Environment: Himalayas, Water And Many Other Things
These posts will dwell on environment, water, climate change, forests, air pollution, Himalayas and basically anything and everything that our atmosphere has
India announces plans to increase storage of Indus water; Pakistan plays safe even as it issues warning The Indus River has once again created headlines in India and Pakistan after …
Latest Indo-Pakistan dispute is over water Read More
If global climate efforts fail and we continue to burn fossil fuels and dump carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as we do now, it would lead to “five degrees in …
Two-thirds of Glaciers in Himalayas Could Melt by 2100. Is it Time to Run? Read MoreThis year’s theme is ‘Environmental and Climate Literacy’ which seeks to “empower everyone with the knowledge to inspire action in defense of environmental protection.” Decide your own contribution when you …
Earth Day 2017: Are we doing enough for our Mother Earth? Read MoreBy Ritwick Dutta If rivers are considered as living beings, we must recognise that in India today, they are an endangered species. In his book, Animal Revolution (1975), Peter Singer …
All rivers require special status Read MoreAllowing the river to be a legal entity means according it the right to live “While exercising the parens patrie jurisdiction, the Rivers Ganga and Yamuna, all their tributaries, streams, …
Are Ganga and Yamuna going to be ‘living entities’ only for Uttarakhand? Read MoreThe pact must bring riparian nations China and Afghanistan on board amid changing climatic conditions. Ten days after the dastardly terrorist attack at Uri in Jammu and Kashmir, much water …
Indus Waters Treaty must change for environment, not to choke Pakistan’s lifeline Read MoreThe decision by the National Green Tribunal is likely to lead to more comprehensive impact assessment studies for other hydropower projects proposed in the Brahmaputra basin Hopes have resurfaced on …
Arunachal hydropower project halted to save black-necked cranes Read MoreThe three-decade old ‘Gramkranti Eco-Bio Toilet’ doesn’t pollute or need a septic tank or a sewage network. In fact, its output is a nutrient-rich liquid that can be used as …
More people should use this zero sewage discharge toilet Read MoreAmid clamour for development, there are warnings for even the blind persons to see and deaf to hear. But is the government hell bent on pursuing a “wrong model of …
Are we going to wait till nature says — ‘I told you so’ !!! Read MoreIn Peru, Kenya and India, NGOs are helping communities overcome water scarcity using wisdom from the past Across large swaths of the Thar desert in western India, traditional techniques …
The three wonders of the ancient world solving modern water problems Read More