Tag: Climate
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Climate and water
Bigger downpours lead to bigger floods. The floods rush across the land, eroding the soil. And less water seeps down through the soil to recharge the underground water. Climate change also drives desertification by altering atmospheric circulation patterns and drying out land.
April 10, 2021 -
Climate and Agriculture
No one has factored in the environmental cost of the new agricultural regime. Most people harbour the misconception that agricultural activities do not contribute to pollution, and that agriculture is in some way beneficial for the environment. That may have been true for traditional agriculture, but modern agricultural activities make extravagant use of fossil fuels.
October 28, 2020 -
Climate proofing cities is key to urban resilience
This requires us to begin conducting nation-wide, climate change impact studies and develop city-wise scenarios and trends for the next 50 to 100 years.
September 2, 2020 -
Climate change education vital for sustainable future
One is to empower people to participate effectively in environmental decision-making, environmental governance, climate mitigation and climate adaptation.
July 12, 2020 -
Climate-induced migration, too, must be addressed
Communities have often moved from place to place driven by environmental and climatic factors, according to a 2008 report of the International Organisation for Migration.
June 12, 2020 -
India’s 90 cities record minimal air pollution amid COVID-19 lockdown
According to NASA scientists, the reduction in NO2 pollution was first apparent near Wuhan, but eventually spread across the world.
March 29, 2020 -
Fuel efficient tech may threaten climate, public health
The gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine is one of the most prominent technologies car manufacturers adopted to achieve the fuel economy and carbon dioxide emission goals established in 2012 by the US Environmental Protection Agency.
January 26, 2020 -
Davos 2020: Greta Thunberg, Donald Trump to offer opposing visions at climate-focused summit
The four-day gathering of the world's top political and business leaders in the Swiss Alps gets underway seeking to meet head-on the dangers to both the environment and economy from the heating of the planet.
January 21, 2020 -
Basic hair care to prevent split ends
Following preventive measures to prevent split ends is essential otherwise you would be left with no choice but to trim your hair once you experience the problem
September 7, 2019 -
FOCUS: Botswana
The landlocked Botswana is semi-arid and has two main seasons: wet and dry. The dry season is from May to October. This is peak season for wildlife safari.
June 24, 2019 -
India increases grants to $15m to handle global environment crises
India on Tuesday announced it will increase for the next four years the money it pays to the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
June 26, 2018 -
How many are left?
If conservationists across the Himalayas can prove that counting the predators will help villagers more than killing them can, efforts to protect the snow leopard will succeed.
May 30, 2018 -
Climate and food security~II
As a comprehensive approach to sustainable agricultural development, the CSVs focus on climate change hotspots in Africa, Asia and Latin America with critical climate-smart interventions in key areas to encourage the villages to adopt (1) weather-smart activities (weather forecasts, ICT-based agro-advisories, index-based insurance, stress-tolerant crops and varieties, and climate analogues), (2) water-smart practices (resilient water …
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April 11, 2018 -
Climate and food security~I
The agricultural system the world over is under tremendous pressure on the use of resources. This is largely due to the burgeoning population, urbanisation, climate change and environmental decline. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations has estimated that food production will have to be raised by at least 60 per cent to …
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April 10, 2018 -
Italian PM takes issue with Trump on trade, climate, migration
Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Wednesday he respected US President Donald Trump and understood his ‘America First’ policy but didn’t agree with his protectionist stance on trade or his views on migration and climate change. “I totally respect the fact that he (Trump) was elected with the idea of putting America first, and …
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January 25, 2018 -
Seminar focuses on issues related to the changing climate conditions
The changing climate, variation observed in many weather parameters have thrown up a greater challenge of developing newer practices and activities like storing the large amount of precipitation received during these more intense rainy days, said speakers at a seminar on “Perspectives of Building Resilient India through Effective Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction”. The seminar …
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January 19, 2018 -
New star may help decode Sun’s effect on Earth’s climate
Scientists have found a star that is almost identical to the Sun, except for the chemical composition, making it a ‘Rosetta Stone’ for the study of the solar body’s variability and effect on the Earth’s climate. The spots on the surface of the Sun come and go with an 11-year periodicity known as the solar …
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January 9, 2018