Categories for Eco-Watch
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Let’s Avert Another Day Zero Together
As we all know by now, due to the effects of climate change, pollution has created a great danger for drinking water. On one hand due to climate change the rainfall is affected and it also effects the water bodies,... View Article
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IPCC Report in Holiday and Weekend Home Culture
The newest report from the Intergovermental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC ) report that was released in February paints a troubling picture. The report states that Climate change is already impacting every corner of the world, and much more severe... View Article
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Let’s not talk about Urban Heat Island
Even before the summer sets in, we start discussing about Urban Heat Island effects. Nearly all news paper publication and magazines cover atleast one article or even more wherein they talk about the Urban Heat Island. And at the end... View Article
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To Fight Climate Action we need maximum ‘Paryavaran Senanis’ now
We were talking about the importance of Urban Forest and we shared about Tokyo’s urban forests in Japan, as well as its commitment to trees. Let’s talk about a similar case study today. So that our citizens realize how much... View Article
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Are We Really Prepared for Climate Action?
We realise that the need of the hour is to have a definite policy on urban forests. And we understand that it is the responsibility of the government or the system. In this regard, I am very hopeful that in... View Article
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A Strict Policy for Urban Forest
I clearly believe that the cities of India today are in dire need of urban forests, and not gardens. Because of pollution, high temperatures, low biodiversity or poor ecosystems, the country’s cities are facing huge problems in the field of... View Article
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You can change the climate
As a planet we are now reaching the climax of the Climate Crisis. This is why there are new concerns around the world about the climate crisis and what should the world authorities do? And what can we do? Everyone... View Article
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Political Economy of Biodiversity Conservation
The winter session of the Parliament started with the withdrawal of the three farming laws that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised on the Guru Nanak Jayanti. That morning he has surprised many amog us with the announcment of the... View Article
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Efficient waste management systems in urban India
A recent report ‘Waste-wise cities: Best practices in municipal solid waste management’ released by NITI Aayog and Centre for Science and Environment documents best practices from 28 cities in 15 states of India – from Leh in Ladakh to Alappuzha... View Article
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India needs a comprehensive emissions database
India needs to develop and maintain a comprehensive inventory of baseline emissions to ascertain whether its policy and technological interventions are able to reduce air pollution, according to an independent study released recently by the Council on Energy, Environment and... View Article
