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Disaster risk reduction
Civil society
140 Aid Workers Died in 2021, says OCHA
According to data from the non-governmental organization Humanitarian Outcomes, more than 140 aid workers were killed in the line of duty last year – the highest number...
Agriculture
Maharashtra Doubles Compensation for Farmers Following Excessive Rain
Currently prevailing ‘National Disaster Response Fund’ norms stipulate a compensation of Rs. 6,800 per hectare for farmers’ land affected by a disaster. The cabinet...
Disaster Management
Hydropower and South Asia’s Energy Future: Three Key Issues to Ponder Upon
There are concerns that hydropower projects benefit cities and downstream populations more than the local people who bear the direct social and environmental costs....
Disaster Management
42 out of 56 Koshi Barrage Sluices Opened
The sluices were opened after the flow of water measured 243,180 cusecs per second and the surge in the water levels in the river...
Disaster Management
Dams Have to Prepare Emergency Action Plans, Minister Tells Rajya Sabha
The minister pointed out that the union government has constituted the national committee on dam safety to discharge functions to prevent dam failure related...
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Plans to Launch Toll-free SMS Flood Warning
Authorities in Bangladesh are devising an SMS service after devastating floods killed many people and destroyed harvests. They believe that people in far-to-reach rural...
Climate change
Women’s Lives Get Harder in Bundelkhand as Water Scarcity Grows
Up to 70 per cent of women in parts of the drought-prone region in central India are affected by acute water shortages, according to...
Animals and wildlife
Heatwave in Kashmir Spells Difficult Future for Pastoralists
This year’s heatwave has left the pastoralist community of Jammu and Kashmir with inadequate fodder and water, and many fear an uncertain future in...
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Honeywell India Boosts Innovation by Funding Deep Science Startups Through Partnership with IISc
In last four years of its partnership, Honeywell has supported over 40 start-ups and the group plans to on-board...
Critical Negotiations on Plastic Pollution Begin Tuesday, in Ottawa
The world has a once-in-a-generation chance to profoundly change humanity’s relationship with plastic. That is the message from officials...
Five Pathways to Transform Food Systems in Asia and the Pacific
Asia faces unprecedented food security challenges due to soaring rice prices, climate-induced disasters, and ecosystem degradation. Strategic action is...
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Honeywell India Boosts Innovation by Funding Deep Science Startups Through Partnership with IISc
In last four years of its partnership, Honeywell has...
Critical Negotiations on Plastic Pollution Begin Tuesday, in Ottawa
The world has a once-in-a-generation chance to profoundly change...
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