Disha Shetty
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Himalayan Towns Like Darjeeling, Mussoorie, Kathmandu Fast Running Dry
A series of 10 studies across 13 towns in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region has found water mismanagement and climate breakdown.
- Monday March 2, 2020
- Author: Disha Shetty
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Air Pollution Can Lead To Infertility, Birth Complications: Emerging Research
Air pollution does not only cause premature deaths but also affects fertility and the birth process, growing evidence suggests.
- Monday January 27, 2020
- Author: Disha Shetty
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Birth Certificates Are Citizenship Proof, Government Says. But 38% Under-Five Children Don’t Have One
India is among the five countries that are home to half of the world’s 166 million children whose births have not been registered.
- Saturday January 4, 2020
- Author: Disha Shetty, Swagata Yadavar
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‘Sea-Level Rise To Make Things Worse In Mumbai Within Decades’, Says Adam Sobel
We worry a lot about sea-level rise as it is going to be one of the biggest, ways climate change will affect people, says Sobel.
- Monday December 23, 2019
- Author: Disha Shetty
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Climate Change In India Will Soon Become Critical, Scientist Warns
India, where one in every seventh person on the planet lives, has no national study on the impact of climate change.
- Monday June 24, 2019
- Author: Disha Shetty
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Rajasthan Is Getting More Rain. That’s Not Good News
Data indicates that rainfall in Ajmer has become increasingly erratic over the decade to 2018.
- Saturday May 4, 2019
- Author: Disha Shetty
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Even A ‘Near Normal’ Monsoon Can Lead To Water Distress
Large parts of India are witnessing changes in rainfall despite the data showing that the mean rainfall has not changed much.
- Thursday May 2, 2019
- Author: Disha Shetty
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As Climate Change Grows More Intense, Women In Battered Coastal Odisha Step Up
In recent years, climate change has increased rainfall variability around Bay of Bengal. There appear to be more intense cyclones.
- Saturday February 9, 2019
- Author: Disha Shetty
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In The Himalayas, Living The Crisis That The IPCC Report Warns Of
Nearly 70% of the water in rivers such as the Indus and the Ganga comes from the melting of Himalayan glaciers in the summer.
- Friday October 12, 2018
- Author: Disha Shetty