Category Feature

Feature, Climate Change Impact

World heading towards severe water crisis, Climate Change a big factor

By Vivek Saini Weather patterns are being increasingly disrupted by climate change, which also causes extreme weather events, uncertain water supply, exacerbates water scarcity, and contaminates water supplies. Such effects are significantly impacting people’s needs for both quantity and quality…

CFC India
August 23, 2023

Water Management, Climate Change, Feature

Does climate change violate women’s rights to access clean water?

Access to clean and safe water is a fundamental human right, and it can have specific implications for women due to their roles and responsibilities in many societies. However, the world’s water cycle has changed due to climate change. In…

Silila Sandawala
August 23, 2023

Feature, Heat Wave

As India braves heatwaves, lawmaker appeals for its inclusion in national disaster list

The increasing impact of heatwaves in India has now led to a demand for its inclusion in the national list of disasters covered by the State and National Disaster Response Forces of India. In a bid to address the public…

Manjori Borkotoky
August 18, 2023

Feature, Climate Change Impact, El Nino

India’s changing El Nino-Monsoon relationship could be due to climate change: Study

A significant paper published in Nature’s Scientific Reports said that climate change has emerged as a dominant factor in controlling the Indian monsoon in terms of the core monsoon zone along central India. The study also concluded that the north…

CFC India
August 18, 2023

Sri Lanka, Feature

What are the benefits of Sri Lanka’s tropical island location, and what challenges does it pose regarding weather and climate?

Sri Lanka is an island country in the Indian Ocean, southeast of the Indian subcontinent. It is situated between latitudes 5.55°N and 9.82°N and longitudes 79.42°E and 81.88°E. It exhibits a typical tropical monsoonal climate with continuous heat and humidity…

CFC Sri Lanka
August 16, 2023

Feature, Global Boiling

Global boiling: Understanding the rise in Global temperature

By Vivek Saini United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the world sternly, declaring that the era of global warming is over and that we have now entered an “era of global boiling.” The pollution that traps sunlight and creates a greenhouse effect…

CFC India
August 16, 2023

Conservation, Feature

Why the merger of Project Tiger and Project Elephant is being criticized

By Aayushi Sharma The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has combined the Project Tiger and Project Elephant divisions, creating a new division with the moniker “Project Tiger and Elephant Division,” raising worries among those involved in wildlife…

CFC India
August 12, 2023

Biodiversity, Feature

What is the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Act and why is it being criticized?

By Vivek Saini The Lok Sabha recently approved an amendment to the Biological Diversity Act of 2002. The Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill aims to ease the worries raised by several central ministries, state governments, academics, businesses, and other stakeholders regarding…

CFC India
August 11, 2023

Climate Change, Feature

Climate Change may lead to spread of malaria as mosquitoes migrate to newer regions: Study

By Vivek Saini If emissions continue to rise at the current rate, up to 8.4 billion people might be in danger from the two primary vector-borne diseases, Malaria, and dengue, by the end of the century, says a new study…

CFC India
August 11, 2023

Climate Change Impact, Feature

Climate Change could hit credit ratings of India and 58 other nations: Study

The ramifications of climate change could impact the credit ratings of India and 58 other nations, with those higher up on the sovereign ratings facing potentially more pronounced downgrades, according to recent research findings. Without substantial emissions reductions, the creditworthiness…

Manjori Borkotoky
August 8, 2023