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FOCUS ON BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY IN A POST COVID-19 WORLD Sustainability: the highest common factor. The European Union (EU) is India’s largest trading partner, accounting for Euro 80 billion worth of trade in goods in 2019, or 11.1% of total Indian trade, at par with the US and ahead of China (10.7%). The EU is the second-largest destination for Indian exports (over 14% of the total)after the US.
COAL POWER WANES IN INDIA DESPITE NEW ADDITIONS The space for coal-fired electricity continues to shrink in India, with as much as 47.4 GW of power projects at different stages being cancelled in 2019, according to a new report. IT IS HIGH TIME TO PAY FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES It is high time to pay for ecosystem services. Himalayan states in India are demanding payment for ecosystem services such as clean water and pristine forests, a demand based on the idea of natural capital whose time has come. Last weekend, 10 Himalayan states in India voiced a unique demand — payment for the clean water that flows down from COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IS A MUST FOR WATER MANAGEMENT Community participation is a must for water management. In an exclusive interview, India’s Water Secretary, Upendra Prasad Singh, emphasises the crucial needs of managing water demand in agriculture and community participation. The Narendra Modi-led government has laid special emphasis on water since returning to power for a second termin
TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL WISDOM STILL RELEVANT IN ASSAM Traditional agricultural wisdom still relevant in Assam. Scientists are now validating the wisdom behind Dakor Boson, a bunch of rhyming verses that has offered tips to farmers in Assam and its neighbouring areas for centuries. Sometimes, when you are seeking help from the world outside, all you need to do is look within. MILLIONS DIE AS MOST INDIANS STILL COOK WITH WOOD AND DUNG Over two-thirds of Indians still burn wood and dung-based fuel for cooking, leading to a million deaths a year from indoor pollution. “The walls of my house are covered in black soot and my eyes sting when I cook,” says Pratibha Devi, 36, a resident of Mamura village in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh that has a smallpopulation
SOLAR LAMPS TRANSFORM LIVES OF RURAL STUDENTS AND WOMEN Solar lamps transform lives of rural students and women. An initiative that empowers village women to assemble and distribute solar study lamps in rural areas, where access to electricity is poor and intermittent, has proved to be a boon to students and poor households. Even a few years ago, Neetu Devi, Sanju Devi and Anita Devi would have INDIAN OCEAN OIL SPILL DAMAGES RICH MARINE ECOSYSTEMS “This should also include the independent assessment of the ecosystems and the degree of impact both for humans and nature,” Greenpeace said in a statement.. “This oil spill is a tragic and devastating reminder that fossil fuels are toxic, and our reliance INDIA SEEKS SELF-RELIANCE IN SOLAR EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING To support local manufacturing, India has extended the safeguard duty till July 2021, according to Mercom India, a clean energy research firm. A duty of 14.9% was announced from July 30, 2020, to January 29, 2021, and 14.5% from January 30, 2021, to July 29, 2021, for all solar cells and modules imported from China, Thailand and Vietnam, Mercom CLIMATE RISK STRATEGIES NEEDED FOR INVESTORS IN INDIA Investors are now trying to account for climate risks to rein in planet-warming emissions (Photo by Alamy) India have lost over USD 80 billion in the 20 years to 2019 due to climate change and the losses could only multiply in the coming years, a recent report has said. Businesses and investors need to be more proactive in incorporatingclimate
FOCUS ON BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY IN A POST COVID-19 WORLD Sustainability: the highest common factor. The European Union (EU) is India’s largest trading partner, accounting for Euro 80 billion worth of trade in goods in 2019, or 11.1% of total Indian trade, at par with the US and ahead of China (10.7%). The EU is the second-largest destination for Indian exports (over 14% of the total)after the US.
