In a debate moderated by TIMES NOW's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, panelists -- Rahul Narwekar, Spokesperson & MLC, NCP; Manisha Kayande, Spokesperson, Shiv Sena; Salman Soz, Spokesperson, Congress; Shaina
The Climate and Development Outlook – India Special Edition shares news of CDKN’s projects across this diverse and climate-affected country. Many of the projects focus on building climate resilience,
This manual focuses on construction of hazard resistant masonry buildings as well as restoration and retrofitting of the existing masonry buildings .It has been observed that even RCC construction is also often done in a non-engineered manner. Hence, some basic but critical information is provided on RCC construction also.
Villagers in the flood-affected regions of eastern Uttar Pradesh are facing starvation, large-scale unemployment and mass migration to urban areas, according to the findings of a report. The report,
A few days ago, most of India reeled under drought. Cities thirsted for water. Karnataka s chief minister S M Krishna seeing water supply in his software capital reduced to once in three days
With the latest launch of another remote sensing satellite, Indian space scientists aim to carve out a niche in the world market for satellite data... and beat Uncle Sam to it
A look at the environmental agendas of political parties.
This research effort is an assessment of drainage problems in the tropical environment of Ilorin, Nigeria. In order to achieve the philosophy of the work, the following data have been sourced from direct fieldwork. Such data include drainage dimensions, types of wastes in drainage channels, problems of wastes and
The Ahmedabad lesson: wipe out lakes and you will face water scarcity and seasonal floods
large dams have resulted in grave environmental and social repercussions worldwide. Representatives from orga nisations in 20 countries will meet in Curitiba, Brazil from March 11-14, at the first
India is among the "extreme risk" countries of the world where economic impacts of climate change will be most keenly felt by 2025, according to Climate Change and Environmental Risk Atlas 2014 published by Maplecroft. Original Source: http://maplecroft.com/portfolio/new-analysis/2013/10/30/31-global-economic-output-forecast-face-high-or-extreme-climate-change-risks-2025-maplecroft-risk-atlas/
it is again time for the monsoons to strike Delhi. Again, as before, the government of the capital city of India is unprepared to check flooding in low-lying areas ( pushta ) around the
The state of environment in Pakistan is "alarming' and is costing the country from US $1 billion to US $2.1 billion per year, which comes to 2.5 per cent to five per cent of the gross domestic
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mohammed Nayeem Pasha & Others Vs The State of Telangana & Others dated 06/12/2019 regarding remedial action against pollution of river
FOOD INSECURITY ATLAS OF RURAL INDIA . FOOD INSECURITY ATLAS OF URBAN INDIA . M S Swaminathan Research Foundation . World Food Programme . 2001 and 2002 "Indian famines are famines of work, not of
THE burst of infectious diseases like malaria, kala-azar, cholera and tuberculosis in India is indicative of a deeper malaise. Despite a stated emphasis on participatory health management, in actual
Climate change is a global issue which is of concern to the entire international community. In view of the rapid increases in urbanization that have occurred in countries of Asia, including Thailand, over the past several decades, the impacts of climate change are starting to occur and are expected to be especially serious in the not too distant future.
With all its wealth and affluence, Surat remains the least concerned about health and hygiene
<p><strong>Small Scale Power Generation Sector through renewable energy sources such as wind power, solar power and biomass sources has contributed effectively to the generation of electricity in Sri Lanka and the country expects to reach a target of 20% of the power supply by renewable energy by 2020. Read more in November 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Sri Lanka.</strong></p>
<p>Bangladesh ranked 169th among 178 countries in the Global Environmental Performance Index 2014. Bangladesh scored 25.61 out of 100 taking into consideration indicators like health impacts, air quality, water and sanitation, water resources, agriculture, forests, fisheries, biodiversity and habitat. Read more in this January 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Bangladesh</p>
