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Business Insider India
17 Sep 2023, 15:33
The Earth's 'blood pressure' is too high, and we are inching closer to a heart attack: new report warnsThe Earth's 'blood pressure' is too high, and we are inching closer to a heart attack: new report warns

The Earth's 'blood pressure' is too high, and we are inching closer to a heart attack: new report warns

A new report card has shown that we have breached six of nine planetary boundaries, putting enormous pressure on the status of human habitability on Earth. These boundaries are basically limits that define that Earthly processes are happening within the healthy levels — think of how we use BMI to decide a healthy human. You can also think of it as the Earth's blood pressure.
All businesses must follow this trajectory to help us escape certain climate doom, new report says. Read about it here
Business Insider India
15 Sep 2023, 12:43

All businesses must follow this trajectory to help us escape certain climate doom, new report says. Read about it here

Even though an increasing number of businesses worldwide are adopting sustainability into their operations, systematic greenwashing and a revenue-focused mindset has all but ensured that we will never meet our planet's climate targets on time. But forcing companies to take a greener route can only go so far; we need to understand how they think, and evaluate accordingly.
Child marriage rates in countries like India are witnessing a spike due to climate change-worsened extreme weather
Business Insider India
05 Sep 2023, 17:54

Child marriage rates in countries like India are witnessing a spike due to climate change-worsened extreme weather

The commodification of daughters often reduces them to "burdens" to be sold off when the family is unable to cope with the disaster-aggravated stresses of economic vulnerability and food insecurity. A Bangladesh study showed that 11-14-year-old girls were 50% more likely to be married in times of a prolonged heatwave.