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August 11, 2024
SeasonWatch: Citizens, trees, and climate change
Even in the face of daunting challenges like climate change, collective action and community engagement can lead to meaningful change
SeasonWatch tree walk at Rupa Rahul Bajaj Centre for Environment and Art (Image: SeasonWatch)
August 2, 2024
Wayanad landslide tragedy: Balancing nature and development
There is a need for a multi-faceted approach to disaster management, combining advanced monitoring, early warning systems, community preparedness, and sustainable land use practices to mitigate future risks.
Aftermath of a 2022 landslide on Nedumpoil ghat road (Image: Vinayaraj, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0)
July 10, 2024
A silent crisis in Indian farmlands: The disappearing trees
Millions of trees are fast disappearing from India's farmlands. What are its implications for agriculture and the environment?
Disappearing trees over Indian farmlands (Image Source: WOTR)
June 7, 2024
Misguided ocean carbon capture: Hype outweighs science
Scientists question effectiveness of nature-based CO2 removal using the ocean
Ocean ecosystem (Image: PxHere, CC0 Public Domain)
June 6, 2024
गर्म होते महासागर, ऑक्सीजन की कमी और अम्लीकरण : महासागरों में 10 गुना बढ़ेंगे 'Hot Days'
एक अध्ययन से पता चलता है कि समुद्री लू या हीटवेव (असामान्य रूप से उच्च समुद्री तापमान की अवधि) जो पहले हर साल लगभग 20 दिनों तक होती थी (1970-2000 के बीच), वह बढ़कर 220 से 250 दिन प्रति वर्ष हो सकती है। जानिए क्या होंगे इसके परिणाम?
गर्म होते महासागर
May 31, 2024
Climate action in urban spaces: SEEDS cool roof solutions in Delhi slums
From scorching to sustainable: Building resilience against heatwaves
A multifaceted approach to urban heatwaves (Image: Sri Kolari)
Recording the climate co-benefits of MGNREGS
CSTEP develops a framework for quantifying the climate co-benefits of MGNREGS works
Center for Study of Science Technology and Policy
Posted on 16 Apr, 2023 05:12 PM

Usharmukti, a massive river rejuvenation programme launched by the Government of West Bengal, is implemented primarily through the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), in collaboration with grassroot civil society organ
Women working on an NREGA site building a pond to assist in farming and water storage (Image: UN Women/Gaganjit Singh)
International conference on disaster resilient infrastructure (ICDRI 2023) will focus on pathways for delivering resilient and inclusive infrastructure
CDRI hosted its annual flagship event, ICDRI on 4th April 2021 where Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Hon. Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Smt. Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the conference through a video message emphasizing on the need for disaster resilient infrastructure
Posted on 05 Apr, 2023 10:37 AM

The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), opened the 5th edition of its flagship conference, ICDRI 2023, today at the Taj Palace, New Delhi, India. ICDRI 2023 is focused on bringing solutions integrating resilience in infrastructure to ensure access, delivery and continuity of essential services to people and communities.
Madhya Pradesh's villages lead the way in climate smart agriculture
News this fortnight
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 03 Apr, 2023 11:21 AM

Madhya Pradesh's climate smart villages provide lessons in climate change adaptability

A Climate Smart Village project initiated by the state government on natural farming in Madhya Pradesh villages has yielded highly successful results setting an example for other villages in India to follow.
Lush green farms in Madhya Pradesh (Image Source: Rajarshi MItra via Wikimedia Commons)
IPCC climate report - a warning call
Synthesis report of IPCC AR6: Grounded action needed to ensure social and ecological justice
ActionAid India
Posted on 23 Mar, 2023 12:22 PM

The Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report is a warning call for action on the quickly closing opportunity of keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees centigrade. Unless fossil fuels are rapidly retired, the impacts of climate change already faced by vulnerable communities will become difficult to handle.
The Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the sixth in a series of reports which assess scientific, technical, and socio-economic information concerning climate change (Image: Wallpaperflare)
Climate change is actively impeding the progress made across all SDGs: Reveals Dasra
Dasra announces the plan for Climate Action Alliance which will aim to bring together stakeholders across sectors with the vision to build resilient communities and systems
Dasra
Posted on 10 Mar, 2023 03:22 PM

Dasra, a strategic philanthropy organisation, during the 14th edition of Dasra Philanthropy Week organised at Godrej One, Vikhroli in Mumbai, introduced its vision to collaborate with various sector experts, funders, civil society organisations and institutions to form Climate Action alliance to enable intersectional climate action
Development goals on zero hunger, health, gender equality, sustainable cities, biodiversity and global partnership for sustainable development most affected by the climate change (Image: rawpixel.com/NASA)
Green jobs for women and a way to address climate change
A panel discussion was held by Climate Asia to address these issues
Climate Asia
Posted on 10 Mar, 2023 02:37 PM

On March 6, Climate Asia organized a panel discussion titled "Green Jobs for Women: A Path to Climate Solutions." The panel was designed to discuss aspects of the green jobs ecosystem for women and explore how it can contribute to addressing climate change.
Barefoot solar engineer Minakshi Diwan 20, tends to maintenance works in the solar village in Odisha (Image: Engineering for Change)
Instruments to facilitate long-term lending critical for green transition
Long- term financing, restructuring of institutions needed to allow green finance to flow
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Posted on 23 Feb, 2023 10:17 AM

The 22nd edition of the annual flagship event of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)—the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS)—is being held from 22-24 February 2023 in New Delhi.
There is a need to reform the global financial system to achieve sustainable development (Image: MaxPixel)
Preventing floods through grassland conservation
This study found that replacing natural grasslands and forests by exotic species increased the likelihood of flooding during extreme rainfall events in the Nilgiris.
Rajat Ramakant Nayak
Jagdish Krishnaswamy
Srinivas Vaidyanathan
Nick A. Chappell
Ravinder Singh Bhalla
Posted on 21 Jan, 2023 02:54 PM

Erratic rainfall patterns and the risk of floods in mountain landscapes
Grasslands interspersed with pockets of montane Shola forests in the Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu (Image Source: Anand Osuri via Wikimedia Commons)
Fostering innovation in the green cooling sector
India’s cooling strategy can simultaneously mitigate the heat-related risks on lives and livelihoods, lower carbon emissions, and position India as a global hub for green cooling manufacturing.
The World Bank
Posted on 07 Jan, 2023 08:53 AM

As temperatures rise across India, so will the demand for cooling. Severe heat waves, responsible for thousands of deaths across India over the last few decades, are increasing with alarming frequency.
Can India meet its growing domestic demand while also position itself as a manufacturing hub for cooling technologies? (Image: Gije Cho, CC)
Radiation not a pollutant, says Pollution Control Committee
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 06 Jan, 2023 10:08 AM

Radiation is not a pollutant: Pollution Control Committee
DPCC claims there is no convincing scientific evidence of causing adverse health effects of radiation (Image: CC0 Public Domain)
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