FOR A HEALTHY PLANET

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-03-21 FOR A HEALTHY PLANET Relevant for: Environment | Topic: Environmental Degradation – GHGs, Ozone Depletion and Climate Change Last week in Nairobi, governments welcomed the Global Environment Outlook 6: Healthy Planet, Healthy People (GEO-6) report. GEO-6 argues that in a business-as-usual scenario, the world will exhaust its energy-related carbon…

REMOVING THE ROOTS OF FARMERS’ DISTRESS

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-01-28 REMOVING THE ROOTS OF FARMERS’ DISTRESS Relevant for: Indian Economy | Topic: Agriculture Issues and related constraints Recently, there has been active discussion on the strategies addressing farm distress. There are media reports that the ‘interim Budget’ may focus on the farm sector among other things. Agrarian distress, in…

70% TOWNS ALONG GANGA LET OUT GARBAGE DIRECTLY INTO THE RIVER: STUDY

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-01-13 70% TOWNS ALONG GANGA LET OUT GARBAGE DIRECTLY INTO THE RIVER: STUDY Relevant for: Environment & Disaster Management | Topic: Environmental Pollution – Air, Water, Soil & E-waste A nullah dumps sewage into the Ganga at Shivala Ghat in Varanasi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Four-and-a-half years after…