2017-02-08T22:05:41+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment|
Background The long-running drought in southern India appears likely to continue into the early months of 2017. All 32 districts in Tamil Nadu have been declared drought-affected with annual rainfall between 35 and 80 per cent below average in 2016. […]
2017-02-06T20:44:57+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment|
World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February. India currently has 26 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites), with a surface area of 689,131 hectares including including Wular Lake in Jammu and Kashmir. Ramsar sites are wetlands considered to be of international importance. The Ramsar [...]
2017-02-05T15:37:54+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment|
The destruction caused to a significant part of the Chennai coastline from the oil spill that followed a collision between two ships is both tragic and ironic. A large quantity of oil was released into the sea, affecting marine life and livelihoods of coastal communities. What makes the collision ironic [...]
2017-01-31T03:45:39+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment|
From 75 in 1905, Indian rhinos numbered over 2,700 by 2012 From a population of barely 75 in 1905, Indian rhinos numbered over 2,700 by 2012, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF-India), a global wildlife advocacy. The Indian rhino was moved from its status of endangered (since [...]
2017-01-31T03:53:56+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment|Tags: environment|
By 2050, India will experience a temperature rise of 1-4°C and rainfall will increase by 9-16 per cent. This will have a detrimental effect on farmers. Sensitivity 12 states* have districts that are highly sensitive to climate change Sensitivity is the degree to which a region gets affected by climate-related [...]
2017-01-31T03:54:40+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment|Tags: environment|
WHENEVER a dictionary of green terms is written, even if it is in English, it will contain at least one Hindi word. And that word is Chipko. The idea that people are prepared to hug trees to save them from being felled excited and enthused [...]
2017-02-14T18:06:16+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment|
The three-day event, Annual Forum of the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA), showcased innovative ways in which farmers around the world are adapting their practices to become more and more climate smart. […]
2017-02-14T01:13:47+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment|
STORY HIGHLIGHTS India’s coastal and marine ecosystems include a wide range of mangroves, coral reefs, sea grasses, salt marshes, mud flats, estuaries, lagoons, and unique flora and fauna. Yet, despite their ecological richness and contribution to the national economy, these resources have not received adequate protection, and are under stress. [...]
2017-02-14T00:12:25+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment|
The likelihood of at least 600,000 deaths being caused annually in India by fine particulate matter pollution in the air is cause for worry, even if the data released by the World Health Organisation are only a modelled estimate. […]
2017-02-14T01:22:59+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment|
Extreme Heat What we know India is already experiencing a warming climate. What could happen Unusual and unprecedented spells of hot weather are expected to occur far more frequently and cover much larger areas. Under 4°C warming, the west coast and southern India are projected to shift to new, high-temperature [...]
