CLIMATE CHANGE
Teen from India Calls for Clean Energy at COP26 Meet
Vinisha Umashankar, a 15-year-old girl from Tamil Nadu had exhorted the world to move towards clean energy during the recently… Read More
India International Science Festival, 2021, Launched
India International Science Festival (IISF) is an annual event considered to be the biggest platform in the country which brings… Read More
Decarbonising all Means of Transport Key for Sustainable Growth, Says UN
Five years after the first Global Sustainable Transport Conference was held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, the critical role of transport in… Read More
India’s Rural Job Scheme Could Also Help Sequester Carbon
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) launched in 2006 to ensure livelihood security of rural people can… Read More
Pineapple Agroforestry Could Help Tackle Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss
Pineapple-based agroforestry, traditionally practiced by ethnic “Hmar” tribe in southern Assam, can be a sustainable alternative to jhum cultivation for… Read More
New Polyhouse Technology to Help Cultivate Off-Season Crops
New Delhi, Aug 05 (India Science Wire): A polyhouse is a specially constructed structure like a building where specialized polythene… Read More
Impact of Global Temperature Rise is Closer Than Ever
The human impact of climate change and global temperature rise is now closer than ever, and dire consequences of global… Read More
Making Health System Resilient Towards Climate Variability
There is very high confidence within the scientific community that “health of human populations is sensitive to shifts in weather… Read More
How Indian Islands Are Crumbling Under Climate Change
In 2018, the Prime Minister of Fiji, Frank Bainimaramam, presided over a meeting as part of the Conference of Parties… Read More
Char Dham: The Road to Environmental Concerns
The Himalayas, home to the third-largest volume of frozen ice and earth’s youngest mountain range, is facing severe environmental issues.… Read More