Student distress is an increasingly recognised concern, poignantly reflected in the rising instances of student suicides across institutions of higher learning in India. Despite institutional mechanis...
ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS, BIODIVERSITY
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced plans to reduce the Kaziranga Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) to one km as opposed to the current 10 km. The state government’s intention has raised con...
Glaw Lake was recently designated as Arunachal Pradesh’s First and India’s 101st Ramsar Site. It is located within the Kamlang Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary. It hosts diverse flora and fauna sp...
<p>The UNDRR report shows that the rising global temperature is driving the increased frequency of extreme weather events. Although the improved forecasting and warning systems are indeed helping to s...
<p>Locust swarms originating in Pakistan have been making landfall in India since February this year. First, Punjab reported a small locust swarm of about three to four km long and about one km wide a...
<p>Disasters have been inflicting heavy damage in terms of deaths, injuries, destruction of our habitat and economic activity. While over the last two decades India has much to share about its success...
Research shows disasters exacerbate pre-existing vulnerabilities, which are often ignored in the disaster risk reduction policies. It is observed that people who are already vulnerable get more expose...
<p>The UNDRR report shows that the rising global temperature is driving the increased frequency of extreme weather events. Although the improved forecasting and warning systems are indeed helping to save precious human lives, yet the number of affected people and economic costs are significantly high.</p>
<p>Locust swarms originating in Pakistan have been making landfall in India since February this year. First, Punjab reported a small locust swarm of about three to four km long and about one km wide area and it was quickly eliminated using insecticides. In March, the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change warned that the locust swarm from Pakistan had entered Rajasthan, Haryana...
<p>Disasters have been inflicting heavy damage in terms of deaths, injuries, destruction of our habitat and economic activity. While over the last two decades India has much to share about its successful response in terms of minimising life loss—infrastructure damage however, have remained very high. The economic impact of these extreme events are required to be evaluated, particularly in the ligh...