COAL POWER WANES IN INDIA DESPITE NEW ADDITIONS The space for coal-fired electricity continues to shrink in India, with as much as 47.4 GW of power projects at different stages being cancelled in 2019, according to a new report. IT IS HIGH TIME TO PAY FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES It is high time to pay for ecosystem services. Himalayan states in India are demanding payment for ecosystem services such as clean water and pristine forests, a demand based on the idea of natural capital whose time has come. Last weekend, 10 Himalayan states in India voiced a unique demand — payment for the clean water that flows down from COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IS A MUST FOR WATER MANAGEMENT Community participation is a must for water management. In an exclusive interview, India’s Water Secretary, Upendra Prasad Singh, emphasises the crucial needs of managing water demand in agriculture and community participation. The Narendra Modi-led government has laid special emphasis on water since returning to power for a second termin
TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL WISDOM STILL RELEVANT IN ASSAM Traditional agricultural wisdom still relevant in Assam. Scientists are now validating the wisdom behind Dakor Boson, a bunch of rhyming verses that has offered tips to farmers in Assam and its neighbouring areas for centuries. Sometimes, when you are seeking help from the world outside, all you need to do is look within. MILLIONS DIE AS MOST INDIANS STILL COOK WITH WOOD AND DUNG Over two-thirds of Indians still burn wood and dung-based fuel for cooking, leading to a million deaths a year from indoor pollution. “The walls of my house are covered in black soot and my eyes sting when I cook,” says Pratibha Devi, 36, a resident of Mamura village in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh that has a smallpopulation
SOLAR LAMPS TRANSFORM LIVES OF RURAL STUDENTS AND WOMEN Solar lamps transform lives of rural students and women. An initiative that empowers village women to assemble and distribute solar study lamps in rural areas, where access to electricity is poor and intermittent, has proved to be a boon to students and poor households. Even a few years ago, Neetu Devi, Sanju Devi and Anita Devi would have INDIAN OCEAN OIL SPILL DAMAGES RICH MARINE ECOSYSTEMS The damage caused by MV Wakashio, the ship that ran aground on a coral reef off the south-eastern coast of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean and began leaking heavy fuel oil in the biodiversity hotspot, might take decades to repair and restore. INDIA NEEDS MORE INVESTMENTS TO MEET RENEWABLES TARGET India has set a target of 450 GW of installed renewables capacity by 2030. The country had installed capacity of 87 GW at the end of 2019, according to official data. It means project developers would need to install more than 30 GW every year from now to 2030 to reach the target. In the years preceding the pandemic, the country saw large INDIA NEEDS TO MAKE PALM OIL PRODUCTION SUSTAINABLE The edible oil industry is poised for a transformation in India. The Indian government wants to increase the production of edible oils in line with its approach of aatmanirbharta (self-reliance).India is the largest importer of palm oil in the world; increasing MORE HEATWAVES IN SUMMER LEADING TO MORE FOREST FIRES Worse heat waves and drier winters are impacts of climate change, scientists say. The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change reported in 2019 that India had 712,249 sq. km under forest cover, which is 21.67% of the country’s land area. Of that, 152,421 sq. km, or 21.4%, is prone to forest fires, according to the ForestSurvey of
SOLAR POWER CAN HELP ERADICATE POVERTY IN INDIA Solar power can help eradicate poverty in India. by Sapna Gopal | Mar 24, 2021. Decentralised solar energy provides an opportunity to alleviate poverty in India by harnessing it for income-generating activities, Indian solar pioneer Harish Hande says in an interview. A village blacksmith using a solar-powered blower in Karnataka (Photo bySelco)
TELANGANA’S GREENING DRIVE AIMS AT MITIGATING CLIMATE Telangana’s greening drive aims at mitigating climate change. The green garland scheme of Telangana is expected to raise forest cover in the southern Indian state to 33% of its total area to mitigate the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions. Forests support countless and diverse species, provide essential ecosystem services, stabiliseclimate
SOLAR ENERGY CAN REDUCE WATER POLLUTION IN SOUTH ASIA Solar energy can reduce water pollution in South Asia. Increased use of solar power is one way to significantly diminish water pollution caused by coal- and oil-fired power plants. The rapid urbanisation in South Asia ushered in a wave of prosperity. It brought in technological innovation, created job opportunities and improved thelives of
