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April 30, 2024
India boils as heat soars!
As temperatures soar, what should India do to adapt to changing conditions to mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change?
Heat waves sweep across India (Image: Maxpixel, CC0 Public Domain)
November 5, 2023
Weather-related natural disasters likely to impact sustainability initiatives
Honeywell’s environmental sustainability index, a quarterly index reveals a growing number of organisations globally are boosting annual sustainability investments by at least 50%, and are optimistic about achieving short- and long-term objectives
Environmental Sustainability Index gauges movement in corporate sentiment and investment on the sustainability front. (Image: Needpix)
May 4, 2023
The changing face of monsoon
Climate change is expected to have significant impacts on the Indian monsoon
As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), instances of heavy rainfall have increased by almost 85% in the country since 2012 (Image: Marina, 2009,Wikimedia Commons)
January 17, 2023
पानी-पर्यावरण मास्टर - मास्टर मोहन कांडपाल 
रिस्कन नदी 40 किमी लंबी है। अब तक बने 5000 से अधिक खावों का प्रभाव कहीं-कहीं दिखाई देने लगा है। लेकिन एक नदी को जिंदा होने के लिए पर्याप्त नहीं है। रिस्कन नदी को बचाने हेतु उनके द्वारा माननीय प्रधानमंत्री महोदय, माननीय जल शक्ति मंत्री भारत सरकार व माननीय मुख्यमंत्री उत्तराखंड से भी निवेदन किया गया है।
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December 12, 2022
Why farmers are not adopting crop insurance in India?
Study looks at behavioral biases in crop insurance adoption
Adoption rate of crop insurance low in India despite government efforts (Image: PxHere, CC0 Public Domain)
September 13, 2022
Chaos in a concrete jungle
Heavy rains and floods have battered Bengaluru yet again. Uncontrolled and unregulated development and concretisation of the city that pays no heed to the ecology and hydrology of the region needs to stop!
Urban flooding in Bangalore (Image Source: Thejas via Wikimedia Commons)
Char Dham road widening: Activists up in arms against cutting of deodar trees
News this fortnight
Posted on 10 May, 2022 02:20 PM

Activists up in arms against the plan to cut down deodar trees for the widening of Char Dham roads
Rich, diverse forest of Uttarakhand (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)
Need for robust forecasting mechanism: Landslides and flash floods
Smaller-scale weather events need better prediction
Samar Lahiry
Posted on 03 May, 2022 08:33 PM

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has generated a long-range forecast for the upcoming southwest monsoon season, which brings rainfall across the country from June to September.
Image: Vinoth Chandar, Wikimedia Commons
Climate Asia, a new initiative launched to deal with the climate crisis
Need to focus on geographically specific solutions
Arthan
Posted on 26 Apr, 2022 08:26 PM

A new initiative “Climate Asia” attempts to build a robust climate ecosystem in Asia, by working with climate organizations to strengthen the workforce.
Building and strengthening the climate ecosystem in Asia (Image: Tumisu, Pixabay)
This is how your kid’s life will be like in 2050
It is almost certain that today’s kids are doomed to live in a world that would be two-degree centigrade warmer compared to the average global temperature of the 1850s. But what would that world be like?
Manoj Misra
Posted on 22 Apr, 2022 03:04 PM

Scientists might be forced to listen to self-serving politicians but climate change shall not.
Children's lives are under threat due to climate change. (Image: Max Pixel)
34 percent of India's coastline suffers from erosion, West Bengal worst affected
News this fortnight
Swati Bansal
Posted on 18 Apr, 2022 10:00 AM

West Bengal's coastline suffers the worst erosion while Goa's remains stable
Coast along the southern tip of the country (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)
Heat waves, extreme weather events and climate change
Increased heatwave conditions are more prominent in central and northern India
Samar Lahiry
Posted on 10 Apr, 2022 12:27 AM

India 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.
Heat waves sweep across India (Image: Maxpixel, CC0 Public Domain)
India gears up for second spell of intense heat
Climate change nightmares coming true
Climate Trends
Posted on 29 Mar, 2022 03:58 PM

Heat 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)
India, in the hot seat!
The intensity and duration of heat waves is predicted to increase in India and human induced anthropogenic changes are to blame.
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 29 Mar, 2022 03:31 PM

The India Meteorological Department has warned of severe hot weather conditions across large parts of India this month.
A man sits under the scorching heat of the sun in front of Amer fort in Jaipur (Picture courtesy: Prabhu B Doss, Flickr Commons: CC-By-NC-ND-2.0)
Eastern India highly vulnerable to climate change, says study
Study analyses the historical climate and projects, the temperature and rainfall of the four eastern states
Center for Study of Science Technology and Policy
Posted on 23 Mar, 2022 10:46 AM

Climate 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.
Climate projections for the eastern states at the district level for the period 2021–2050 (the 2030s) indicate a warmer and wetter future (Image: Save the Children)
Meghalaya's participatory water projects exhibit scale and community empowerment
News this fortnight
Swati Bansal
Posted on 01 Feb, 2022 03:28 PM

Meghalaya exemplifies participation at scale and community empowerment in participatory water projects
A water body in Meghalaya (Image source: IWP Photo via Flickr Album)
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