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Climate and Weather
Parasite – the film and India’s disaster management
Posted on 25 Feb, 2020 02:36 PMParasite, the South Korean movie released in 2019 has gained attention worldwide especially after its historical win at the Oscars 2020. The film takes on two different worlds co-existing in a country but set apart by class and wealth.
Unravelling Kuttanad’s drinking water paradox
Posted on 24 Feb, 2020 12:55 PMSurrounded by vast expanses of water, the Kuttanad region in Alleppey district, Kerala faces severe drinking water scarcity due to infrastructure failure and civic body inaction.
Mumbai lost 71 percent of wetlands in last four decades: Report
Posted on 09 Feb, 2020 07:11 PMAmong 22 cities in India, Mumbai has lost the maximum number of wetlands: WISA
Conference on Approaches to Shaping Climate Resilient Agriculture
Posted on 07 Feb, 2020 06:05 PMA conference on “Approaches to Shaping Climate Resilient Agriculture” will be hosted jointly by The Associated Chambers Of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) and the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). It will be held on 28th February, 2020, at The Lalit Ashok, Kumarakrupa Ro
Mountain women bear the brunt of climate change
Posted on 01 Feb, 2020 09:02 AMClimate change impacts are disproportionate and influence lives and livelihoods variedly. One crucial determinant of these disproportionate impacts is gender. Existing social norms determine roles and responsibilities, entitlements and capabilities, thereby influencing the individual perceptions of shocks and susceptibility which vary across gender groups.
Ramsar tag granted to ten more wetlands
Posted on 30 Jan, 2020 10:36 AM10 more wetlands in the country are now Ramsar sites
Climatic shocks wreak havoc on the Mahanadi delta
Posted on 24 Jan, 2020 05:06 PMThe Mahanadi delta in Odisha is a composite delta fed by water, sediments and nutrients from a network of three major rivers: Mahanadi, Brahmani and Baitarini. The coastline of the delta is approximately 200 km long, extending from the Chilika lagoon in the south to the Dhamara river in the north.
International Conference THE3E 2020
Posted on 23 Jan, 2020 04:48 PMThe Civil Engineering Department of PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu in association with Glasgow Caledonian University (Scotland) & Deakin University (Australia) is organizing an International conference titled "Triple Helix Ecosystem for Earth, Environment and Energy (THE3E 2020)" on 18th & 19th March 2020. The aim of the conference is to create a
A climate change wake-up call
Posted on 21 Jan, 2020 06:53 AMA new McKinsey Global Institute report, ‘Climate risk and response: Physical hazards and socioeconomic impacts’, suggests that many assumptions about the pote
The Karnataka State Water Policy 2019
Posted on 20 Jan, 2020 11:42 AMThe water crisis in Karnataka has not only led to severe agrarian distress in the eastern plains region but also created an acute shortage of domestic water, in both rural and urban areas. The 21st century has seen significant changes in demography, economy and agriculture, increasing the demand for water in the state.