IT IS HIGH TIME TO PAY FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES It is high time to pay for ecosystem services. Himalayan states in India are demanding payment for ecosystem services such as clean water and pristine forests, a demand based on the idea of natural capital whose time has come. Last weekend, 10 Himalayan states in India voiced a unique demand — payment for the clean water that flows down from MILLIONS DIE AS MOST INDIANS STILL COOK WITH WOOD AND DUNG Over two-thirds of Indians still burn wood and dung-based fuel for cooking, leading to a million deaths a year from indoor pollution. “The walls of my house are covered in black soot and my eyes sting when I cook,” says Pratibha Devi, 36, a resident of Mamura village in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh that has a smallpopulation
COMMUNITY PROTECTION HOLDS HOPE FOR SIMLIPAL SANCTUARY “There was 23% (946.1 sq. km) of reduction in the forest cover between 1930 and 1975. Within a period of 82 years (1930–2012), the forest cover decline was 970.8 sq. km (23.6% of the total forest),” according to a study based on satellite remote sensing data.. Analysis using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) INDIAN OCEAN OIL SPILL DAMAGES RICH MARINE ECOSYSTEMS The damage caused by MV Wakashio, the ship that ran aground on a coral reef off the south-eastern coast of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean and began leaking heavy fuel oil in the biodiversity hotspot, might take decades to repair and restore. INDIA SEEKS SELF-RELIANCE IN SOLAR EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING To support local manufacturing, India has extended the safeguard duty till July 2021, according to Mercom India, a clean energy research firm. A duty of 14.9% was announced from July 30, 2020, to January 29, 2021, and 14.5% from January 30, 2021, to July 29, 2021, for all solar cells and modules imported from China, Thailand and Vietnam, Mercom FOCUS ON BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY IN A POST COVID-19 WORLD Sustainability: the highest common factor. The European Union (EU) is India’s largest trading partner, accounting for Euro 80 billion worth of trade in goods in 2019, or 11.1% of total Indian trade, at par with the US and ahead of China (10.7%). The EU is the second-largest destination for Indian exports (over 14% of the total)after the US.
AIR POLLUTION ROBS OVER FIVE YEARS OF LIFE IN SOUTH ASIA Air pollution robs over five years of life in South Asia. In northern India, including Delhi, life expectancy shrivels by around nine years from breathing filthy air, a situation that can be reversed only through drastic policy changes and action. Nearly two billion people living in South Asia may have their lives cut short by more than five COAL POWER WANES IN INDIA DESPITE NEW ADDITIONS The space for coal-fired electricity continues to shrink in India, with as much as 47.4 GW of power projects at different stages being cancelled in 2019, according to a new report. IT IS HIGH TIME TO PAY FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES It is high time to pay for ecosystem services. Himalayan states in India are demanding payment for ecosystem services such as clean water and pristine forests, a demand based on the idea of natural capital whose time has come. Last weekend, 10 Himalayan states in India voiced a unique demand — payment for the clean water that flows down from COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IS A MUST FOR WATER MANAGEMENT Community participation is a must for water management. In an exclusive interview, India’s Water Secretary, Upendra Prasad Singh, emphasises the crucial needs of managing water demand in agriculture and community participation. The Narendra Modi-led government has laid special emphasis on water since returning to power for a second termin
MILLIONS DIE AS MOST INDIANS STILL COOK WITH WOOD AND DUNG Over two-thirds of Indians still burn wood and dung-based fuel for cooking, leading to a million deaths a year from indoor pollution. “The walls of my house are covered in black soot and my eyes sting when I cook,” says Pratibha Devi, 36, a resident of Mamura village in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh that has a smallpopulation
