India

Water-related hazards like floods and droughts are increasing because of climate change.

Roughly 85 percent of the farm households in India are small or marginal farmers, that is, they have less than 2 hectares of land, with 70 percent having less than 1 hectare of land. The average landholding is only 0.5 hectares per household (NSO, 2021).

Over the last two decades, Social Stock Exchanges (SSEs) have evolved as a potential funding mechanism for non-profit organizations and for-profit social enterprises.

According to a new UN report, more than 500 million people in India are exposed to medium and high levels of poor air quality due to sand and dust storms.

Our governing ministries in the Centre and in States plan several programs every year for the overall betterment of lives and livelihoods of the masses, and many of them require people to under

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The Paudi Bhuyan tribe in Odisha are one of the most primitive and vulnerable communities in the count

The United Nations in India today announced the launch of its climate campaign, We The Change, which aims to showcase climate solutions pioneered by young Indians as a celebration of India's climate leadership.

About the webinar:

The National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee has organized a webinar on 'Water for Public Health (W4PH): Preparing for Disasters and Pandemic'. The webinar featured 33 speakers from India and abroad bringing their insights into distinguished themes.  

Webinar themes:

A new report, Interconnected Disaster Risks 2020/2021, released recently by the United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) viewed di