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Classifying rivers for setting up stone crushers is illegal: NGT to Uttarakhand government
Posted on 14 Dec, 2022 02:33 PMUttarakhand’s classification of rivers to set up stone crushers violates NGT Act
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Green nod granted to Centre’s ambitious Rs 72,000 crore project in Greater Nicobar Island
Posted on 18 Nov, 2022 12:19 PMMoEF grants green clearance to multi-development projects in Greater Nicobar Island
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Children demand ecological rights ahead of COP-27
Posted on 07 Nov, 2022 12:51 PMAhead of the Conference on Climate Change COP 27 at Egypt, PRATYeK, a registered organization with UN ECOSOC status, known for its national child led-advocacy initiative NINEISMINE, hosted an online event NO COP OUT on November 4 and 5, along with coalition partner
![Millions of children face the brunt of climate change in their day to day lives. There Is No Planet B (Image: Blaine O'Neill; Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/4201801271_79c2ee10d2_k.jpg?itok=theeKzca)
Protecting children from climate change impact not child's play
Posted on 06 Nov, 2022 06:57 PMOn October 25 2022, UNICEF released a report titled "The Coldest Year of the Rest of Their Lives: Protecting Children from Escalating Impacts of Heatwaves".
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Employment guarantee during Covid-19
Posted on 15 Oct, 2022 10:59 AMAs the Covid-19 pandemic fades from media headlines and public consciousness, it is important to ensure that lessons learned are not forgotten.
![MGNREGA provided income support or security to vulnerable households during the pandemic (Image: UN Women)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/nrega.jpg?itok=807rXeT3)
Lack of data professionals in the impact sector
Posted on 15 Oct, 2022 09:08 AMArthan, a social enterprise, recently organized a Fireside Chat Session - Data Talent for Social Good to bridge the awareness gap of the lack of data professionals in the impact sector.
![There is a need to integrate data science into the existing education system (Image: Mohamed Mahmoud Hassan, Public Domain Pictures)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/data.jpg?itok=CFg99y21)
Pyrolysis-based decentralized biorefinery can reduce residue open burning
Posted on 13 Oct, 2022 12:19 PMCrop residues are an abundantly available lignocellulosic feedstock that can provide multiple value-added products in a biorefinery (Kamm, 2007). However, approximately 24% of the generated residue is burned in the fields in India (Ravindra et al., 2019).
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Climate predictions and tipping points
Posted on 05 Oct, 2022 10:22 PMLevels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2 O) continue to rise.
![Cities – responsible for up to 70% of human-caused emissions – will face increasing climate impacts (Image: cocoparisienne, Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/climate.jpg?itok=1LOYIZeJ)
Shared water commons
Posted on 05 Oct, 2022 10:43 AMWater is a vital natural resource, but continuous consumption of freshwater sources at an unsustainable r
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Harnessing energy from wind
Posted on 20 Sep, 2022 10:58 PMIndia’s ever-increasing energy demand is putting a heavy load on energy generating agencies. Shifting towards renewable energy entails a series of judicious steps in consultation with the government bodies, energy developers, market valuation, and consumers.
![Over 23% of India's energy production comes through renewable energy sources (Image: Eric Wilde, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/wind.jpg?itok=xSnaImCI)