Wastelands Atlas of India- 2019
In an effort to productively use India’s wastelands, the Ministry of Rural Development has come out with the fifth edition of Wasteland Atlas -2019, eight years after the last edition was published in
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China to compile new edition of cancer atlas
China will compile a second edition of its cancer atlas to optimize use of medical resources. The new edition of the atlas, first published in the 1970s, will redefine the regions with high cancer rates
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An atlas to illustrate disaster hazards
In a development which will go a long way in disaster management and mitigation, the North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC), located at Umiam, Ri–Bhoi district of Meghalaya will develope an atlas
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National wetland atlas: wetlands of international importance under Ramsar convention
This atlas is part of the National Wetland Inventory and Assessment (NWIA) project towards the wetlands of International Importance under Ramsar Convention. These comprise sites constituting representative,
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IRENA launches Global Atlas for renewable energy
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has launched the world's first open-access global atlas of renewable energy resources to help countries assess their renewable energy potential. The
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Cities of Dhaka, Manila, Bangkok, Yangon and Jakarta face highest climate change risks
<p>Multinational companies operating in the Asian growth economies will be exposed to spiralling environmental risks over the coming decades, according to Maplecroft Climate Change and Environmental Risk Atlas 2013.</p>
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Diabetes atlas 2012
<p><span id="itro1">India has 63 million people living with diabetes and is only second to China in terms of global diabetes cases warns this Diabetes Atlas 2012 released by International Diabetes Federation
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Atlas of health and climate
<p><span id="itro1">This new WHO report provides scientific information on the connections between weather and climate and major health challenges. These range from diseases of poverty to emergencies arising
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River basin atlas of India
The ‘River Basin Atlas of India’ is an outcome of joint project ‘Generation of Database and implementation of Web Enabled Water Resources Information System (India-WRIS) in the country’, is a timely publication
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National wetland atlas: high altitude lakes of India
This atlas contains maps and statistics on the High Altitude Lakes (HALs) found exclusively in the Himalayan region at an altitude above 3000 m above mean sea level.
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Endangered Languages: Some concerns
A recent UNESCO report indicates that India has the largest number of endangered languages in the world. A matter of concern, besides the absolute numbers, is the distribution of these endangered languages across number of speakers. The languages under threat include both scheduled, non-scheduled as well as official languages of some of the states.