SOLAR LAMPS TRANSFORM LIVES OF RURAL STUDENTS AND WOMEN Solar lamps transform lives of rural students and women. An initiative that empowers village women to assemble and distribute solar study lamps in rural areas, where access to electricity is poor and intermittent, has proved to be a boon to students and poor households. Even a few years ago, Neetu Devi, Sanju Devi and Anita Devi would have TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL WISDOM STILL RELEVANT IN ASSAM Traditional agricultural wisdom still relevant in Assam. Scientists are now validating the wisdom behind Dakor Boson, a bunch of rhyming verses that has offered tips to farmers in Assam and its neighbouring areas for centuries. Sometimes, when you are seeking help from the world outside, all you need to do is look within. INDIAN OCEAN OIL SPILL DAMAGES RICH MARINE ECOSYSTEMS The damage caused by MV Wakashio, the ship that ran aground on a coral reef off the south-eastern coast of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean and began leaking heavy fuel oil in the biodiversity hotspot, might take decades to repair and restore. INDIA SEEKS SELF-RELIANCE IN SOLAR EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING To support local manufacturing, India has extended the safeguard duty till July 2021, according to Mercom India, a clean energy research firm. A duty of 14.9% was announced from July 30, 2020, to January 29, 2021, and 14.5% from January 30, 2021, to July 29, 2021, for all solar cells and modules imported from China, Thailand and Vietnam, Mercom FOCUS ON BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY IN A POST COVID-19 WORLD Sustainability: the highest common factor. The European Union (EU) is India’s largest trading partner, accounting for Euro 80 billion worth of trade in goods in 2019, or 11.1% of total Indian trade, at par with the US and ahead of China (10.7%). The EU is the second-largest destination for Indian exports (over 14% of the total)after the US.
AIR POLLUTION ROBS OVER FIVE YEARS OF LIFE IN SOUTH ASIA Air pollution robs over five years of life in South Asia. In northern India, including Delhi, life expectancy shrivels by around nine years from breathing filthy air, a situation that can be reversed only through drastic policy changes and action. Nearly two billion people living in South Asia may have their lives cut short by more than five COAL POWER WANES IN INDIA DESPITE NEW ADDITIONS The space for coal-fired electricity continues to shrink in India, with as much as 47.4 GW of power projects at different stages being cancelled in 2019, according to a new report. IT IS HIGH TIME TO PAY FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES It is high time to pay for ecosystem services. Himalayan states in India are demanding payment for ecosystem services such as clean water and pristine forests, a demand based on the idea of natural capital whose time has come. Last weekend, 10 Himalayan states in India voiced a unique demand — payment for the clean water that flows down from COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IS A MUST FOR WATER MANAGEMENT Community participation is a must for water management. In an exclusive interview, India’s Water Secretary, Upendra Prasad Singh, emphasises the crucial needs of managing water demand in agriculture and community participation. The Narendra Modi-led government has laid special emphasis on water since returning to power for a second termin
MILLIONS DIE AS MOST INDIANS STILL COOK WITH WOOD AND DUNG Over two-thirds of Indians still burn wood and dung-based fuel for cooking, leading to a million deaths a year from indoor pollution. “The walls of my house are covered in black soot and my eyes sting when I cook,” says Pratibha Devi, 36, a resident of Mamura village in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh that has a smallpopulation
SOLAR LAMPS TRANSFORM LIVES OF RURAL STUDENTS AND WOMEN Solar lamps transform lives of rural students and women. An initiative that empowers village women to assemble and distribute solar study lamps in rural areas, where access to electricity is poor and intermittent, has proved to be a boon to students and poor households. Even a few years ago, Neetu Devi, Sanju Devi and Anita Devi would have TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL WISDOM STILL RELEVANT IN ASSAM Traditional agricultural wisdom still relevant in Assam. Scientists are now validating the wisdom behind Dakor Boson, a bunch of rhyming verses that has offered tips to farmers in Assam and its neighbouring areas for centuries. Sometimes, when you are seeking help from the world outside, all you need to do is look within. INDIAN OCEAN OIL SPILL DAMAGES RICH MARINE ECOSYSTEMS The damage caused by MV Wakashio, the ship that ran aground on a coral reef off the south-eastern coast of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean and began leaking heavy fuel oil in the biodiversity hotspot, might take decades to repair and restore. EFFICIENT ENERGY ACCESS KEY TO CONTROLLING EMISSIONS IN Efficient energy access key to controlling emissions in India. India must stop treating electricity as a right as it undermines the aim of universal access to reliable power and leads to inefficient use and higher emissions. A lot of the inefficiency in India’s energy sector is routinely laid at the door of power distribution companies(discoms).
