise statistical frameworkThe IMF welcomes India's statistical framework modernization efforts. New industrial production and producer price indexes will improve GDP...
- IMF say global growth on track to reach 3% in 2026, but risks remain highThe global economy has weathered the energy shock better than feared. Economic output is still expected to expand by about three percent in...
- FATF issues global alert on money laundering and fraud risks in gaming, gambling; publishes new risk indicatorsThe FATF is alerting countries about criminal abuse in gaming and gambling sectors. Criminals use gambling platforms for money laundering a...
- A hotter planet: August heat smashes climate recordsEarth experienced its hottest month ever in August, surpassing climate thresholds. This extreme heat resulted from human-caused climate cha...
- Extreme heat creates new winners in India’s FMCG basketIndian households faced increased summer expenses, affecting grocery budgets significantly. Chocolate and dairy consumption declined while ...
- In St. Paul, Penfield added a vegetated roof over a conventional membrane; monitoring found the green-roof membrane peaked about 51°F cooler than the conventional roofResearch reveals that green roofs maintain lower temperatures compared to conventional roofs, leading to significant reductions in cooling ...
- NLR reported a 110,000-square-foot Texas data center coated with IntelliKoat; its CEO said inside temperatures fell from 140°F to 86°F and heat failures dropped to zeroA Texas-based data center has successfully lowered its temperature through the application of an innovative roof coating called IntelliKoat...
- Cancer cases worldwide could rise nearly 70% by 2050, new study finds; Every 5th person on the globe may develop cancer in their lifetime - Researchers explain why there is still hopeAccording to estimates, global cancer cases could rise by an alarming 67 percent by 2050. Research indicates that nearly half of cancer-rel...
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