The Himalayas, also known as the third pole, is integral to the region’s climate, people, and nature nexus, influencing the lives of millions living here and downstream. However, with the passage of time, climate change is disrupting this intricate balance—impacting glaciers, altering water availability, threatening agriculture and biodiversity, and eroding …
With its rugged landscape and arid climate, Bundelkhand is a canvas painted by contrasts. This plateau, marked by breathtaking landscapes, has also been scarred by a pattern of harsh climate—frequent droughts, shrinking water tables, and cracked, thirsty fields. For generations, it has been shaped by erratic monsoons and depleting natural …
The past five years have been the warmest ever for the world, a stark reminder of the urgent need for climate action. The intensifying heat directly results from rising greenhouse gas emissions, which are driving climate change and its devastating impacts. These include more frequent and severe weather events, rising …
Few places on Earth exemplify better than the region of Bundelkhand in Central India the adage of ‘resource curse’. Despite its enormous endowment of resource wealth – its rich deposits of minerals (including the only operating diamond mine in India) and dense forests, diverse fauna and flora; its unique history …
Rapid urbanisation and increasing population are adding to the woes of waste management in Delhi, as the capital city produces tonnes of waste every day. Waste managers are struggling with waste disposal, management of ‘mixed waste’ and transformational costs. Kitchen waste accounts for 50 per centage of household waste in the country. As per …