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Environment
Climate change
Firefighters Arrive from across Europe to Battle Massive Wildfire
French firefighters, together with firefighters from other European countries, managed to contain the spread of a "monster" fire that broke out on Tuesday night...
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...
Animals and wildlife
India Draws Up Action Plan for Introducing New Cheetahs
The project will establish breeding cheetah populations in safe habitats across its historical range and manage them as a metapopulation, according to the action...
Clean tech
Making Hydropower Plants More Sustainable
Natel Energy, founded by sibling MIT alumni, is deploying hydropower systems with fish-safe turbines and other features that mimic natural river conditions.
Zach Winn | MIT News...
Animals and wildlife
Nepal’s Wild Tiger Population Triples Over 12 Years
The Nepal government announced that the nation’s tiger population had increased from the baseline established in 2009 – an increase of over 190 per...
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....
Agriculture policy
2022 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report: Repurpose Subsidies to Reduce Rising Hunger
The report projects that if current trends continue, nearly 670 million people or eight per cent of the world population will still be undernourished...
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Two Challenges Before Microfinance
The rate of interest charged by microfinance institutions is high enough not to allow microfinance to bring about any...
Quakes Do Not Kill People, Bad Buildings Do
The infrastructure surge in the geologically fragile Himalayas is putting people at risk. So are populations in the alluvial...
Human Society is Making the Mistake of Forgetting the Importance of Forests: President Droupadi Murmu
President Droupadi Murmu said that she was confident that the officers of the Indian Forest Service had become completely...
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Two Challenges Before Microfinance
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