The growth story of India in recent decades has been marred by the steep rise in air pollution in most cities that calls for emergency measures. Nairobi/New Delhi, January 19,2018 – Air pollution in...
There is a less well-known but significant role of environmental factors in amplifying antibiotic resistance in India, which could increase as global warming picks up pace. Nairobi/New Delhi, Jauary 8, 2018 – Antibiotic resistance...
Developing nations are demanding a financial mechanism to deal with climate disasters at the global summit in Bonn, even as heat waves start affecting millions of workers in countries like India and China Bhubaneswar,...
Flood and drought often drive the rural poor to cities. Those who are landless often stay on. Risking lives under the open sky, they hope a city’s many work opportunities will help them survive...
KOLKATA, India, November 1, 2017 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Plenty of words have been written and spoken about climate change. But residents of Kolkata and other Indian cities are being given the opportunity to...
The revival of Pokkali, a traditional salt- and flood-resistant rice and fish farming system in Kerala, requires mechanisation to expand sustainably As farmers in many regions of India revert tentatively to traditional farm systems...
Facing worsening heatwaves – and with little access to power – India’s poor look for low-cost ways to stay cool BHUBANESWAR, India, Sept 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Kumari Behera carefully folds a set...
Not only will urban land area triple globally between 2000 to 2030, the projected expansion will take place on some of the world’s most productive croplands. NEW DELHI, India, Sep 25 2017 (IPS) –...
Recent research suggests that extreme heat waves and high atmospheric humidity could be triggering increased lightning strikes in regions that are most vulnerable to climate change Dark clouds had formed, heading in their direction,...
Gauri Lankesh, photo source: Wikipedia “Gauri Lankesh’s death is another stark reminder of how violence is the new normal (in India).” –A senior journalist. BHUBANESWAR, India, Sep 7 2017 (IPS) – Dauntlessly crusading against...