Restoring land is critical for India’s economy and food security: Osama Faqeeha, UNCCD’s COP16 advisor
With 32% of India’s land affected by degradation and 25% undergoing desertification, land degradation has become a major ...
India's Hindus bathe in holy river defiled by pollution
Sweeping aside thick toxic scum, thousands of Hindu devotees ignored court warnings Thursday against bathing in the sacred ...
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‘It stinks, but it’s OK’: Defying warnings, India’s Hindus bathe in holy river polluted with toxic foam
Sweeping aside thick, lethal scum, thousands of Hindu devotees ignored court warnings last week against bathing in the sacred ...
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Every party in India has been hostile to environmental sustainability: Ramachandra Guha
The terrible and visible fact is that the burden of environmental degradation disproportionately falls on the poor, whether it’s air pollution in northern India’s cities, the depletion of ...
As pollution worsens in Delhi, experts at COP29 urge India to tackle short-lived climate pollutants
At COP29, experts urged India to prioritize reducing short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) like methane to combat its severe ...
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Soil degradation on 30 pc of India's land poses threat to agriculture: Agri minister
Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday expressed concern over soil degradation affecting 30 per cent of India's land and stressed the need for urgent measures to maintain soil ...
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Saudi Minister Cites India's Efforts In Fighting Land Degradation, Drought
Deputy Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, has praised India's efforts on combating land degradation and drought. Dr Faqeeha, who is also an advisor to the UNCCD COP16 Presidency ...
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India's Hindus bathe in holy river defiled by pollutants
Sweeping aside thick toxic scum, thousands of Hindu devotees ignored court warnings on Nov. 7 against bathing in the sacred but sewage-filled Yamuna river, a grim display of environmental degradation ...