Dr. Arvind Kumar* This is the age of information revolution and internet has made the world come to us on a platter...
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Water Harvesting & Recharging- A Policy Planning Perspective
Dr. S. K. Sharma*, Vimal Belani*, Lalit Gupta* ABSTRACT: The article outlines practices & policies for de...
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Shouldn’t we Unfold our Quest towards a Healthy Planet?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Whether it's the effects of climate change or deforestation, our planet is facing some of the big...
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The essentiality of the Global Plastic Treaty Negotiations
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss and pollution and was...
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Is People First Approach an enabler for regional harmony and achieving Climate Targets?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Climate scientists predicted that April 2024 will likely be the hottest April ever recorded globa...
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Swerving Growing Food Insecurity
Dr. Arvind Kumar* There is no food security without peace, and no peace without food security, it is no coincidence...
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Water Transversality for Peace
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Water is a basic human right of every individual inhabiting the planet, without water life is imp...
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Preserve and Conserve Rivers to attain their Pristine Glory
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Rivers are the lifeline of every country, similarly for millions of Indians through millennia. It...
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IWF’s Report on UNEA 6
26TH February - 1st March, 2024, Nairobi, Kenya By Shweta Tyagi* OPENING: The sixth session of the UN Environment A...
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Interview With Mr. Kapil Narula, Ph.D.
Dr. Arvind Kumar, Editor, Focus Global Reporter conducted an interview with Mr. Kapil NARULA, Ph.D., Senior Analyst...
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The quest for Human Rights in a polarized World
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Human rights reflect shared values and apply to every human being regardless of the specific laws...
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INBO’s commitments to strengthen water management by the basins, for the basins!
Dr Eric Tardieu* Dr Eric Tardieu As water resource management at the basin level is increasingly recognized as an e...
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Interview with Mr Takayuki Hagiwara
Dr. Arvind Kumar, Editor, Focus Global Reporter conducted an interview with Mr. Takayuki Hagiwara, FAO Representati...
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Interview with Dr. Pema Gyamtsho
Dr. Arvind Kumar, Editor, Focus Global Reporter conducted an interview with Dr. Pema Gyamtsho, Director General of...
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Tackling Agrarian Crisis for Viksit Bharat
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Agriculture contributes 16% of the overall GDP and accounts for employment of approximately 52% o...
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IWF’s Report on India Energy Week 2024
6-9th February 2024, Goa Ms. Shweta Tyagi* India is not only embracing but also leading changes with its vast resou...
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Interview with Dr. Sandeep Tripathi
Ms. Shweta Tyagi, Associate Editor, Focus Global Reporter conducted an interview with Dr. Sandeep Tripathi, IEM, Ce...
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Accelerating Actions to address Planetary Crises
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The United Nations Environment Assembly is the world’s highest-level decision-making body for mat...
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Every Drop Matters: Transforming Mine Water into Lifelines for Coal Communities
Shri B. P. PATI* & Shri SUNIL BHAWARIA** Coal/Lignite PSUs have spearheaded commendable efforts in leveraging m...
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Interview with Mr. Jaideep N. Malaviya
Mr. Jaideep N. Malaviya a professional in solar energy since 1996 is Founder-Secretary General of Solar Thermal Fed...
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Harnessing the Multidimensionality of Wetlands for Human Wellbeing
Dr. Arvind Kumar* In an era of planetary crises and increasing environmental challenges, finding innovative a...
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World Economic Forum: Swanky gathering or Actionable Commitments too?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Our planet is heading for a scorching three-degree increase in global temperatures. Droughts, sto...
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Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change submits proposals for Wetland City Accreditation under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands for cities of Indore, Bhopal and Udaipur
By FGR Bureau MoEF&CC has submitted three nominations from India for Wetland City Accreditation (WCA) of Indore...
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Climate Finance at COP28: Is it old wine in new bottle?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* In 2023 most of the planet including the oceans experienced above-average or record-breaking heat...
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IME Corridor: Will change World order or a missed opportunity?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Economic corridors are infrastructure projects designed to enhance connectivity and facilitate ec...
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Envisioning a paradigm shift in Agriculture sector!
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Agriculture represents a crucial sector that underpins our population growth and well-being. It h...
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India Water Foundation’s Report On UNFCCC COP 28
30th November-12th December 2023, Dubai Ms. Shweta Tyagi* “The UN warns of an alarming path toward catastrophic glo...
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Biggest COP ever concluded without consensus
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The 28th edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) to the United Nations Framework Conven...
