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Gender-sensitive water management: A cornerstone for equitable outcomes
Posted on 24 Aug, 2021 06:00 AMWomen and young girls fetching water from distant sources, walking miles, carrying loads on the head, some pots precariously placed at their waist is a familiar scene, especially in low and medium-income countries where water scarcity is high.
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Study indicates no uranium in Kerala’s drinking water
Posted on 21 Aug, 2021 11:42 AMThe serious health effects connected with the presence of uranium, a naturally occurring radioactive element in drinking water sources from different parts of the world and more recently in some parts of India (
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Mobilising communities against encroachment of water bodies
Posted on 20 Aug, 2021 07:25 PMTapas Das, a river and wat
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Proactive action on green cooling to deal with the climate crisis
Posted on 20 Aug, 2021 10:58 AMIndia’s approval on ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on
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Equipping communities to plan land and water conservation initiatives
Posted on 19 Aug, 2021 11:21 PMLess than an hour from the district headquarter of Bhilwara, women in village Bavdi in Jahazpur block had to walk for several miles in the scorching heat
World Bank to provide $250 million to ensure dam safety in India
Posted on 10 Aug, 2021 07:04 AMWorld Bank will provide $250 million for dam safety in India
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IPCC: Net zero plans needed if we are to stop warming
Posted on 09 Aug, 2021 05:02 PMThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) met virtually to consider the contribution of Working Group 1 (WG1) to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), for two weeks from 26th July to 6th August, 2021.
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Training course: Groundwater Budgeting and Auditing
Posted on 09 Aug, 2021 03:50 PMObjectives of the course:
Report identifies 15 high-potential actions for cities to adapt to climate risks
Posted on 04 Aug, 2021 01:56 PMAs cities around the world face a growing climate crisis, McKinsey Sustainability and C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group has released a new report called
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Floods and recurring natural disasters in India
Posted on 04 Aug, 2021 09:59 AMAfter two weeks of extremely hot and long dry weather, the monsoon winds brought heavy rains to the hilly northern states of India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand) and the south-west coastal states (Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, and Kerala). Cloudbursts and landslides have wreaked havoc.
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