INDIA NEEDS MORE INVESTMENTS TO MEET RENEWABLES TARGET India has set a target of 450 GW of installed renewables capacity by 2030. The country had installed capacity of 87 GW at the end of 2019, according to official data. It means project developers would need to install more than 30 GW every year from now to 2030 to reach the target. In the years preceding the pandemic, the country saw large MORE HEATWAVES IN SUMMER LEADING TO MORE FOREST FIRES Worse heat waves and drier winters are impacts of climate change, scientists say. The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change reported in 2019 that India had 712,249 sq. km under forest cover, which is 21.67% of the country’s land area. Of that, 152,421 sq. km, or 21.4%, is prone to forest fires, according to the ForestSurvey of
CLEAR IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN HIMALAYAN DISASTER Clear impact of climate change in Himalayan disaster. As the world warms and glaciers retreat faster, there is need to brace for more disasters and minimise impacts by reviewing ill-planned dams and roads in the Himalayas. Under the weight of a suspected avalanche, a massive chunk of ice and frozen mud broke away from a glacier in the high SOLAR ENERGY CAN REDUCE WATER POLLUTION IN SOUTH ASIA Solar energy can reduce water pollution in South Asia. Increased use of solar power is one way to significantly diminish water pollution caused by coal- and oil-fired power plants. The rapid urbanisation in South Asia ushered in a wave of prosperity. It brought in technological innovation, created job opportunities and improved thelives of
HIMALAYAN COMMUNITIES STRUGGLE TO COPE WITH CLIMATE CHANGE Himalayan communities struggle to cope with climate change. People in the middle ranges of the Indian Himalayas are the most vulnerable to climate change and they are finding it difficult to adapt to the changed weather patterns. Altitude and ecology are important factors in the ability of people in the Himalayas to adapt to climate change. HOW TO MAKE CLEAN AIR PLANS WORK IN INDIAN CITIES How to make clean air plans work in Indian cities. Implementation of the clean air plans for India’s cities can only work if there are legal mandates, clear targets and accountability, coordination among government agencies and sufficient funding. Clean air plans prepared by India’s 102 non-attainment cities–those that violate the SIDDHARTH CHATPALLIWAR, AUTHOR AT INDIA CLIMATE DIALOGUE Electricity for All in India: Why coal is not always king. by Sunita Dubey, Siddharth Chatpalliwar, Srinivas Krishnaswamy | Jan 5, 2015. Coal has always been the mainstay of the Indian electricity sector and many policymakers and analysts believe that it must remain the primary source of electricity generation for at least the next three to fourdecades.
