The Silkyara Tunnel Collapse Reminds Us Exactly How Contentious the Char Dham Project Is
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The Silkyara Tunnel Collapse Reminds Us Exactly How Contentious the Char Dham Project Is

Despite the successful rescue operation of 41 miners trapped in the Silkyara tunnel collapse, it is essential to understand the problems with the larger Char Dham project, to prevent similar disasters in the future.

Extreme Weather Events Occurring with Increasing Frequency in India and USA – 2 Articles
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Extreme Weather Events Occurring with Increasing Frequency in India and USA – 2 Articles

‘Extreme Weather in India: A Disaster Nearly Every Day’: India has seen a disaster nearly every day this year – from heat and cold waves, cyclones and lightning to heavy rain, floods and landslides. Also: ‘US Has Faced a Record 23 Billion-Dollar Extreme Weather Disasters in 2023’.

COP28: The Mirage That Capitalism Can Solve its Destruction
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COP28: The Mirage That Capitalism Can Solve its Destruction

The COP28 summit taking place in Dubai from 30 Nov to 12 Dec is a colossal illusion. The delusionary effect is that the capitalist system is capable of reforming itself sufficiently to prevent global climate catastrophe, even as all the evidence points to the opposite conclusion.

COP28: Another Failure of the UN Climate Negotiations; Top 1% Emit Over 1,000 Times More CO2 Than Bottom 1%
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COP28: Another Failure of the UN Climate Negotiations; Top 1% Emit Over 1,000 Times More CO2 Than Bottom 1%

‘Despicable Derailment of UN Climate Negotiations’: There is nothing to suggest that COP28 will manifest anything other than another failure of the UN climate negotiations. Also: “The world’s top 1% of emitters over 1,000 times more CO2 than the bottom 1%.” – this is not from Oxfam, but the International Energy Agency.

India’s Flawed Development Model Leading to Disasters in the Himalayas – 3 Articles
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India’s Flawed Development Model Leading to Disasters in the Himalayas – 3 Articles

‘Disasters in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand Point to Flawed Development Model’; ‘Why Landslides, Happening Extensively Across the Himalayas, are Likely to Get Worse’; ‘Chilly Winter Awaits Thousands of Homeless Households Following Himalayan Disasters’.