Canada's 2023 wildfires produced more carbon emissions than all but three major countries  Fires burned area size of Florida, emitting 647 teragrams of carbon  Emissions five times more than Canada...

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- Canada's 2023 wildfires produced more carbon emissions than all but three major countries
- Fires burned area size of Florida, emitting 647 teragrams of carbon
- Emissions five times more than Canada's total annual emissions
- Scientists warn intense wildfires could become more frequent in Canada
- Increased wildfire activity may impact global climate change projections 

 Source: [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c703nzl25ypo)

Canada's 2023 wildfires released more greenhouse gases than any country other than China, the U.S. and India

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Canada's 2023 wildfires released more greenhouse gases than any country other than China, the U.S. and India- Grapevine

- India generates over 10.2 million tons of plastic waste annually, the highest in the world.
- This waste accounts for nearly 20 percent of the global plastic output.
- Researchers highlight a 10-1 ratio of plastic dump sites to sanitary landfills in India.
- Nigeria follows as the second-largest plastic polluter with 3.9 million tons per year.
- High-income countries, despite generating significant waste, have better disposal systems, keeping them out of the top 90 polluters. 

 Source: [The Hill](https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4861923-india-plastic-waste-study/)

India Leads the World in Plastic Waste Production

#ClimateCrisis - A map of India once glaciers melt !!

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- Canada announces 100% tariff on China-made EVs, following similar moves by US and EU
- 25% duty also planned on Chinese steel and aluminum imports
- Tariffs aim to counter alleged unfair subsidies in China's EV industry
- China calls the move 'trade protectionism' and urges Canada to correct 'erroneous practices'
- Tesla's Shanghai-made vehicles for Canadian market likely to be affected by new tariffs 

 Source: [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2n091v4m5o)

Canada Imposes 100% Tariff on Chinese Electric Vehicles

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What problems would Indian and Global startups be solving in the next decade, or they would be just throwing random yearly new buzz words and as usual VCs would be having orgasms on these buzz words.

I mean real problems.

Startups of the coming age

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Don't take this post negatively but think hard and put your views. We all agree that India is doing great at this point of time but no one , literally no one is talking about the danger future we have in front of us in coming years.
Below points need immediate attention and action 

1) Huge water crises in all the major cities and it will only get worse each year.
2) Corruption still relevant in almost all government works from land registration to traffic fines to railway ticket fines, you name it. 
3) We really need one child policy for some years now otherwise we can't imagine how dark the future is in all terms, from food to employment to natural resources.
4) Almost every food product from oil, ghee, butter is contaminated and the quality is just getting worse, to meet demand and to increase profits. Also corruption here.
5) The weather is just getting worse because of all the concrete jungles we have created and this will also get worse , thanks to our never ending population explosion.


Barack Obama rightly said recently that we should focus on improving the health of earth rather than finding life on Mars.
Earth will still have oxygen even after nuclear energy wars.

Sometimes I really think that we need real Thanos , who is the only one who can help solve these problems.

India needs a hard restart

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Canada

Over the last couple of weeks, heatwaves have been bringing down hellfire on north india.

Water is 24/7 hot, AC are running continuously (i know not good for environment), going out feels like a punishment. 


I know this will not change in one day but every small step matters.

I want to contribute/donate some money to some genuine NGOs that will plant trees and take care of them until the plants become self sufficient. Please share some if came across such NGOs.

P.S. - I would encourage to other folks in doing so as well.

Are there any NGOs that plant trees?

Staff Engineer

Our summers are becoming dangerous with every passing day, gone are the days of your childhood where 35degreed  would be peak of the day.
It's not even April yet and the temperature is barely going below 30s even at night, and it's not specific to one place, across the India whoever I talk to shares the same experience,
And the sad part is it's only going to get worse, more trees will be cut down to build highways and infrastructure to sustain our population and its needs, we still have to pull out 100s of million people out of acute low income level.
Global warming will be our biggest challenge in the following decades.
What is grapeviners opinion on this?

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Firecrackers ban on diwali

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Place is a shithole. I made a mistake of going there for studies after getting an admit at schools in the US. Man that place sucks. Everyone is soft as hell and there are no good jobs. Grad schools are a joke and the cities are more like a town with one main road.

Canada is literally the gully cricket league of life while US is World Cup. I have very little respect for people who end up in Canada, grow a pair of balls and move out to the US or India. Just imagine I am so furious even today that I am typing this at 4am.

Canada is a fucking joke tbh

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Full Canada India ego clash

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When the whole world is coming to India for FTAs, this guy is writing a suicide story for already crippled Canadian economy. A “could be” statement from a Prime Minister 🥱

Disaster named “Trudeau”

Product Manager

Have you heard about the Paris Agreement? It was held in December 2015 in Paris to mitigate climate change and assist developing countries financially. What a Clownshow it was! I have never seen world leaders so serious before this event.

So, what were the main outcomes of the Paris Agreements?
1. To keep the global temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
2. Developed countries have committed $100 billion a year for developing countries to fight against climate change.
3. A voluntary carbon market.

Signed by 195 countries, including influential figures like Barack Obama, Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi, and David Cameron, the event initially appeared to be a significant success, until the US withdrew from the agreement during Trump's presidency. However, Biden's pledge to rejoin the Paris Agreement during his campaign offered hope for a revival of commitments.

So, what happened next? Well, no one knows where that $100 billion statement went. Also, after the election, no one knows what Biden is doing for climate change. Even though the European Union is pressuring India to create policies for the Carbon market, they are not buying Carbon credits from India (They think our calculation approach is casual, and due to high corruption in India, there is a chance of double counting). Many startups that were started in India after the Paris Agreement to trade carbon credits have shut down this year after waiting 7 years for the policies, but Nirmala Sitaraman said they have no plans till next couple of years.

Currently, the COP28 meeting is ongoing. Do you know who is the host? Well, the UAE, one of the big oil-exporting countries. And our beloved Biden, whose whole campaign was around climate change, has not attended the summit. Also, the UAE prince was doing oil deals with the countries who have participated in COP28 on the sidelines of the summit (am not joking guys).

Well that's all for today.

COP28, Climate Change, and the Hypocrisy of World Leaders

Traffic, Pollution, People, Lifestyle, Rent, etc. I would highly appreciate your views on this.

Is Gurgaon a good place to work?

my_qualification: B.Tech IT from tier-3 college. 70%
I am 24 years old. I graduated in 2021 and had total 13 backlogs during UG and it took me 5 years to complete my degree. I am unemployed since my graduation and have been wasting my time on learning random things or multiple technologies at a same time. 2 months ago I decided to go to Canada for masters and my family supported me, my friend suggested me MS Data Science because he is Data Scientist in Canada. So, I gave IELTS in March and scored 7 band. Recently I had a talk with an Agency named Canam. And they suggested me to get Experience Letter + offer letter + LOR from employer + last 6 months payslip also Backlog Certificate from college but I don't have any of these things. What should I do in this situation? How should I move forward? How can I get my life on track? I'm just confused and not sure what should I do.

Should I go to Canada for Masters in Data Science? If yes, how?

After living in Delhi NCR for 10y, I left for my hometown in covid and then switched to Bangalore.

How is situation now? 

400+ aqi is way too much. Like smoking 20 🚬 daily.
Very deep consequences on health especially respiratory system.

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