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Environment
Climate change
Revival of Hope: How a Remote Indian Village Overcame Water Scarcity
By restoring the ponds, the community at Patqapara Village, a small hamlet in India's West Bengal State, was able to save their village and...
Disaster Management
Health Ministry, NDMA Issue Joint-Advisory to States on Preventing Hospital Fires during Summer
States and union territories have been directed to ensure all accredited hospitals within their jurisdiction conduct thorough inspections, address discrepancy in electrical load capacity...
Agroforestry
Conservation Efforts by Ethnic Communities in Bangladesh Bolster Water Security
Ethnic women in Bangladesh have to traverse a long hilly path to fetch water for their households, but now they can easily collect water...
Climate change
How Can the Tribal Woman be Empowered?
Despite challenges, the tribal women exhibit resilience and agency in contributing to their households' economies. Targeted interventions, including education, skill development, and collective action,...
Asia Pacific
A Few Hours of Spiking Air Pollution ‘Raises Death Risk’
The study looks at short-term exposure to ‘spikes’ in air pollution and points out that these incidents account for 1 million deaths a year,...
Climate change
How Women in Ahmedabad Slums Are Beating Back Climate’s Deadly Heatwave
Women in Ahmedabad slums work from home at tailoring, embroidery, kite-making, snack-making, or running grocery shops, micro-retailing vegetables and flowers, with little respite from...
Climate change
Records Smashed – New WMO Climate Report Confirms 2023 Hottest Year on Record
The cost of inaction is staggering, the report warns. Between 2025 and 2100, it may reach US$1,266 trillion, representing the difference in losses between a...
Bangladesh
Early Signs of Heat Waves in South Asia
In Bangladesh, the country’s meteorological department said on Sunday that a mild heat wave is sweeping Chattogram, Rangamati and Cox’s Bazar districts and it...
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Are Government Schemes Meaningful in the Absence of Land Rights?
It is evident that the effects of the project are not uniformly distributed, as certain villages experience benefits while...
Sub-Committee for GRAP Directs Agencies to Take Dust Abatement Measures
The sub-committee for GRAP has undertaken a comprehensive review of the air quality scenario in the National Capital Region...
Educating the Mind Without Educating the Heart is No Education at All
By Yasmine Sherif
The words above, by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, serve as a reminder that we still have...
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Are Government Schemes Meaningful in the Absence of Land Rights?
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Sub-Committee for GRAP Directs Agencies to Take Dust Abatement Measures
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