ENVIRONMENT

Globally, the call for respecting the rights of rivers is gaining momentum. Some countries have gone to the extent of recognizing the legal status of rivers in the same term as recognizing the rights of humans. Rivers are now seen as living…

The first heat wave spell scorched Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Telangana, while the second heat wave spell lashed Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha, with the maximum temperature in some places recording up to seven and…

The report ‘Guide for Adaptation and Resilience Finance’ (April 2024) figured that extreme weather and climate-related natural hazards have increased in frequency and intensity over the last decade, negatively impacting communities,…

The World Health Organization (WHO, 2018) indicated that between the years 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250,000 additional deaths each year from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhoea and heat stress alone –…

The Directorate awards ten fellowships to local journalists working in both print and electronic media, either based in the plains or in the uplands, with the urge to cover all possible aspects of climate-related issues on water, health,…

Some pockets of the State in Chandel, Churachandpur and Tengnoupal districts bordering Myanmar experienced blistering heat at plus 40 degree Celsius during the past three years where half a century back the maximum summer temperature would…

This approval signifies a significant stride in our commitment to safeguarding Loktak Lake's ecological integrity while fostering sustainable societal benefits, says LDA Chairman M Asnikumar Singh TFM Desk Loktak Development…

The clean-up drive was held under the initiative of the All Loktak Lake Areas Fishers Union, Manipur (ALLAFUM) to clear the waterway amidst the strong southwesterly winds and the over-flowing thick mats of water hyacinths, water lettuces,…

Water hyacinth, ‘Kabo kang’ in the vernacular as the locals know the plant in the floodplains of central Manipur (in North East India adjoining Myanmar), is no longer an isolated problem for the State so much as information sourced from…

With the prediction of exceptional warming this current year already hitting the headlines, the Manipur Government requires to study the process post-haste and formularise measures to meet any exigency from extreme weather events, such as…