Chhattisgarh

Rapid warming of Arabian sea among causes of 3-fold rise in erratic rain in central India: Weather experts

According to the study, 13 more incidents like these are noticed with the passing of each decade, thus making floods an annual affair for the people in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh

Publication Date:

04/10/2017

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Global Warming, Climate Change, Floods, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Green House Gases, El Nino, Monsoons, Climate Impacts

Natural Disasters

Late monsoon surge to shower relief on states at drought risk

Raises Hope Of Normal Rains This Yr

Publication Date:

21/09/2017

Author(s): Amit Bhattacharya

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Monsoons, Droughts, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters

Chhattisgarh declares 97 tehsils drought-hit

Gram panchayats directed to set aside rice for the needy

Publication Date:

13/09/2017

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Chhattisgarh, Droughts, Panchayats, Compensation, Crops, Crop Insurance, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), Natural Disasters

Health

National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4), India, 2015-16: Chhattisgarh

The 2015-16 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4), the fourth in the NFHS series, provides information on population, health, and nutrition for India and each state and union territory. For the first time, NFHS-4 provides district-level estimates for many important indicators.

Publication Date:

01/09/2017

Source: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Tags:

Health, Child Health, Maternal Health, Infant mortality, Family Planning, Nutrition, Health Care, Anaemia, Chhattisgarh

Health

Powering primary healthcare through solar in India: lessons from Chhattisgarh

The Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), issued a new report concluding that distributed solar energy can play a major role in bridging India’s massive gap in delivering rural healthcare services, both as a primary and backup source of power.

Publication Date:

31/08/2017

Author(s): Aditya Ramji, Sasmita Patnaik, Sunil Mani, Hem H Dholaka

Source: Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)

Tags:

Primary Health Care, Health Care, Electricity, Solar Energy, Chhattisgarh

Energy

MNRE expects large-scale solar power prod. from Raipur

The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has launched a pilot scheme for the promotion of large-scale grid-connected roof-top solar PV projects in Raipur city, officials said.

Publication Date:

23/08/2017

Source: Pioneer (Raipur)

Tags:

Chhattisgarh, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Power Industry, Energy

Health

Gorakhpur rerun? 4 babies die in Raipur hospital due to disruption of oxygen supply

RAIPUR: In what could be a chilling rerun of the Gorakhpur tragedy, four newborns died at the government-run Ambedkar Hospital in Raipur due to alleged disruption of oxygen supply.

Publication Date:

22/08/2017

Source: Times Of India (Bhopal)

Tags:

Chhattisgarh, Child Health, Raipur (T), Gorakhpur (D), Halth Effects, Health Care, Health

Forests

World Bank pledges $24 mn to enhance India's forest ecosystem services

The Finance Ministry and the World Bank on Wednesday signed a grant agreement of $24.64 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) of the World Bank for ecosystem service improvement projec

Publication Date:

17/08/2017

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Forests, World Bank, Ecosystems, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

Air Pollution