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Freedom of association is a human and labour right: ILO’s tripartite constituents commemorate International Human Rights Day
By FGR Bureau 14 December, New Delhi: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which is a comprehensi...
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Loss and Damage Fund an Edifice for Resilience?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* In an agreement on a loss and damage fund to help developing countries cope with the effects of c...
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Redefining Climate Actions and Commitments at COP 28
Dr. Arvind Kumar* A landmark deal to help the world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries pay for the irreversibl...
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World Sustainable Transport Day Message of UN Secretary-General
by FGR Bureau Message of UN Secretary-General António Guterres This first World Sustainable Transport Day reminds u...
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Human Rights: A Privilege or What Else?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Human rights are rights we have simply because we exist as human beings - they are not granted by...
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
By FGR Bureau Message of UN Secretary-General António Guterres Violence against women is a horrific violation of hu...
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G20 Leaders Delhi Declaration: Setting a Precedent for COP 28?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Summer 2023’s record-setting temperatures aren’t just a set of numbers – they result in dire real...
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India US strategic Partnership: Vision for a Vibrant Indo Pacific
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Our planet is buckling under the weight of intertwined environmental crises: conflict, climate ch...
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Agrifood Systems Transformation and Climate Action
Shweta Tyagi* An Overview of the Third World Food Forum (WFF) Event Agrifood systems are a major contributor to cli...
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Air Pollution: The Silent Killer
By Dr. Arvind Kumar* Air pollution, stemming from the introduction of noxious agents such as gases, particles, and...
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From Breathing Noxious AIR to clear blue Skies ??
Dr. Arvind Kumar* At this time of year like the advent of festival season the annual ritual of Air Pollution also a...
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Agrifood Systems Transformation and Climate Action
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Agrifood systems are a major contributor to climate change, but they also have the potential to b...
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The 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC): An Overview
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The 54th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), which was held from September 11 t...
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Eco-fragile Himalayan Region: A clarion call for disaster Mitigation
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The world is facing increasingly complex climate-related challenges that are reducing our resilie...
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Linguistic Minorities and Human Rights in India_SIDE EVENT UNHRC
https://youtu.be/IgSWYjdTBGU Side event on Linguistic Minorities and Human Rights in India organised by Sindhi Adhi...
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Article 6.4: A tool for just transitioning?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Europe is experiencing some of the hottest temperatures of summer 2023 so far, as a ‘heat dome’ e...
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The SDG Summit 2023: Is it a Path to transformative action?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Is the Political Declaration at the UN SDG Summit 2023 actually a transformative action or just o...
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New Alliance and Global South the New Mantra of G20 India Presidency
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Under the theme of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ the G20 leaders met at a defining moment in history wh...
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Deciphering interlinkages of Nature and Human Rights at the 54th session of UNHRC
Dr. Arvind Kumar* 2023 mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UNDHR). The Human Ri...
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Did India’s G20 Presidency hit the bull’s eye?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* India’s G20 presidency has been regarded by experts across the world as an exceptional and unprec...
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Recalibrating a New World Order via BRICS?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* One of the clearest trends the world witnessed in 2022 was the accelerating eastward shift in glo...
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Water Water Everywhere: Who is Accountable?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Scorching heat gripped parts of Europe, Asia, and North America, bringing with it record-breaking...
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Human Right to Climate Finance: A chimera or Reality?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* There has been increased attention put on the financial resources needed to help developing count...
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High Level Political Forum 2023: A Report
10th -19th July 2023 By Dr. Arvind Kumar “Unless we act now, the 2030 Agenda will become an epitaph for a world tha...
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Climate Justice: A privilege or Human Right?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Since systematic scientific assessments began in the 1970s, the influence of human activity on th...
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Artificial Intelligence: Privilege or Plague?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Artificial Intelligence is rapidly shaping the future of humanity across nearly every industry. I...
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Ecosystem Restoration: Trajectory to Achieving SDGs by 2030
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The world is crying out for high-level political action. Actions to make the Sustainable Developm...
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Will India achieve the SDG 2030 Agenda before Time?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The recent visit of Amina Mohammed UN Deputy Secretary General focused on a range of critical top...
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Ushering CSOs to be the Catalyst for Transformation
Dr. Arvind Kumar* India is a diverse country with a large population that faces various challenges related to pover...
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Can Modi Yoga Recalibrate Soft Diplomacy for India’s Permanent seat at UNSC?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* We are left in an interesting — and concerning — place these past couple of years. The world’s pa...
