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, 2021Initial data indicates that the impact of the pandemic on elementary education would be profound and would require out-of-the-box policy making. We are already facing a depressed economic scenario and encountering lay-offs, job losses, and a freeze of fresh employment. It is universally accepted that the first casualty of an economic crisis the world over is elementary education since the challenged population tends to sacrifice education of children and divert them for gainful employment.
June 17, 2020The online technology they were uncomfortable with, is gradually becoming essential due to the restrictions imposed in the wake of the pandemic.
June 9, 2020With health care systems stretched globally because of the present crisis, women's burden increases in view of the fact that many persons with Covid-19 will have to depend on care at home itself. This also puts them at greater risk of becoming infected.
May 19, 2020It will be interesting to see how this wave of e-learning becomes the next big step for talent acquisition, disrupting two industries at once - Education and Hiring.
August 3, 2019The UK went a full day without using coal to generate electricity for the first time since the Industrial Revolution, according to the National Grid. The energy provider said Friday's lack of coal usage was a "watershed" moment, the BBC reported. Britain's longest continuous energy period without coal until now was 19 hours – first …
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April 22, 2017Industrial revolution can "give us answers" and can help start ups in India to provide quick solutions, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. Speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meet here, she said, "I don't think we should worry about it (industrial revolution)". She was participating in a session on 'Harnessing Regional …
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January 17, 2017