-The New Indian Express The consecutive droughts, with intermittent floods, have shown the impact that climate change can have on the lives of farmers. BENGALURU: Farmers in the state are preparing for one more round of showdown with the state government, even as Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy made a beginning to deliver on his promise of farm loan waiver by launching the distribution of ‘Debt-free certificates.’ Though the programme has raised...
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Natural disasters cost India $80 billion in 20 years: UN report -Pradeep Thakur
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Climate change is making development highly risky, particularly in lower-middle income countries like India. A study released by the UN office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) on Wednesday said India suffered economic losses of $80 billion during the 20-year period of 1998 to 2017. India has been ranked among world's top five countries in absolute economic losses. Globally, disaster losses during this period have been estimated...
More »Industries hit as UP, Bihar migrants flee Gujarat after hate attacks
-The Times of India AHMEDABAD/ VADODARA: Angry at the rape of a 14-month-old girl in Sabarkantha district of north Gujarat on September 28, hate crimes targeting Hindi-speaking people have now spread to central parts of the state. Eight contractual workers were allegedly attacked at the ‘Bal Amul’ plant near Anand late on Sunday night. With the situation worsening, chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar called up their Gujarat counterpart Vijay Rupani...
More »Gift-a-cow drive in Kerala -KM Rakesh
-The Telegraph Bid to help poor who lost cattle in floods A Kerala district has devised a programme under which people are being requested to donate cows to the poor who lost their cattle in the recent floods and landslides. The hill district of Wayanad, which recorded the death of 223 cows during the calamity, has come up with the Donate a Cow programme, under which the administration will rebuild the livelihoods of...
More »Addressing soil loss -Mohit M Rao
-The Hindu Floods often wash away rich, weathered soil. Rehabilitation programmes must consider this loss As the rains abate in Kerala and parts of Kodagu district in Karnataka, the Loss of lives and the devastation of infrastructure and crops is apparent. However, as rebuilding is planned, what is often ignored is the soil that has been washed away. While roads and houses will be rebuilt, and crop losses compensated partially through insurance,...
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