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Will SB 58 decipher Just transition and transformational adaptation enroute COP 28?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* We are in a race against time in this climate emergency. Governments must use the time and opport...
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Commitment to Good Governance, Pro-Activism or anything else can change the world?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Everybody agrees that we are living through unprecedented times. The nature and scale of what the...
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Prospective expectations from the Global Plastic Treaty Negotiations
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss and pollution and was...
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Recalibrating India’s Climate Solidarity with Global South
Dr. Arvind Kumar* IPCC has warned that India—home to 20 percent of the world’s population—could face multiple clim...
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Can we shatter the shackles of Plastic Debris?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The choice for the first set of single-use plastic items for the ban was based on "difficulty of...
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Building Back Biodiversity: A Prerequisite for One Health Approach
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The loss of biodiversity can have significant impacts on human health if we do not guarantee that...
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Decoding the conundrum around Water Security in India!
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The overall human impact due to overpopulation on the environment is causing overconsumption, exc...
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India’s SCO presidency: Thrust to regional diplomacy and resilient relations?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* India's Presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has come at a time when the glo...
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Marine litter and Microplastics: A pestiferous malady?
Dr. Arvind Kumar From the vehicle you ride to the television you watch; plastics are everywhere around us… quite li...
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Achieving the 2030 Agenda: Takeaways from 10th APFSD
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The discussions all throughout the year from South Asia Forum on sustainable development to the A...
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#NewYork #Bangkok Diaries: Around the World in 11 Days
Report: Travelogue Dr. Arvind Kumar* The ten day sojourn from Delhi- New York- Incheon- Bangkok-Delhi was almost 40...
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A game changer Paris moment for Water : UN 2023 Water Conference?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The UN 2023 Water Conference was convened from 22-24th March2023 in New York on the theme of wate...
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Probability of Equity and Inclusion for Civil Society Actors: Via Civil 20 India 2023?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Civil20 not only represents the voice of civil society in the G20 countries, but also globally, i...
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APFSD a Road to HLPF: Reality or a Fallacy
Dr. Arvind Kumar* While the world was grappling with the adverse socio-economic impacts caused by the triple planet...
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UN 2023 Water Conference: Laying bedrock of transformation and action commitments?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The cooperation and alignment are necessary, need to be scaled up, and require commitment and str...
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India-Germany Relations: Is it heralding of a new Era?
ANALYSIS:G20 Dr. Arvind Kumar* The Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement, which was inked in December 2022,...
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Millet: An environmentally sustainable super food?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The world is currently experiencing the disastrous effects of climate change, including storms, f...
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The tremors that jolted Syria and Turkey: Is South Asia Safe?
Shweta Tyagi* Hazards always come as a surprise but are also inevitable. The tragic events in Syria and Turkey are...
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India’s G20 Presidency: Relevant or Rhetoric for the Global South?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The world faces multiple challenges of war, energy, food shortages, viruses, and recession theref...
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‘Showcasing India’s Growing Prowess as an Energy Transition Powerhouse’
A report on India Energy Week 2023 Shweta Tyagi* The first major event under India’s G20 Presidency the India Energ...
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Is Deep Tech a giant leap towards #Sustainability?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* As inevitable climate hazards worsen, the rate of global warming is outpacing attempts to protect...
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Will Mission Green Energy alchemize India into a Global low Carbon Economy?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The main asset in the modern period is energy and unquestionably necessary for a developing econo...
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Demystifying Wetlands: Economic Indicator
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Wetlands' vulnerability will undoubtedly rise as a result of climate change and its associated dr...
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Is G20 India the Window to Strengthen Resilience for Disaster Risk Reduction?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* From COVID-19 pandemic to violent conflicts, forced displacement and climate change, humanity is...
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Is G20 India the opportunity to upturn healthcare?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* There are significant lessons that must be learned in order to navigate the future as the globe r...
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Is Green hydrogen the silver bullet for future Energy Security?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* With the announcements coming from the European Union, Kazakhstan, Namibia, Egypt, Oman, and Keny...
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G20 India: Salience of CSOs globally
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The G20 India’s focus to cater to range of development challenges for the world has aroused globa...
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Can INC-1 promulgate us from the slough of plastics?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Without a common international regulatory framework, we will not be able to address the global an...
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Historic biodiversity accord clinched at COP15 summit
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Participants in the WG meetings also discussed potential global benefit-sharing systems for the u...
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Will the Montreal GBF Agreement achieve biodiversity targets by 2030?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* This accord may be our final opportunity to stop the degradation of nature. As businesses and gov...
