‘INDIA CAN’T HANDLE MORE BIG CATS’

Environment

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-01-29 ‘INDIA CAN’T HANDLE MORE BIG CATS’ Relevant for: Environment | Topic: Biodiversity, Ecology, and Wildlife Related Issues While conservation efforts are aimed at increasing the tiger count in India, global experts and officials in the government suggest that India must also prepare for a new challenge — of reaching…

REMOVING THE ROOTS OF FARMERS’ DISTRESS

Environment, Environment & Disaster Management, Indian Economy, Indian Polity & Constitution, Indian Society, News

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

Environment, Environment & Disaster Management, News

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…

In Numbers: Tiger Deaths In India

Environment

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2018-12-17 OPINION Relevant for: Environment & Disaster Management Topic: Environmental Degradation – Wildlife related issues According to the National Tiger Conservation Authority’s (NTCA) records till December 15, 2018, there were 95 cases of tiger deaths in the country. Of this, 41 cases of tiger deaths outside tiger reserves have been reported.…