New Year reckoning looms on climate and disaster action
December 20, 2020 in Opinion
BY Mami Mizutori
Climate-vulnerable nations know all too well that action on the climate emergency is just as important as a successful and affordable vaccine against Covid-19.
This year’s UN climate talks may have been postponed, but no one can take away the midnight reckoning that beckons on December 31 when the deadline expires for the submission of enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) countries’ climate action plans under the Paris Agreement.
This is the first of the five-year cycles of NDC revision envisaged when the climate accord was adopted by consensus on December 12, 2015.
With 22,889 new COVID-19 cases, India s tally nears 1 crore-mark ANI | Updated: Dec 18, 2020 10:07 IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): With 22,889 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, India s total cases reached 99,79,447, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday.
With 338 new deaths, the toll mounted to 1,44,789. According to the Union Health Ministry, the total number of active cases in the country reached 3,13,831. Meanwhile, the total discharged cases are at 95,20,827 with 31,087 new discharges in the last 24 hours.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 15,89,18,646 samples tested for COVID-19 up to December 17. Of these 11,13,406 samples were tested Thursday.
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Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, addressing a virtual event by CDRI and UNDRR. (Photo credit: Twitter/Harsh Vardhan)
India pursued scientific evidence-based approach amid COVID-19, says Harsh Vardhan ANI | Updated: Dec 18, 2020 06:41 IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): India recognised the COVID-19 threat early and pursued a scientific evidence-based approach to combat the situation, said Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, while addressing a virtual event by the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
Speaking on Build Back Better: building resilient health infrastructure and supply chains , Vardhan said on Thursday, It has been almost one year since the outbreak of COVID-19. While the caseload infection in many parts of the world is decreasing, many others are experiencing a second or e
India pursued scientific evidence-based approach to deal with COVID-19: Health Minister
Dr Harsh Vardhan asserted that from being an importer of PPEs before the pandemic, India is now a net exporter of PPEs. Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, addressing a virtual event by CDRI and UNDRR. (Photo credit: Twitter/@drharshvardhan)
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India recognised the COVID-19 threat early and pursued a scientific evidence-based approach to combat the situation, said Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare while addressing a virtual event by the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
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