Arunachal’s Wetland Wonder: Glaw Lake Earns India’s 101st Ramsar Recognition
Glaw Lake was recently designated as Arunachal Pradesh’s First and India’s 101st Ramsar Site. It is located within the Kamlang Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary. It hosts diverse flora and fauna sp...
Strait of Hormuz and Maritime Chokepoints
Maritime chokepoints are vital points along shipping routes that facilitate the passage of substantial trade volumes. These chokepoints control the global essential supplies such as oil, gas, fertiliz...
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When Carbon Rises, Can the Blue Carbon Answer?
What if India's pathway to net zero does not end at factories—but begins where terrestrial meets the coastal? As carbon emissions rise and climate risks intensify, the search for solutions has largely...
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Ladakh Water Security and Climate Change
Studies show that 35 per cent of Ladakh’s glaciers will have disappeared in two decades. Nothing reflects the dismal situation more clearly than the rising water scarcity that is affecting the lives o...
Understanding droughts in India
Drought is a normal climatic phenomenon that occurs in all climatic zones, but its intensity and frequency usually increases towards drier climatic zones. In weather terms, drought occurs when rainfal...
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Ladakh Water Security and Climate Change
Studies show that 35 per cent of Ladakh’s glaciers will have disappeared in two decades. Nothing reflects the dismal situation more clearly than the rising water scarcity that is affecting the lives of every inhabitant of the region.
Understanding droughts in India
Drought is a normal climatic phenomenon that occurs in all climatic zones, but its intensity and frequency usually increases towards drier climatic zones. In weather terms, drought occurs when rainfall received is a certain percentage lower than the long term average for the area. Drought is not a disaster in the sense an earthquake, a cyclone, or a landslide is, because it does not strike with th...
