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Climate change in the Indian mind
This recent survey report by the Project on Climate Change Communication at Yale University and GlobeScan reveals how Indians are thinking about and responding to climate change.
This recent survey report by the Project on Climate Change Communication at Yale University and GlobeScan reveals how Indians are thinking about and responding to climate change.
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India & Others dated 19/05/2017 regarding pollution of river Yamuna generated in the area of Delhi. Tribunal is informed
Floods are a national bugbear. Even urban areas do not always escape the fury of floodwater and can be turned into lake of swirling water almost overnight. As each major flood leaves in its wake
The authors in this paper present a factual and a brief review of the extreme weather events that occurred in India during the last 100 years (1991-2004). The socio-economic impacts of the extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, cyclones, hail storm, thunderstorm, heat and cold waves have been increasing due to large growth of population and its migration towards urban
Rs 1,448-cr plan for flood prevention to be implemented. Chennai, June 29 The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) will implement a Rs 2,032-crore scheme to upgrade water supply and sewage disposal in Chennai and its suburbs.
Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences to submit paper Why did the Harappan civilisation, which flourished for hundreds of years and once extended across a vast area from northwestern India and across Pakistan, suddenly go into a terminal decline some 4,000 years ago and wither away? Like their script that has remained indecipherable, the question what caused a sophisticated urban culture, capable of great feats of town planning and which had established a trading network that extended across the Middle East, to suddenly collapse is one that has aroused much scholarly debate and writing.
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Harminder Singh & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 01/10/2020. The matter related to allegation of Omaxe Chandigarh Extension Developers
SUCHITRA KALYAN MOHANTY NEW DELHI A DTC bus depot being constructed at Yamuna flood plain, near Akshardham temple, to ferry athletes and officials to and from the Games Village to sports venues has come under the scanner of the Delhi high court. Filing a petition on behalf of an NGO, Tapas, environ
<p>This new study of nine coastal cities around the world published in the latest edition of journal Natural Hazards, says that Kolkata is among the most flood vulnerable cities in world and could experience coastal flooding as the city is built on river delta.</p>
Recognizing the ever-increasing vulnerability of coastal urban cities in Asia due to climate change impacts and variability and also due to fast-growing urban development, this study focusing on climate disaster resilience is conducted in order to measure the existing level of climate disaster resilience of the targeted areas using a Climate Disaster Resilience Index.
Topics covered Water-Energy Nexus Climate Adaptation Economics, Politics and Regulation Flood Resilient Cities - Integrated Urban Planning Climate Change and Water Resources Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
Of 650 extant two decades ago, only a fraction remains; water shortages, flooding a direct consequence CHENNAI: About two decades ago, a research project by the Centre for Environmental and Water Resource Engineering, IIT Madras estimated that about 650 waterbodies existed in the Chennai region. More than half of them were located south of River Adyar.
Real-time monitoring by technological tools, such as smart meters and sensors, can help big cities save up to Rs 27 lakh a day and at least 15 per cent of water that's lost owing to leakages and pilferage.
Dhaka mulls law for waterbodies and floodplains
Indian cities are exposed to a new pattern of climate-related disaster risks. Floods in Srinagar in September 2014, triggered by extreme rainfall, were the deadliest to hit the valley in the last 60 years.
Businesses related to water may lack the glamour of sunrise sectors like education and healthcare, but it has attracted over 500 crore in private equity in the past year. The trickle will turn into a flood,
<p>Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Sujal Sahakari Gruha Rachana Sanstha Maryadit Vs Pune Municipal Corporation & Others dated 03/07/2017 regarding
Will Include Suggestions By Several Government Agencies In Its Report New Delhi: Days before the BRT case comes up for hearing, the Central Road Research Institute is flooded with “advice” from the transport
CM promises quality power supply to rural, urban areas The Karnataka government will soon come out with a new housing policy to ensure that people from lower and middle income groups will have houses of their own, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar informed the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. Replying to the discussion on the motion of thanks to the Governor’s address, Shettar said the government will unveil an “affordable housing scheme” soon. He said the government had given priority to housing for the poor during the last five years. It had constructed 55,000 houses for the people of North Karnataka, who were affected by severe floods in 2009, he added.
the Delhi Development Authority's ( dda ) plan for channelising the Yamuna and reclaiming the riverbed has run into trouble. The National Capital Region Planning Board ( ncrpb ) has