-The Telegraph Seventy-five years of planned development have not helped in the betterment of the adivasi community Adivasis living in Central India make up one of the most marginalised sections in the country. But they live in the most resource-rich areas that attract industrialists and the State. Although scheduled tribes constitute 8.6% of the total population, they make up 50% of the people who have been displaced or dispossessed from their land...
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How we turned natural floods into monsoon mayhem by squeezing our rivers -Darpan Singh
-IndiaToday.in From Assam to odisha and in many other states, floods were a natural phenomenon. But we turned them into monsoon mayhem by squeezing our rivers. Here is why we must rethink our response to this annual crisis. Every monsoon, lakhs of people in Indian states such as Bihar, Assam, odisha, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal are affected by floods when rivers swell and spread their waters amid pounding rain. Hundreds of men,...
More »India has reason to celebrate the increase in its Ramsar sites, but it is not enough to conserve its existing wetlands -Shahzada Iqbal and Orus Ilyas
-TheLeaflet.in As India celebrates an increase in its total number of Ramsar sites to 75, this brings into sharp relief the deteriorating state of natural wetlands across the country, especially in urban areas. —– Why were wetlands in the news recently? EVERYONE is careful about consuming clean and pure water to protect their kidneys from malfunctioning. But what about the earth’s kidneys, the wetlands? According to the Press Information Bureau, on August 13, India...
More »35 Dead As Heavy Rain Causes Flash Floods, Landslides In Several States
-PTI/NDTV.com At least 22 people were killed in Himachal Pradesh, including eight members of a family, as heavy rain since Friday caused landslides, flash floods and surge in streams. New Delhi: 35 deaths have been reported over the last two days as heavy rain pounded several states, including Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, odisha and Uttarakhand, triggering flash floods and landslides. Here are the top 5 latest updates on this big story * At least 22...
More »odisha floods lead to rise in prices of vegetables, supply chain disruptions -Devesh Kumar
-Livemint.com * odisha have been reeling under flood, leading to crop damage and supply chain disruption * Vegetables prices have shot up in the markets of Bhubaneswar as several districts of odisha Recurrent floods in several districts of odisha have led to crop damage and supply chain disruptions which further hiked the prices of vegetables in the state. Tomatoes are sold at ₹25 per kg in downtown Bhubaneswar, a jump of around five rupees...
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