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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.
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.
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.
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.
Eastern India highly vulnerable to climate change, says study
Posted on 23 Mar, 2022 10:46 AMClimate data gathering at the district level is essential for risk planning, developing coping strategies, and adaptation, especially considering that the impacts of climate variability, climate change, and extreme events are visible globally and in India.
Understanding disaster risks as a systemic construct
Posted on 20 Mar, 2022 09:56 AMAgainst the backdrop of human-induced hazards and disaster risks, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) articulates the need for an improved understanding of disaster risk in all its dimensions of exposure, vulnerability, and hazard characteristics as well as the strengthening of disaster risk governance (UNDRR, 2015).
Pharma antibiotics polluting Indian rivers, says Toxics Link study
Posted on 17 Mar, 2022 06:52 PMA new study by Toxics Link, 'Menace of Antibiotic Pollution in Indian Rivers' has found that rivers are now prone to pollution from antibiotic residues.
Impact of climate change on agricultural livelihoods of women
Posted on 11 Mar, 2022 06:39 PMThe aim of the forum was to discuss the impact of climate change on agricultural livelihoods of women. The forum threw light on the deep disparities between the work women have access to relative to men and the significant gender gap prevailing amongst agricultural casual workers. Women’s wages are at least 30 percent lower than male wages.
Assistant Program Lead – Water, Research and Training
Posted on 08 Mar, 2022 01:02 PMEvery person across rural India deserves to lead a more secure, prosperous, and dignified life.
Impact of climate change on agricultural livelihoods of women: March 8, 2022
Posted on 07 Mar, 2022 05:01 PMJoin us for the upcoming forum on March 8, 2022 from 11:30 AM-12:30 PM on the ‘Impact of Climate Change on Agricultural Livelihoods of Women'. Climate Change is a threat across the globe to all livelihoods but people working in agriculture, especially women, are more burdened by the impact of climate change. This will further widen the inequalities in agriculture.