Simrin Sirur

1 week ago | india.mongabay.com | Simrin Sirur

A study has linked deforestation with malaria mortality in India, finding that losing one square kilometre of forest may result in 0.16 additional deaths per 100,000 people. However, malaria endemicity and mortality are high in areas with more forest cover, since forests provide suitable habitats for mosquitos. The extent to which deforestation impacts malaria incidence and mortality is region-specific and still being understood in India.

1 week ago | india.mongabay.com | Simrin Sirur

The Indian government has drafted mandatory emissions intensity targets for high-emitting industries to meet, failing which a fine will be levied by the Central Pollution Control Board. However, the power sector responsible for 39.2% of carbon emissions, is excluded from the list of obligated industries. Meanwhile, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency is also administering a national voluntary carbon market, and has approved eight different methods to offset carbon for use.

2 weeks ago | hindi.mongabay.com | Simrin Sirur

एक नई रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक भीषण गर्मी के दुष्प्रभावों को कम करने के उपाय बार-बार पड़ने वाली बहुत तेज गर्मी की लंबी अवधि के अनुरूप नहीं हैं। यह अध्ययन गर्मी की समस्या से जूझ रहे शहरों में भविष्य में इससे निपटने के उपायों पर किया गया। इसमें पाया गया कि गर्मी के दुष्प्रभावों को कम करने के लिए लंबी अवधि के उपाय तब बेअसर रहे, जब उनके लिए अलग-अलग विभागों के बीच बेहतर तालमेल की जरूरत थी। अलग-अलग विभागों के अधिकारियों के साथ ही जिला और नगरपालिका के प्रशासनिक प्रमुखों के साथ बातचीत से पता चला कि गर्मी से...

2 weeks ago | india.mongabay.com | Simrin Sirur

Industrial plants participating in an air pollution emissions trading scheme reduced particulate emissions by 20-30%. Apart from reducing emissions, the air pollution market also resulted in fewer costs for plants. Replicating this model in other states could be challenging due to the poor state capacity of pollution boards. See All Key Ideas The industrial city of Surat succeeded in reducing its air pollution loads — by experimenting with the rules.

2 weeks ago | scroll.in | Simrin Sirur

The growing appetite for specialty coffee in India has also driven the demand for it to be more sustainably sourced. New research from the Western Ghats proposes coffee agrofarms could be sites not only for in-situ biodiversity conservation – meaning growing a variety of species on their farms – but also be sources of seeds and seedlings for forest restoration in nearby areas.