Climate change will amplify the existing risks and create new risks for natural and socio-economic systems.
Atleast 9 million people die annually from air pollution-related complications, according to a recent study by The Lancet Commission on pollution and health.
India’s true essence — encompassing its diversity, zeal, culture, and spirit — is rooted in its rural areas.
The world is urbanising at a rapid pace.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought on unprecedented adversities for rural populations worldwide, endangering livelihoods and causing psycho-social impacts.
Land degradation, extending over 96 million hectares is a primary ecological issue for India that has resulted in catastrophic biodiversity loss and exacerbated extreme weather occurrences.
Extreme and unpredictable changes in the climate are a cause of serious concern globally.
The impacts of climate variability, climate change, and extreme events are visible globally and in India.
The embracing of rapid urbanisation for better lifestyles has led to mindless concretisation, proving to be one of the biggest threats to the outdoor temperature in cities.
At the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27, India released its long-term low-carbon development strategies.
For adaptation measures to work efficiently, assessments of capacity, technology and financial needs should be integrated.
Climate change is the biggest challenge today and will be so in the coming decades.
India has inexplicably dithered from making dedicated provisions for climate adaptation in its annual budgets, despite facing the brunt of climate change – it was listed as the seventh most vulnerable in the Climate Risk Index 2021.
India recently submitted an updated nationally determined contribution (NDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which includes two short-term commitments.
MGNREGS is a poverty alleviation programme implemented pan India.
