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Netherlands, India announce partnerships on eight tech projectsBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 16, 2019
Governments and institutes from India and Netherlands announced partnerships on eight technology projects including the testing of a flying car developed by a company from Netherlands in Gujarat for border control, policing, and first aid. The other projects include the... Read more.. Subject Tags: Climate Change , Natural Resources , pollution , Smart energy , The Netherlands , water use |
Blue economy potential largely untapped: expertsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 6, 2019
Potentials of blue economy in the Indian Ocean, which is worth $25 trillion, remain largely untapped due to shortage of investments and absence of comprehensive research on marine resources, according to experts. “The countries bordering the Indian Ocean extracted resources... Read more.. |
IFC urges Dhaka, Delhi to accept sustainable basin-wide river sharing formulaBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 2, 2019
The International Farakka Committee (IFC) has urged Bangladesh and India to opt for a sustainable management of rivers to keep them alive from the points of origin to their outfall into the sea through basin-wide management. In a statement on Friday, the IFC said this has now... Read more.. |
Mission Paani launch event today: News18's awareness campaign could be key in preventing a nationwide water crisisBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 28, 2019
The water crisis in Chennai, and droughts witnessed in Maharashtra and several other states this year, are likely to heighten if India fails take efforts to conserve water and replenish the low... Read more.. |
Agreement signed by ICFRE & ICIMOD to extend REDD+ Himalaya ProjectBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 28, 2019
The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) and International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in 2015 agreed for implementation of the trans-boundary... Read more.. |
Unite technology and tradition to solve water crisis in Chennai: ExpertsBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 26, 2019
There is no single or final solution to Chennai’s water crisis. This emerged on day one of the TOI water conclave where experts, officials and activists engaged in discussion and debate to find... Read more.. Subject Tags: climate change goals , global warming , Natural Resources , wastewater management , water scarcity |
Worsening Water Quality Affects Economic Growth: World BankBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 22, 2019
Worsening Water Quality The world faces an invisible crisis of water quality that is eliminating one-third of potential economic growth in heavily polluted areas and threatening human and... Read more.. |
In Maharashtra village farmers switch to solar pumps, experts fear groundwater exploitationBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 12, 2019
In Maharashtra's Jalgaon village, many farmers spend sleepless nights to irrigate their fields, as power for irrigation isn't available during the daytime for 15 days a month, but Dattaji Balaji... Read more.. |
1.8 billion of world’s population live in water-stressed regionsBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 8, 2019
Amidst one of the hottest months in recorded history, Chennai faced acute water shortage- the reservoir providing drinking water to 4.6 million people dried up. This reservoir was India’s... Read more.. |
ADB Study: More food for less water in southern AsiaBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 8, 2019
Rice is one of the staple foods in southern Asia. It needs large amounts of water to be grown and population increase and climate change are major challenges for irrigation farming in the region... Read more.. Subject Tags: agricultural irrigation , developing countries , irrigation , irrigation system , Natural Resources |