-Scroll.in From reduced productivity leading to lowered incomes, to dangerous indoor heat as a result of cramped conditions, extreme weather is taking its toll. Each night, Aliya Shakir Sheikh keeps one eye fixed on her toddler and three-day-old baby. At the same time, she struggles to stay focused on work, painstakingly sticking tiny, shiny stones onto embroidered cloth by hand. Time is of the essence: the unbearable heat has already made her...
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Supreme Court seeks update on power cables at Great Indian Bustard’s habitat -Shuchita Jha
-Down to Earth Supreme Court seeks update on power cables at Great Indian Bustard’s habitat The Supreme Court of India sought an update April 1, 2022 from the committee formed for making power lines underground in Rajasthan and Gujarat ordered a year ago. The habitat of the state bird of Rajasthan — the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) or Godavan — is under threat due to the zigzag web of high-tension power lines through...
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 »India used more coal power in 2021 than 2020, which could delay its climate goals: IEA -Rohini Krishnamurthy
-Down to Earth China and India might be some of the countries where the green transition may also be slowed down because Russia would shift their energy exports to them, experts say India used 13 per cent more coal to generate electricity in 2021 than the previous year, given the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA). This figure is going to increase in the future,...
More »Residents of Gujarat village protest against windmills being set up on forestland -Mahesh Langa
-The Hindu Natural resources have been destroyed in Kutch due to clean energy projects AHMEDABAD: Sangnara, a small village in Kutch, has been trying to save its forests from Wind Energy companies for the past two years as windmills were being installed on forestland, depriving people of greenery and natural resources. Kutch has been designated as an important Wind Energy exploitation zone, and in the past few years thousands of windmills have been...
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