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India
Towards food system transition
Posted on 16 Apr, 2022 06:50 PMMarking its fifth year of formal presence in the country The Nature Conservancy (TNC) India held a special event in New Delhi in which Suresh Prabhu, Former Union Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament, and Amitabh Kant, Chief Executive Officer, Niti Aayog were
![Foodscapes for people and nature (Image: TNC)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-04/tnc.jpg?itok=YKxERnM4)
Forest fire incidences have increased ten times over the past two decades
Posted on 13 Apr, 2022 10:47 PMAmong the countries of the global south, India is one of the most vulnerable nations and is exposed to an increasing trend of forest fires.
![More than 275 million people in India are exposed to extreme forest fire events. (Image: Naveen N Kadalaveni, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-04/bandipur.jpg?itok=uVrhEIQk)
Informing children about environmental pollution
Posted on 13 Apr, 2022 04:56 PMChildren are important stakeholders in the path to sustainable development, in addition to being the most effective agents of climate change-related actions, emphasized experts at the launch of Pollution Solutions: For a Cleaner, Greener Earth, a book for children
![Time is running out on climate action (Image: Maxpixel)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-04/maxpixel.jpg?itok=xlYguxqy)
Heat waves, extreme weather events and climate change
Posted on 10 Apr, 2022 12:27 AMIndia Metrological Department (IMD) declares a heatwave based on temperature data. A heatwave is declared when the highest temperature at a station surpasses 45 degrees Celsius. If it exceeds 47 degrees Celsius it is referred to as a severe heatwave.
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Prioritize equitable health to build well-being in societies for a healthier, fairer, and greener world: WHO
Posted on 07 Apr, 2022 09:05 AMWith climate change emerging as the single biggest threat facing humanity and nearly 13 million lives lost every year due to avoidable environmental causes, the World Health Organization is calling for prioritizing equitable health and accelerating steps to protect ecological systems and health to build wellbeing societies.
![South-East Asia has the highest number of deaths related to climate change (Image: Mohamed Hassan, Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-04/air-pollution-g64fef8500_1920.jpg?itok=-XdAMfX_)
Water in the cloud?
Posted on 03 Apr, 2022 04:26 PMAs per NITI Aayog, India is reeling under a severe water crisis with around 50% population experiencing high-to-extreme water shortages. At the same time, it is estimated that currently up to 25% of water is lost in transit due to leakage caused by poor maintenance of infrastructure. Also, 70% of our freshwater sources are contaminated and our major rivers are dying because of pollution.
![A real-time monitoring system based on IoT can be highly effective in fulfilling water needs, saving water cost, energy cost and reducing water footprint. (Image: Piqsels)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-04/business-database-iot-artificial.jpg?itok=Fs-nCAJ_)
21-year old with sign boards on Ladakh streets is helping change how residents manage waste
Posted on 01 Apr, 2022 09:57 PMThe Union Territory of Ladakh, with its exponential rise in tourist footfall, is grappling with the problem of waste disposal. The locals, on the other hand, get rid of their garbage by burning it.
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India gears up for second spell of intense heat
Posted on 29 Mar, 2022 03:58 PMHeat wave engulfing parts of Central and Northwest India during the summer season is nothing new for India. However, mercury soaring beyond 40 degrees Celsius during the middle of March seems to be the new normal.
![Maximum temperatures breaking records are now here to stay with the rise in global mean temperatures (Image: Frau Katze, Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-04/indian-summer-g50ec5171d_1280.jpg?itok=4j_qzDm5)
Wastewater management framework in India: Policy challenges and solutions for a sustainable future
Posted on 26 Mar, 2022 12:32 PMIndia is one of the most water-stressed regions in the world, with 600 million Indians facing extreme water stress, according to a NITI Aayog report from 2018.
![Yelahanka wastewater treatment plant, Bangalore (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-03/wastewater-yellahanka.jpg?itok=LYvToMKW)
Greening solar energy through waste management
Posted on 24 Mar, 2022 10:45 PMThe shift to renewable energy sources is inevitable and of the various energy sources solar energy has a huge potential. The production of electricity with the usage of solar photovoltaic technology is the most promising after wind and hydro technology.
![With the rising installations the solar waste accumulations will also rise to huge extent on their life cycle completion (Image: Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-03/lead.jpg?itok=SO4uA7Wa)