ENVIRONMENT

Nature restoration seeks not only the restoration of forest and wetland ecosystems for conservation sake, whereas, the thrust is also on availing multiple benefits from their ecosystem services that can help sustain human life, the natural…

Effects on environment and nutrition, trend of infectious disease, trend of non communicable diseases (NCDs), impact on psycho-social health, climate related disasters and their mitigation are the various topics to be discussed during the…

One-day workshop on “Consultative Workshop on Ecological Restoration of Koubru Hills” was held at IIIT-Manipur in Mantripukhri. The main aim of the workshop is for government officials, academicians, non-government organizations, people…

The UN’s push for the global-level climate summit seeks to achieve breakthrough in the ambitious target of limiting global temperature rise by 1.5 degree Celsius by the target year 2050 and possibly a complete halt to GHG emissions by the…

The story with Angaan Ching is of local community coming out in a concerted effort to bring back the once-fully scrapped hillock to its near natural status. With Angaan Ching, the Alliance for Development Alternatives Manipur (ADAM) has…

At the end of the day, the term ‘adaption’ comes down to the level of the local communities’ understanding on how to adapt to their local conditions as best as their traditional knowledge and wisdom permits, adapting to a fast changing…

IRENA’s energy transition indicators amplifies that “significant acceleration is needed across energy sectors and technologies, from deeper end-use electrification of transport and heat, to direct renewable use, energy efficiency and…

The Vjosa and its main tributaries run freely for over 400 kilometers, from the Pindus Mountain Range in Greece, where it is called Aoös, to the Adriatic coast in Albania. The river and its surrounding areas are ecosystems of substantial…

In the recent past, the Government of India while listing some of the worst polluted rivers in the country, Manipur’s Nambul River stood at the eleventh position. This fairly gives a clear indication that the State capital region is…

Last year, Manipur received unprecedented rainfall in January and in February, inducing snowfall in certain parts of the northern uplands, where Liyai Khullen villagers had a whale of a time enjoying the unexpected snow. This year, both…