-The Hindu Business Line The situation is alarming. Cultivation costs are increasing and the quality of water is deteriorating Groundwater has become the major source of water in most countries today. It currently contributes to about half of the world’s total drinking water , 40 per cent of agricultural needs and one-third of industrial demand. The contribution of groundwater in India is much higher than the world average. Is groundwater exploitation in...
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Fund green India -Tanvee Kanaujia and Jyotsana Singh
-The Telegraph India’s decarbonization targets as laid out at COP26 may require enhanced funding The Union finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, made energy transition and climate action focal points in this year’s budget. The ministry of environment, forest and climate change secured an allocation of Rs 3,030 crore. Yet, the question as to whether the financing would be adequate to ensure a timely transition to a sustainable environment stands. At COP26 held in Glasgow,...
More »Six takeaways from IPCC AR6 Report: Long-term benefits of cutting emissions today outweigh costs -Avantika Goswami
-Down to Earth The report provides an exhaustive list of solutions across the energy, buildings, transport, land and industrial sectors which show that it is possible to cut emissions quickly and cheaply The United Nations’ climate science body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the third instalment of its Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) April 4, 2022. The report prepared by the IPCC Working Group III (WG-III) focuses on the mitigation...
More »'Now or never’: Scientists warn window to avoid 1.5 degree C rise in temp closing, call for drastic action -Sibu Tripathi
-IndiaToday.in A report found that the world can afford to emit just 500 billion tonnes of CO2 from 2020 onwards. However, 50–80% of emissions from fossil fuels could still be avoided with currently available technologies, the report said. As the world suffers the catastrophic impact of climate change, scientists said that the window to avoid 1.5 degrees Celsius is fast closing unless drastic actions are taken. The Working Group-III of the Intergovernmental Panel...
More »Making groundwater visible -Srikumar Chattopadhyay
-The Hindu The existing approach of dealing with surface water and groundwater independently has severe limitations The theme of this year’s World Water Day (March 22) was ‘Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible’. The primary focus is to draw attention to the role of groundwater in water and sanitation systems, agriculture, industry, ecosystems, and climate change adaptation. Groundwater helps reduce the risk of temporary water shortage and caters to the needs of arid...
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