-India Today A major landslide in Sikkim, after incessant rain, caused traffic jams in the area on Sunday. The landslide blocked National Highway-10 and snapped the road link with neighbouring West Bengal. Normal life was disturbed in Sikkim on Sunday as torrential rain caused a landslide at 20th Mile near Singtam in Gangtok, blocking National Highway-10 and snapping the road link with neighbouring West Bengal. The massive landslide in Singtam caused a...
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Conservation of shallow water bodies: Ecological consequences due to multiple anthropogenic stressors -Moumita Karmakar
-Down to Earth The United Nations declared 2021-2030 the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration In this Anthropocene era, human interference can be seen in every component of Earth’s ecosystem. Due to such human-mediated changes, the loss of freshwater habitats such as lakes, ponds and wetlands, as well as their aquatic biodiversity and water quality are becoming a major concern. Freshwater ecosystems are of enormous ecological importance and human need (such as drinking water and...
More »Water link to air crisis: 2009 Punjab law spark for stubble fires -Zia Haq
-Hindustan Times In north India’s food-bowl states, farmers set aflame paddy stalks around October to clear their fields for their next crop. This releases millions of tonnes of smoke, carbon dioxide stored in plant biomass, toxins and planet-warming gases in the atmosphere. Some environmentalists reckon this to be the deadliest spell of pollution in all of South Asia. In north India’s food-bowl states, farmers set aflame paddy stalks around October to clear...
More »Nepal earthquake is a reminder that Uttarakhand is a ticking quake bomb -Tirtho Banerjee
-IndiaToday.in The Wednesday tremor brings to mind the devastating 2015 Nepal earthquake and makes us ponder over the risks ahead. Nepal was rocked by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake in the wee hours of Wednesday, claiming six lives. Tremors were felt across north India, including Delhi, Gurugram, Ghaziabad and Lucknow. The epicenter of the earthquake was in Nepal, about 90 km east-southeast of Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand, said the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). At least...
More »Due diligence reqd. prior to blanket school closures as a precautionary measure against air pollution
--Press release by National Coalition on the Education Emergency dated November 9, 2022 The Delhi government had announced the closure of primary schools last week, as recommended by the NCPCR, owing to the air pollution crisis in the city. While the concern about the health and well-being of children is certainly valid, the response to such a crisis needs to take into account other contributing factors such as the importance of...
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