MILLIONS DIE AS MOST INDIANS STILL COOK WITH WOOD AND DUNG Over two-thirds of Indians still burn wood and dung-based fuel for cooking, leading to a million deaths a year from indoor pollution. “The walls of my house are covered in black soot and my eyes sting when I cook,” says Pratibha Devi, 36, a resident of Mamura village in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh that has a smallpopulation
INDIA NEEDS MORE INVESTMENTS TO MEET RENEWABLES TARGET India has set a target of 450 GW of installed renewables capacity by 2030. The country had installed capacity of 87 GW at the end of 2019, according to official data. It means project developers would need to install more than 30 GW every year from now to 2030 to reach the target. In the years preceding the pandemic, the country saw large INDIA SEEKS SELF-RELIANCE IN SOLAR EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING To support local manufacturing, India has extended the safeguard duty till July 2021, according to Mercom India, a clean energy research firm. A duty of 14.9% was announced from July 30, 2020, to January 29, 2021, and 14.5% from January 30, 2021, to July 29, 2021, for all solar cells and modules imported from China, Thailand and Vietnam, Mercom EFFICIENT ENERGY ACCESS KEY TO CONTROLLING EMISSIONS IN Efficient energy access key to controlling emissions in India. India must stop treating electricity as a right as it undermines the aim of universal access to reliable power and leads to inefficient use and higher emissions. A lot of the inefficiency in India’s energy sector is routinely laid at the door of power distribution companies(discoms).
INDIAN OCEAN OIL SPILL DAMAGES RICH MARINE ECOSYSTEMS The damage done by the oil spill will take decades to correct, experts said. “The toxic hydrocarbons released from spilled oil will bleach the coral reefs and they will eventually die,” Richard Steiner, a marine biologist in Alaska, told BBC News. “Although the oil spill wasn’t large – just a few hundred tonnes of oil – the damage FOCUS ON BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY IN A POST COVID-19 WORLD Sustainability: the highest common factor. The European Union (EU) is India’s largest trading partner, accounting for Euro 80 billion worth of trade in goods in 2019, or 11.1% of total Indian trade, at par with the US and ahead of China (10.7%). The EU is the second-largest destination for Indian exports (over 14% of the total)after the US.
AIR POLLUTION ROBS OVER FIVE YEARS OF LIFE IN SOUTH ASIA Air pollution robs over five years of life in South Asia. In northern India, including Delhi, life expectancy shrivels by around nine years from breathing filthy air, a situation that can be reversed only through drastic policy changes and action. Nearly two billion people living in South Asia may have their lives cut short by more than five COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IS A MUST FOR WATER MANAGEMENT Community participation is a must for water management. In an exclusive interview, India’s Water Secretary, Upendra Prasad Singh, emphasises the crucial needs of managing water demand in agriculture and community participation. The Narendra Modi-led government has laid special emphasis on water since returning to power for a second termin
MILLIONS DIE AS MOST INDIANS STILL COOK WITH WOOD AND DUNG Over two-thirds of Indians still burn wood and dung-based fuel for cooking, leading to a million deaths a year from indoor pollution. “The walls of my house are covered in black soot and my eyes sting when I cook,” says Pratibha Devi, 36, a resident of Mamura village in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh that has a smallpopulation
SOLAR LAMPS TRANSFORM LIVES OF RURAL STUDENTS AND WOMEN Solar lamps transform lives of rural students and women. An initiative that empowers village women to assemble and distribute solar study lamps in rural areas, where access to electricity is poor and intermittent, has proved to be a boon to students and poor households. Even a few years ago, Neetu Devi, Sanju Devi and Anita Devi would have TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL WISDOM STILL RELEVANT IN ASSAM Traditional agricultural wisdom still relevant in Assam. Scientists are now validating the wisdom behind Dakor Boson, a bunch of rhyming verses that has offered tips to farmers in Assam and its neighbouring areas for centuries. Sometimes, when you are seeking help from the world outside, all you need to do is look within. INDIA NEEDS MORE INVESTMENTS TO MEET RENEWABLES TARGET India has set a target of 450 GW of installed renewables capacity by 2030. The country had installed capacity of 87 GW at the end of 2019, according to official data. It means project developers would need to install more than 30 GW every year from now to 2030 to reach the target. In the years preceding the pandemic, the country saw large INDIA SEEKS SELF-RELIANCE IN SOLAR EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING To support local manufacturing, India has extended the safeguard duty till July 2021, according to Mercom India, a clean energy research firm. A duty of 14.9% was announced from July 30, 2020, to January 29, 2021, and 14.5% from January 30, 2021, to July 29, 2021, for all solar cells and modules imported from China, Thailand and Vietnam, Mercom EFFICIENT ENERGY ACCESS KEY TO CONTROLLING EMISSIONS IN Efficient energy access key to controlling emissions in India. India must stop treating electricity as a right as it undermines the aim of universal access to reliable power and leads to inefficient use and higher emissions. A lot of the inefficiency in India’s energy sector is routinely laid at the door of power distribution companies(discoms).
