India

India issues notice to Pakistan seeking modification to Indus Waters Treaty

Urban development in all forms impacts the natural landscape, changing vegetation cover, infiltration rates and hydrological (surface and sub-surface) flows. With increasing urbanization urban areas lose a host of natural infrastructure and ecosystem services as ecosystems are modified, degraded and/ or shrunk.

According to the Global Water Quality Index, India ranks 120th out of 122 countries in water quality, its ability and commitment to improving it.

As temperatures rise across India, so will the demand for cooling. Severe heat waves, responsible for thousands of deaths across India over the last few decades, are increasing with alarming frequency.

Radiation is not a pollutant: Pollution Control Committee

Policymakers in developing countries have long emphasised improvements in agricultural productivity as a central strategy for promoting rural development.

The Primer in Methods and Ecological Research (PRiMER) is a certificate course designed and offered by Gubbi Labs and ATREE's Agasthyamalai Community-based Conservation Centre (ACCC) to provide experiential learning on how to appreciate and pursue research in Ecology. This is a unique, intensive programme aimed at inspiring participants and impart essential skills to be an ecologist.

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is currently the largest funded rural development program in India to ensure rural livelihood by providing employment through different activities.

Due to its geophysical and climatic conditions, India is exposed to multiple hazards and is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. According to Global Climate Risk Index it has remained in the top 10 worst affected countries by disasters for three straight years since 2018.

Diminishing water resources to irrigation is a major global challenge in sustainable food production. Terrapon-Pfaff et al. (2018), analysed the linkages between small-scale energy projects in developing countries and the food and water aspects of development.