Environment

MGNREGA has environmental benefits finds IISc study

The Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act has often been ridiculed as a scheme that has hardly any impact.

Publication Date: 
10/05/2013
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Unemployment, Economy, Indian Institute Of Science (IISC), Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), Ministry Of Rural Development, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Environment, Groundwater, Soil Erosion, Biomass, Water Harvesting, Water Resources, Droughts, Agriculture, Irrigation, Afforestation
Natural Disasters

Centre approves Rs 511 crore for drought, flood-hit Rajasthan, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh

An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on drought, headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, on Wednesday approved Rs 511-crore assistance for Rajasthan, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh - the sta

Publication Date: 
09/05/2013
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Earthquakes, Floods, Droughts, Arunachal, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Disaster Management
Water Resources

Only 22% water left in Maharashtra dams

The water levels in reservoirs of dams in the state are depleting at an alarming rate with the summer season making its presence felt.

Publication Date: 
03/05/2013
Times of India (Nagpur)
Tags:
Water Resources, Reservoirs, Dams, Droughts, Maharashtra, Forests
Economy

Environmental Benefits and Vulnerability Reduction through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

Implementation of MGNREGS works such as water conservation and harvesting works, drought proofing and renovation of traditional water bodies have contributed to improved ground water levels finds this study conducted by IISc, Bangalore.

Publication Date: 
03/05/2013
Indian Institute of Science
Tags:
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Unemployment, Economy, Irrigation, Groundwater, Drinking Water, Soil Erosion, Agriculture, Crop Yield, Forests, Environment, Sikkim, Climate Impacts, Climate Change, Migration, Indian Institute Of Science (IISC), Ministry Of Rural Development, Droughts, Natural Disasters, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)
Climate Change

2012 among top 10 warmest years: report

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said Thursday that the year 2012 was the ninth warmest on record despite the cooling influence of a La Nina episode early in the year.

Publication Date: 
02/05/2013
China Daily
Tags:
Climate Change, World Meteorological Orgnisation ('WMO), Global Warming, Europe, Russia, South America, Australia, Alaska, Asia, El Nino, Natural Disasters, Cyclones, Droughts, Hurricanes, Extreme Weather Events, Climate Impacts
Natural Disasters

Somalia famine 'killed 260,000 people'

Nearly 260,000 people died during the famine that hit Somalia from 2010 to 2012, a study shows.

Publication Date: 
02/05/2013
BBC (UK)
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Somalia, Famine, Children, Droughts, FAO
Natural Disasters

Right the flood project wrongs

The government's 350-billion-baht flood prevention and drought mitigation projects look set to go ahead, despite widespread criticism.

Publication Date: 
02/05/2013
Bangkok Post
Tags:
Thailand, Natural Disasters, Floods, Droughts, Disaster Management
Climate Change

Govt-WB sign two new project agreements

The government and World Bank today signed two new project agreements with a combined value of $77.6 million.

Publication Date: 
02/05/2013
Himalayan Times (Nepal)
Tags:
Nepal, South Asia, Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, World Bank, Food Security, Natural Disasters, Floods, Droughts, Health
Wildlife

Climate change compounds rising threats to koala

Australia's iconic marsupial is at risk from shrinking habitats, road traffic and dog attacks – and increasingly, global warming

Publication Date: 
01/05/2013
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Australia, Habitat, Climate Change, Wildlife, Global Warming, Droughts, Forest Fires, Climate Impacts, Endangered Species
Agriculture

228 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra in Apr-Jan FY13’

The government today said 228 farmers committed suicide in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra because of agrarian distress during the April-January period of 2012-13 fiscal.

Publication Date: 
26/04/2013
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Farmers, Agriculture, Droughts, Natural Disasters, Irrigation

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