4IR technologies and Bangladesh's preparedness
The 4th Industrial Revolution is evolving fast and reshaping economies, businesses, industries, and the global manufacturing landscape of the world. Countries like the USA, China, Japan, South Korea, and other developed ones are employing AI, robotics, and other advanced technologies to offset the rising labour cost in their countries. Technology has touched every sphere of our lives. The world, once connected through wires, now does not even need touching devices to make things work. Gestures and Voices are also taking over manual interactions with machines. Mind reading is also not a far-fetched idea anymore. Innovation has ranged to such a level that researchers are now testing artificial limbs which will move at the will of a disabled person. This technology is claimed to be a clairvoyant or a mind reader. Internet of Things (IoT) applications, such as-- smart homes or, houses with smart technology, autonomous vehicles, wearables etc., are making lives easier than ever. The evolution of the "META" (Metaverse: A combination of the words 'Meta' and 'Universe', indicating beyond the universe) world has created an altered reality where we will be able to do anything and everything we want in a world or a collection of worlds of our choices. The metaverse platform will not remain tied to any one app or any single place. Digital goods and identities will move from one world to the other. Today's Metaverse is a shared virtual space where people are represented by digital avatars. We deem this as an issue of importance.
India targets net-zero carbon emissions by 2070, says Modi
India’s economy will become carbon neutral by the year 2070, the country’s prime minster has announced at the COP26 climate crisis summit in Glasgow. The target date is two decades beyond what scientists say is needed to avert catastrophic climate impacts. India is the last of the world’s major carbon polluters to announce a net-zero target, with China saying it would reach that goal in 2060, and the United States and the European Union aiming for 2050.
COP26: What climate summit means for one woman in Bangladesh
China's carbon emissions are vast and growing, dwarfing those of other countries. Experts agree that without big reductions in China's emissions, the world cannot win the fight against climate change. In 2020, China's President Xi Jinping said his country would aim for its emissions to reach their highest point before 2030 and for carbon neutrality before 2060. His statement has now been confirmed as China's official position ahead of the COP26 global climate summit in Glasgow. But China has not said exactly how these goals will be achieved.
Why China's climate policy matters to us all
China's carbon emissions are vast and growing, dwarfing those of other countries. Experts agree that without big reductions in China's emissions, the world cannot win the fight against climate change. In 2020, China's President Xi Jinping said his country would aim for its emissions to reach their highest point before 2030 and for carbon neutrality before 2060. His statement has now been confirmed as China's official position ahead of the COP26 global climate summit in Glasgow. But China has not said exactly how these goals will be achieved.
Deliver on promises, developing world tells rich at climate talks
A crucial U.N. conference heard calls on its first day for the world's major economies to keep their promises of financial help to address the climate crisis, while big polluters India and Brazil made new commitments to cut emissions. World leaders, environmental experts and activists all pleaded for decisive action to halt the global warming which threatens the future of the planet at the start of the two-week COP26 summit in the Scottish city of Glasgow on Monday. The task facing negotiators was made even more daunting by the failure of the Group of 20 major industrial nations to agree ambitious new commitments at the weekend.