-The Hindu Business Line Kochi (Kerala): In a significant attempt to protect coastal wetlands in the wake of the climate crisis, a mobile app has Been developed to collect the complete datasets on smaller wetlands across the coastal region of the country. The app was developed by the Space Applications Centre (SAC) of the ISRO upon the request of the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) in line with a memorandum of...
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The link between jobs, farming and climate -Pulapre Balakrishnan
-The Hindu It is imperative to focus on agricultural production in devising a long-term solution to the problem of unemployment At a panel discussion hosted recently by the students of Delhi’s Ambedkar University, the topic was, ‘Are we heading for an economic crisis?’ Presumably, they had Been prompted by the all-absorbing news of a slowing economy. It is indeed correct that such a slowing is taking place. Growth has slowed for the...
More »Could air pollution crisis come early this year? -Kabir Agarwal
-TheWire.in A sudden spike in farm fires has prompted Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to write to his Haryana and Punjab counterparts. New Delhi: With the arrival of the paddy harvesting season, there has Been a sharp increase in the number of farm fires reported in Punjab. There were 107 fires between September 24 and 26 this year compared to just 11 in the same period last year, according to a report...
More »Defecation death: Girl was molested too, say kin
-The Times of India BHOPAL: The family of the 12-year-old Dalit girl who was beaten to death in Shivpuri district on September 25 for defecating in the open has alleged that she was molested by the accused. Her 11-year-old cousin also died in the attack. Bhim Sena has called a complete bandh in Shivpuri town on Monday to protest the killings. Additional police force has Been deployed in the region. Molestation isn’t mentioned...
More »UP worst hit as rain claims 48 lives in 4 states
-PTI As many as 35 fresh rain-related deaths were reported from Uttar Pradesh alone NEW DELHI /PATNA /LUCKNOW: As many as 48 people died in rain-related incidents, majority of them in Uttar Pradesh, while incessant rainfall in Bihar, where an alert has Been sounded, left the streets of state capital Patna and other areas waterlogged and residences of at least two ministers marooned. As many as 35 people lost their lives in Uttar...
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