CLIMATE CHANGE
Food Security: Role of Climate SMART Rice in Bangladesh
The world-wide climate action initiative ‘Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA)’, in its high profile meeting held at Dhaka, has identified… Read More
Kokoli–Fish Out of Water
Kokoli is a tale of love, woven around the backdrop of climate change and global warming and its effect on… Read More
Decline in Arctic Sea Ice: Not Good for Environment, Warns NCPOR
The National Centre of Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) has found a dramatic decline in the Arctic sea ice due… Read More
Climate Change and Farmers’ Suicides in India: Unpacking Policy Options
The sight of skulls and bones placed by farmers of Tamil Nadu at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi in 2017… Read More
World’s Earth Day: Call for Acting against Climate Change
The Planetary Health Alliance, based at the Harvard University, aptly summarizes our planet’s current plight. “Since 1950, the human population… Read More
1.5 Million People Likely to Die Due to Extreme Heat
Every year, summers get warmer and winters are late to arrive. Climate is changing and it has gained importance in… Read More
The Tussle on Fighting Climate Change: Are We Losing the Battle?
The past few weeks saw the debate around climate change take centre-stage with the School Strikes for Climate. The strikes… Read More
Human Greed Costs: 75 per cent Himalayan Springs drying up
In the past few decades, climate change has been blamed for extreme weather events like erratic rainfall, super cyclones, and… Read More
Half of glaciers in Satluj basin may disappear by 2050: study
Changing climatic patterns are affecting the health of glaciers in the Himalayan region. A new study has warned that as… Read More
High resolution rice maps for NE may help boost production
Mapping and monitoring of paddy cultivation areas is essential for making effective targeting strategies for the spread of new technologies,… Read More