-The Hindu West Bengal tops the list with 964 fatalities caused by flash floods, Landslides Nearly 6,800 people lost their lives in the country over the past three years due to hydro meteorological calamities such as flash floods, Landslides and cyclones and West Bengal has recorded the highest deaths among all States, The details were provided by the Home Ministry in response to a question by Congress MP from Tamil Nadu, Su. Thirunavukkarasar,...
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Tribals pledge not to give up 'ancestral' Land for coal mining -Animesh Bisoee
-The Telegraph Over 1,703 hectares of Land of 84 revenue villages in Shikaripara and Kathitund blocks of Dumka district were allotted to the Eastern Coalfields Limited Jamshedpur: Over 200 tribals in Dumka district of Jharkhand have taken a pledge not to give up an inch of their “ancestral” Land for coal mining. Over 1,703 hectares of Land of 84 revenue villages in Shikaripara and Kathitund blocks of Dumka district were allotted to the...
More »Major Landslide in Himachal's Kinnaur, more than 40 feared buried
-Hindustan Times The Indo-Tibetan border police (ITBP) said that the incident occurred at around 12:45pm on the Reckong Peo-Shimla highway in the Kinnaur district. A major Landslide was reported from the Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday. The incident is feared to have buried more than 40 people under the debris, according to news agencies. Citing deputy commissioner Abid Hussain Sadiq, PTI reported that several vehicles, including a Himachal Road Transport...
More »Can a large volcanic eruption slow down global warming? Here’s what the latest IPCC report says -Preetha Banerjee
-Down to Earth Before the end of the century, there will be at least one large volcanic eruption, the scientists predict Amid the grim predictions emerging from the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, there is a ray of hope: A major volcanic eruption can counteract anthropogenic global warming to a small extent. All statements about global warming breaching the 1.5 degree Celsius rise over pre-industrial levels assume that no...
More »No time to lose, says Sunita Narain on the new IPCC report
-Press release by Centre for Science and Environment dated 9th August, 2021 The latest IPCC report confirms that we can no longer lose time in prevarication or in finding new excuses not to act, including empty promises of net zero by 2050. We bring you an appraisal of the report’s findings by CSE director general Sunita Narain * The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) releases the first part of its sixth...
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