The Indus is the most important and vulnerable ‘water tower’, according to the first inventory of high-altitude water sources. Photograph: Parvesh Jain/Alamy A quarter of the world’s population are at risk of water supply problems as mountain glaciers, snow-packs and alpine lakes are run down by global heating and rising demand, according to an international […]
“Let us not create a fear psychosis among people,” Javadekar told Lok Sabha in response to a query about studies that life expectancy is coming down due to pollution. During the Question Hour, he said the government has been taking pro-active actions to curb pollution and that the efforts are bearing fruits. (PTI) Union minister […]
NDMA, IIIT-H develop Earthquake Disaster Risk Index for cities from high seismic zones An Earthquake Disaster Risk Index (EDRI), prepared by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in association with IIIT-Hyderabad here, showed that about 56% area of India is vulnerable to moderate to major earthquakes where about 82% of the population live. The index […]
