Amita Bhaduri
Promoting the use of Bheel language in emerging social media spaces
Posted on 30 Aug, 2022 06:53 PMThe United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed the period between 2022 and 2032 as the International Decade of Indigenous Languages, to “draw global attention to the critical situation of many indigenous languages and t
Carbon removal using ‘blue carbon’ habitats “uncertain and unreliable”
Posted on 29 Jul, 2022 12:17 PMRestoring coastal vegetation – so called ‘blue carbon’ habitats – may not be the nature-based climate solution it is claimed to be, according to a new study.
India State of Forest Report 2021: Key takeaways
Posted on 17 Jan, 2022 06:29 PMThe Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEF&CC) released the biennial India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021 on January 13, 2021. “The total forest and tree cover of the country is 80.9 million hectares, which is 24.62% of the geographical area of the country,” said Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister for MoEF&CC sharing the report findings.
Smothered by heatwaves as climate swings
Posted on 22 May, 2021 11:19 PMIn recent times, India has been routinely experiencing abnormally hot days during the summer months of April and May.
Green panel clears Central Vista project
Posted on 12 May, 2021 12:28 PMGreen panel clears Central Vista projects
Climate-induced migration surges in the Indian sub-continent
Posted on 15 Apr, 2021 02:11 PMClimate change-related stressors that disrupt people’s lives to a large e
Lessons from the Uttarakhand disaster
Posted on 21 Mar, 2021 07:10 PMIn the aftermath of the Chamoli disaster of 2021, the spotlight turned to the area’s proliferating development that made it particularly vulnerable to disasters.
Urban lake governance and sustainability
Posted on 21 Mar, 2021 10:38 AM"Lakes in Indian cities have seen a pitfall in terms of quality.
Decentralized water resources management
Posted on 18 Mar, 2021 10:30 AMDecentralization is the transfer of powers and responsibilities from the central government to the elected authorities at the subnational level.
India’s pandemic generation: Inching closer to ecological disasters
Posted on 17 Mar, 2021 11:20 PMIndia is all set to usher in a ‘pandemic generation’, with 375 million children (from newborns to 14-year-olds) likely to suffer long-lasting impacts, as per the State of Environment Report, 2021.