Amita Bhaduri
India State of Forest Report 2021: Key takeaways
Posted on 17 Jan, 2022 06:29 PMThe Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEF&CC) released the biennial India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021 on January 13, 2021. “The total forest and tree cover of the country is 80.9 million hectares, which is 24.62% of the geographical area of the country,” said Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister for MoEF&CC sharing the report findings.
Smothered by heatwaves as climate swings
Posted on 22 May, 2021 11:19 PMIn recent times, India has been routinely experiencing abnormally hot days during the summer months of April and May. These deadly heatwaves marked by excessively hot weather along with high humidity are on the rise and are causing a record number of deaths of humans and livestock.
Green panel clears Central Vista project
Posted on 12 May, 2021 12:28 PMGreen panel clears Central Vista projects
Climate-induced migration surges in the Indian sub-continent
Posted on 15 Apr, 2021 02:11 PMClimate change-related stressors that disrupt people’s lives to a large e
Lessons from the Uttarakhand disaster
Posted on 21 Mar, 2021 07:10 PMIn the aftermath of the Chamoli disaster of 2021, the spotlight turned to the area’s proliferating development that made it particularly vulnerable to disasters. The environmental capacity to sustain damage had been severely reduced because of the impact of climate change.
Urban lake governance and sustainability
Posted on 21 Mar, 2021 10:38 AM"Lakes in Indian cities have seen a pitfall in terms of quality.
Decentralized water resources management
Posted on 18 Mar, 2021 10:30 AMDecentralization is the transfer of powers and responsibilities from the central government to the elected authorities at the subnational level. In India, as organs of the government closest to the people, the panchayati raj system has emerged as an effective good governance tool.
India’s pandemic generation: Inching closer to ecological disasters
Posted on 17 Mar, 2021 11:20 PMIndia is all set to usher in a ‘pandemic generation’, with 375 million children (from newborns to 14-year-olds) likely to suffer long-lasting impacts, as per the State of Environment Report, 2021.
Water: Governance challenges and suggested tools
Posted on 22 Feb, 2021 03:38 PMDahanu, an ecologically fragile area about 120 km from Mumbai, in Maharashtra’s Palghar district witnessed massive protests in 2019. Over 59 gram panchayats were opposing the land diversion to high-tech infrastructure projects.
Budget 2021: Environmental conservation or business as usual
Posted on 13 Feb, 2021 08:46 AMThis year’s budget was tabled when the country was grappling with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 induced crisis. The government was expected to provide an effective response to the pandemic-induced recession.