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Protecting children from climate change impact not child's play
Posted on 06 Nov, 2022 05:45 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".
Children demand ecological rights ahead of COP-27
Posted on 06 Nov, 2022 02:38 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
Wheat sowing dates influences yields in Eastern Gangetic Plains
Posted on 01 Nov, 2022 08:56 AMWheat is a principal crop staple in South Asia with current cultivation extending across 36.1 million ha; around 73% of this area is in India where wheat provides approximately 21% of the aggregate food energy and 17% o
Slow disaster: Political ecology of hazards and everyday life in the Brahmaputra valley, Assam
Posted on 30 Oct, 2022 07:19 PMThe accumulation of capital and misery go hand in hand, concentrated in space.
― David Harvey, The Limits to Capital, 2006 [1982]: 418
Assessing Udaipur’s groundwater reserves
Posted on 29 Oct, 2022 03:04 PMPopulation increase has placed ever-increasing demands on the available groundwater resources, particularly for intensive agricultural activities.
Groundwater policy affects stubble burning in the north west
Posted on 29 Oct, 2022 10:33 AMAn estimated 620 million tons of crop residue is generated annually in India, of which 16% is burnt in field.
Young woman's work is impacting Odisha villages
Posted on 28 Oct, 2022 09:06 AMThe sound of a specific cycle bell deep inside the jungles of Kashinathpur village in Angul (Odisha) brings vibes of joy. Everybody recognises that bell because it belongs to 24-year-old Urmila Bahera who sometimes cycles to villages as far as 15 kilometres, braving bumpy roads, streams and elephants.
What causes tropical cyclone driven floods in India?
Posted on 22 Oct, 2022 05:40 PMTropical cyclones are intense circular storms that originate over tropical oceans and are among the most significant threats to human life and property in the world. Tropical cyclones are associated with heavy rainfall and strong winds, which cause hazards such as storm surges and inland flooding.
Groundwater prospective zones in Bundelkhand
Posted on 22 Oct, 2022 02:59 PMIn the Bundelkhand craton region, groundwater is the primary source of drinking water. Due to low rainfall, agriculture mainly depends on the goundwater supply, which comes through bore wells. Most of the time, the region faces a water crisis during the summer season as the wells and tube wells go dry.