Climate change is leaving Ladakhis rather confused. This cold desert perched on the roof of the world is now warmer. There is more rain. Ladakhis are seeing these changes as a mixed blessing. Till some years ago Ladakh received merely 35 mm of rain. No farmer or household counted on …
Climate and its variability have been and continues to be the principal source of exceptional fluctuations which wreaked havoc on forests. In Chamba, up to an elevation of 1,800 m chir pine (Pinus roxburghii Sargent) is the main naturally occurring coniferous tree in forests. Plantations of Chir pine are also …
This four minute video highlights the human face of climate change negotiations and shows why climate change is not only a sustainable development issue, but an issue of survival to Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
We present evidence that the Indian Sundarbans is experiencing the effects of climate change over the last three decades. Observations of selected variables, such as the surface water temperature, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, and transparency show significant long-term variation over a period of 27 years (1980
Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission approved by the cabinet recently. The mission will be implemented in three phases and aims to feed 20,000 MW to the national grid by 2022, with an initial investment of Rs 4,337 crore. The National Solar Mission is a major initiative of the Government of …
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Tuesday chaired the meeting of National Council on Climate Change. The meeting was held to discuss one of the eight missions underlined under the National Action Plan on Climate Change -- National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change (NMSKCC). India wants to develop …
This is the Press release by Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh. He chaired a meeting of the National Council on Climate Change to give shape to the National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change and underlined the importance of developing our own skills, knowledge and capacities in …
Global warming risks from emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) by anthropogenic activities have increased the need for the identification of ecosystems with high carbon sink capacity as an alternative mitigation strategy of terrestrial carbon sequestration. The agroforestry sector has received recent attention for its enormous potential carbon pools that reduce …