INDIAN OCEAN OIL SPILL DAMAGES RICH MARINE ECOSYSTEMS The damage done by the oil spill will take decades to correct, experts said. “The toxic hydrocarbons released from spilled oil will bleach the coral reefs and they will eventually die,” Richard Steiner, a marine biologist in Alaska, told BBC News. “Although the oil spill wasn’t large – just a few hundred tonnes of oil – the damage FOCUS ON BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY IN A POST COVID-19 WORLD Sustainability: the highest common factor. The European Union (EU) is India’s largest trading partner, accounting for Euro 80 billion worth of trade in goods in 2019, or 11.1% of total Indian trade, at par with the US and ahead of China (10.7%). The EU is the second-largest destination for Indian exports (over 14% of the total)after the US.
AIR POLLUTION ROBS OVER FIVE YEARS OF LIFE IN SOUTH ASIA Air pollution robs over five years of life in South Asia. In northern India, including Delhi, life expectancy shrivels by around nine years from breathing filthy air, a situation that can be reversed only through drastic policy changes and action. Nearly two billion people living in South Asia may have their lives cut short by more than five COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IS A MUST FOR WATER MANAGEMENT Community participation is a must for water management. In an exclusive interview, India’s Water Secretary, Upendra Prasad Singh, emphasises the crucial needs of managing water demand in agriculture and community participation. The Narendra Modi-led government has laid special emphasis on water since returning to power for a second termin
MILLIONS DIE AS MOST INDIANS STILL COOK WITH WOOD AND DUNG Over two-thirds of Indians still burn wood and dung-based fuel for cooking, leading to a million deaths a year from indoor pollution. “The walls of my house are covered in black soot and my eyes sting when I cook,” says Pratibha Devi, 36, a resident of Mamura village in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh that has a smallpopulation
SOLAR LAMPS TRANSFORM LIVES OF RURAL STUDENTS AND WOMEN Solar lamps transform lives of rural students and women. An initiative that empowers village women to assemble and distribute solar study lamps in rural areas, where access to electricity is poor and intermittent, has proved to be a boon to students and poor households. Even a few years ago, Neetu Devi, Sanju Devi and Anita Devi would have TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL WISDOM STILL RELEVANT IN ASSAM Traditional agricultural wisdom still relevant in Assam. Scientists are now validating the wisdom behind Dakor Boson, a bunch of rhyming verses that has offered tips to farmers in Assam and its neighbouring areas for centuries. Sometimes, when you are seeking help from the world outside, all you need to do is look within. EFFICIENT ENERGY ACCESS KEY TO CONTROLLING EMISSIONS IN Efficient energy access key to controlling emissions in India. India must stop treating electricity as a right as it undermines the aim of universal access to reliable power and leads to inefficient use and higher emissions. A lot of the inefficiency in India’s energy sector is routinely laid at the door of power distribution companies(discoms).