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Warming Oceans and biodiversity loss: An interlinkage?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Shouldn’t the negotiations held during the Conference of the Parties meetings present an opportun...
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Moving towards indigenous wise for climate sustainability
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Now more than ever, the topic of climate change has been receiving global attention and is at the...
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Shaping the inclusive green growth narrative through G20 India
Dr Arvind Kumar* The G20 has no parallel among intergovernmental forums that comprises of major developed as well a...
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Was COP 27 a COP perfect?
ANALYSIS Dr. Arvind Kumar* Set against a difficult geopolitical backdrop, COP27 resulted in countries delivering a...
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Forests : From Commitments to Action
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The renewed political and financial commitment towards forest climate action shown at COP27 is cr...
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Sustainable Energy: Tool to combat climate change
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Governments are more focused on energy security in the short-term, relying on low-hanging but ris...
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No Coherent Climate Action without Mainstreaming Biodiversity
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Biodiversity is vital to life on our planet. It is essentially the life support system for humani...
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Mainstreaming Wetlands
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The world has witnessed climate change impacts in the form of rising temperatures, receding glaci...
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UNGA: PIECEMEAL OF AN EMERGING WORLD
SPECIAL REPORT Dr. Arvind Kumar* Metaphorically, the UN may well be “First among Equals”,its successes are indeed y...
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Sustainable Cities: Prism of possibilities
*Dr. Arvind Kumar By 2050 the number of people living in cities will have nearly doubled, from 3.6 billion in 2011...
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Prospects for COP 27-Addressing ‘Black Cloud’ of air pollution: Detrimental for health and climate
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Air pollution harms our health, economies and the planet and is a global scale problem and one of...
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Testing Times for Indian Diplomacy
AGENDA Dr. Arvind Kumar* Assumption of the Indian presidency of the G20 and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)...
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Prospects for COP27- Water and Climate Change
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Water scarcity has particularly emerged as a highly critical and contentious issue within South A...
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India at SCO: Towards MULTI-ALIGNMENT
REGIONAL COOPERATION-REPORT Dr. Arvind Kumar* The SCO declaration 2022 was a set of a mine run and promises and the...
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World Water Week 2022 in Review
REPORT Shweta Tyagi* “Almost half of the world’s human population relies heavily on groundwater for survival, and a...
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Friday prospects for COP 27 – Agriculture Sector
BLOG (COP 27) Dr. Arvind Kumar* Hence, it’s a Hobson’s choice to initiate a paradigm shift in agricultural developm...
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Pakistan’s gushing conundrum
Shweta Tyagi* The first half of this decade will be apparently remembered for deadly climate related catastrophes,...
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The Demise of the Monarch: An end of an Era
Dr. Arvind Kumar* An era comes to an end as Queen Elizabeth passes away and leaves behind an unmatched legacy. Iron...
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India’s G20 Presidency: Challenges and Opportunities
Dr. Arvind Kumar* India’s assumption of the G20 presidency entails both challenges and opportunitiesand the present...
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Menace of Monkeypox
Dr. Arvind Kumar* When the world was recuperating from the damages done by the corona virus on our health and econo...
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I2 U2 for Sustainable Secure World
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Undeniably, the formation of I2 U2 with India joining it along with Israel, the UAE and the US is...
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G7 Summit: Realigning the global South
By Shweta Tyagi* The recently concluded G7 meet in Germany evince why the West may be adapting to accommodate the g...
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Shattering the cudgels of Single use plastic
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Plastic particles have not just pervaded throughout the environment, but are pervading our bodies...
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Can wetland wide approach address climate emergencies?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Accelerating extreme events largely due to destabilised climate systems are something India will...
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Centre writes to States to phase out Single Use Plastic (SUP)
World Environment Day - States/ UTs and Urban Local Bodies across the country will swing into campaign mode, in a b...
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Land, Life, Legacy: From scarcity and prosperity
A report on UNCCDCOP-15 Shweta Tyagi* 15th Session of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Conventio...
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Mapping Economic Feasibility of Managed Aquifer Recharge System
*Deepak Lakahnpal & Dr. S.K. Sharma Abstract A multi-stage process is recommendable towards determining economi...
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Modi’s Golden triangle visit will rebalance the New World Order
Dr. Arvind Kumar* In a world increasingly impacted by geostrategic shifts, ideological rivalry and fractured power...
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Prime Minister addresses inaugural session of fourth edition of the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the inaugural session of the fourth edition of the International C...
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Water a transversal tool: for catalyzing Sustainable Development
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Water is fundamental to all biotic life, including human life, on Earth, despite it being a finit...
