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The IPCC recently released its bleakest warning to date, and the study portrays a dismal picture. The 4 key takeaways from the 2022 report are as below –  1) The window to act and reverse the deadly impacts of the climate crisis is shrinking. Gases have a long life in the atmosphere and once emitted, temperatures are bound to rise. The only solution to this is to reduce their emissions.  2) Half of the world’s population is already highly vulnerable to catastrophic changes.  3) The poorest people in the planet will be disproportionately affected. They are the victims, whose lives will be ruined despite the fact that they did not contribute to the greenhouse gas stock. 4) Climate-related relocation will accelerate, resulting in increased global instability and tensions. India, global climate leader and a greenhouse gas emitter, has a responsibility to bring better climate action plans and contributions to COP27 to get the world on the essential 1.5 degree Celsius trajector...

With the rise of omicron cases in China, the country is increasingly at risk of being overrun by the omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, as brutal as the one Hong Kong did. The country's Covid zero strategy to addressing the virus has sparked outrage and resulted in considerable limitations and an information blackout across provinces. There are a large number of elderly citizens in the nation, about 264 million, many of whom, about 52 million have not been vaccinated which is the biggest source of worry. Another source of concern for China is the poor efficiency of the vaccine, Sinovac, which was mandated by the WHO at 51% efficacy. 'Covid Zero' could crush China! In this scenario, India has played it smart by avoiding the Covid zero strategy. Its strategy is scientifically sound and is focused on living with the pandemic - prioritizing vaccination for the elderly. Given the increase in Covid infections in China, India must maintain mask laws, offer booster doses to t...