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TSC and Ecosan's initiative to bring about sustainable sanitation in India based on technologically advanced and eco friendly approaches towards sanitation, involving NGO, Community and Individual participation. Read more

Climage Change, Indias perceptions, positions, policies and possibilities, written by Jyoti K Parikh and Kirit Parikh, Indira Gandhi

The Indian Government conducts a National Environment Awareness Campaign every year.

British Council and TERI have identified 52 youth over the country who are empowered to pilot climate change adaptation and mitigation activities in their communities as part of their International Climate Championships 2009 program.

The map shows that there is a decreasing trend of rainfall over most of peninsular India (barring Maharashtra) including the western part of the Gangetic plain and the north eastern states apart from Assam.

An increasing trend of rainfall has been observed for the eastern part of the Gangetic plain, Assam, Telengana and all coastal regions of the country.

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Rainwater is amongst the purest water one can get distilled as it is by the sun. However, in a rainwater harvesting system, the water comes in contact with several surfaces, such as the roof or gutters. Its flow becomes possibly mixed with leaves or dust.

On a scale of 5, from lowest to highest, this map shows the vulnerability of various districts of the country to climate change. The map shows many of these regions are doubly exposed to the risk of climate change.

The total flood prone region in the country is 40 million Ha, of which about 32 million Ha, can be given protection. Until 1954, only 3 million Ha were protected, while as of 2004, about 15.8 million Ha has been protected. The average annual damage due to floods is estimated at Rs.

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