INDIA NEEDS MORE INVESTMENTS TO MEET RENEWABLES TARGET India has set a target of 450 GW of installed renewables capacity by 2030. The country had installed capacity of 87 GW at the end of 2019, according to official data. It means project developers would need to install more than 30 GW every year from now to 2030 to reach the target. In the years preceding the pandemic, the country saw large MORE HEATWAVES IN SUMMER LEADING TO MORE FOREST FIRES Worse heat waves and drier winters are impacts of climate change, scientists say. The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change reported in 2019 that India had 712,249 sq. km under forest cover, which is 21.67% of the country’s land area. Of that, 152,421 sq. km, or 21.4%, is prone to forest fires, according to the ForestSurvey of
SOLAR ENERGY CAN REDUCE WATER POLLUTION IN SOUTH ASIA Solar energy can reduce water pollution in South Asia. Increased use of solar power is one way to significantly diminish water pollution caused by coal- and oil-fired power plants. The rapid urbanisation in South Asia ushered in a wave of prosperity. It brought in technological innovation, created job opportunities and improved thelives of
HIMALAYAN COMMUNITIES STRUGGLE TO COPE WITH CLIMATE CHANGE Himalayan communities struggle to cope with climate change. People in the middle ranges of the Indian Himalayas are the most vulnerable to climate change and they are finding it difficult to adapt to the changed weather patterns. Altitude and ecology are important factors in the ability of people in the Himalayas to adapt to climate change. HOW TO MAKE CLEAN AIR PLANS WORK IN INDIAN CITIES How to make clean air plans work in Indian cities. Implementation of the clean air plans for India’s cities can only work if there are legal mandates, clear targets and accountability, coordination among government agencies and sufficient funding. Clean air plans prepared by India’s 102 non-attainment cities–those that violate the SIDDHARTH CHATPALLIWAR, AUTHOR AT INDIA CLIMATE DIALOGUE Electricity for All in India: Why coal is not always king. by Sunita Dubey, Siddharth Chatpalliwar, Srinivas Krishnaswamy | Jan 5, 2015. Coal has always been the mainstay of the Indian electricity sector and many policymakers and analysts believe that it must remain the primary source of electricity generation for at least the next three to fourdecades.
JOYDEEP GUPTA, AUTHOR AT INDIA CLIMATE DIALOGUE China assures, India ponders emissions peaking year. by Joydeep Gupta | Dec 3, 2014. With Chinese assurance that it will not leave the developing country group in climate negotiations, and with the US keen on a joint declaration when Barack Obama visits New Delhi late January, India is mulling an announcement of its greenhouse gas emissions peaking year – all options between 2035 and 2050 FLASH FLOODS SURGE IN HIMALAYAS DUE TO EXTREME RAIN Flash floods surge in Himalayas due to extreme rain. The chance of sudden, catastrophic river flooding in the western Himalayas has doubled as climate change leads to an increase in extreme rainfall events. The horror of June 2013 is etched in Rajendra Singh Negi’s mind. On June 12, he travelled a few kilometres from his village tothe town
MILLIONS DIE AS MOST INDIANS STILL COOK WITH WOOD AND DUNG Over two-thirds of Indians still burn wood and dung-based fuel for cooking, leading to a million deaths a year from indoor pollution. “The walls of my house are covered in black soot and my eyes sting when I cook,” says Pratibha Devi, 36, a resident of Mamura village in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh that has a smallpopulation
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A satellite image showing temperature anomalies in north Indian Ocean on May 19, a day before Cyclone Amphan made landfall in eastern India. There was a variation of more than 2C on May 19 in the Bay of Bengal (Image by PODACC/NASA) " data-medium-file="https://indiaclimatedialogue.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Temperature-Anamoly-ICD-300x172.jpg" data-large-file="https://indiaclimatedialogue.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Temperature-Anamoly-ICD.jpg" style="max-height: 406.4px;"> CYCLONES RISE AS CLIMATE CHANGE HEATS UP INDIAN OCEAN The rapid warming of the Indian Ocean due to climate change is leading to more cyclones pummelling South Asia, as storms gather more quickly and become more intenseRead More
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