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Climate change

Cyclone Dana Approaches Eastern India: Odisha and West Bengal Brace for Impact

The coming days will be critical as both Odisha and West Bengal brace for the potential impact of Cyclone Dana. Authorities, in the meanwhile...

OWSA Staff - 24 October 2024

Air

Supreme Court Critiques CAQM’s Inaction on Air Quality Amid Delhi’s Pollution Crisis

Local authorities have also been called to action, implementing measures such as increasing the frequency of dust suppression operations and enhancing public transport systems...

OWSA Staff - 24 October 2024

E-governance

World Undergoing Several Uncertainties: Modi at BRICS Summit

Recalling the Voice of Global South Summits hosted by India during its G-20 Presidency, Modi stressed that the group must give primacy to the...

OWSA Contributor - 24 October 2024

Air

Delhi’s Air Quality Plummets to ‘Very Poor’ Level Amid Haze

The CAQM recommended the activation of phase two of the Graded Action Plan (GRAP), which includes stringent restrictions aimed at reducing airborne pollutants. Emergency...

OWSA Staff - 23 October 2024

Agri-business

With Climate Change, Government Apathy, Who Should Kerala’s Fishworkers Turn To?

Fishworkers are often invisible in discussions about climate change, yet they are at the heart of food security, feeding millions while struggling to feed...

Inter Press Service - 21 October 2024

E-governance

Artificial Intelligence Can Make Transformational Changes: PM Modi

The Prime Minister appreciated the iGOT platform and said that more than 40 lakh government employees have registered on this platform. More than 1,400...

OWSA Staff - 21 October 2024

India

Trachoma elimination in sight after South Asia success

WHO certifies India, Pakistan free of trachoma. 1.9 million people globally are blinded fully or partially by trachoma and thirty-nine countries have still to...

SciDevNet - 18 October 2024

Air

Supreme Court Orders Action Against Stubble Burning as Delhi Air Quality Deteriorates

The Supreme Court’s summons serves as a wake-up call for Punjab and Haryana to address the issue of stubble burning, and it reinforces the...

OWSA Contributor - 17 October 2024

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