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Water: A catalyst for Rural Development
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Rural development is often construed in terms of a procedure of facilitating improvement in the q...
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India: Pressing Issues in Climate and Energy Policy and the Possible Solutions
Ms. Neha Chaudhary, IRS* "Climate change is the defining crisis of our time and it is happening even more quickly t...
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Perils of the Sri Lankan Crisis
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Sri Lanka, an island nation inhabited by 22 million people with having tourism-based economy is c...
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IPCC Report 2022: Implications for India
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The release of the IPCC’s latest report on April 4, the third and final part of the IPCC’s thorou...
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Is Technology the Answer to Climate Change?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The latest report of the IPCC endeavours to tackle the ticklish question of how humankind is expe...
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BIMSTEC – Towards New Horizons
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Recently-held 5th BIMSTEC Summit (29-30 March), apart from adopting a charter has also concurred...
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Perils of Wildfires
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Wildfires are wreaking havoc on the environment, wildlife, human health, and infrastructure from...
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India, Japan and Uncertain World Order
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The current and rapidly evolving geopolitical global situation, especially in the aftermath of th...
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Tackling Plastic Pollution
Dr. Arvind Kumar* On average, 1,000,000 plastic bottles are bought every minute worldwide, and less than half of al...
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The Road to Dakar: Water Security for Peace and Development
The Indian government is participating in a big way at the 9th World Water Forum. The Prime Minister is being repre...
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‘Heralding India Africa relations in New World Order’
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Safari is a Swahili word· meaning ‘Journey’ which has become· synonymous with...
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PM to address the plenary session of the Webinar on “Energy for Sustainable Growth”
The Webinar will discuss the initiatives of the Government of India in the energy and resources sector including th...
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Climate Emergency: Clarion call for India?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Even if emissions are cut as promised in the Paris Agreement levels, there is the likelihood that...
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Can Indus Water Treaty be Renegotiated?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Trans-boundary Cooperation It is worth mentioning here that the Indus Water Treaty, signed betwee...
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Ukraine Crisis and Russian Game Plan
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The ongoing Ukrainian crisis does not augur well for global peace and security because its geopol...
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Budget 2022: Is it a Sledding towards Climate Action?
Dr. Arvind Kumar* High hopes are often pegged at increased budgetary allocations each time as and when a budget is...
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Indo-Japan Cooperation in Indo-Pacific Region
Dr. Arvind Kumar* With Ukraine and Taiwan hogging limelight as the most dangerous hotspots entailing the potential...
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Hope or Despair?
Dr Arvind Kumar* Plenty of optimism seemingly lurks in the Economic Survey 2021-2022 tabled by the union finance mi...
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Can Vishwa Guru Shows the Way in this Conundrum?
DISCUSSION Dr Arvind Kumar* Utterances in the global forums like COP26 or Davos 2022 call for innovative and pragma...
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Can holding elections every 7 years sustain the development milieu?
OPINION Dr. Arvind Kumar* [This is a necessitated reform for a Democracy like India where the need for stable gover...
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Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Catastrophe
Dr. Arvind Kumar* People of Afghanistan are reeling under woeful plight in socio-economic, political, and security...
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Gender Equality and Inclusion key to Achieve Agenda 2030
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Women constitute half of total global population and they entail the potential of playing pivotal...
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Rural Development: A National Priority
Dr. Arvind Kumar* India is the land of villages as rightly said by Mahatma Gandhi “I would say that if the village...
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Making Cities as Main Bulwark of Development
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Cities are fast emerging as the major hub of sustainable development activities and are destined...
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Is our FASHION Sustainable??
Dr. Arvind Kumar* (Image Courtesy: Freepik) The fashion value chain is of global importance, with millions of jobs...
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Prioritizing Natural Farming
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Prime Minister Modi’s clarion call to the farming community to adopt natural farming is very time...
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Scotland Diaries
*Dr. Arvind Kumar Image 1-Courtesy: India Water Foundation The rugged landscapes and dramatic scenery, striking lan...
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COP26: India Leads the Climate Charge
Editor's Desk* Dr. Arvind Kumar A pall of uncertainty that had descended on the inaugural day of the commencement...
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COP26 – A Balance Sheet
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Higher expectations and lofty aspirations are always at place prior to the convening of a global...
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India-Holy See Relations
FGR Bureau Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi availed of the occasion of his visit to Rome, Italy, where he had gone...
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G20 Summit-A Preliminary Assessment
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Group of Twenty or G20 is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and the European Uni...
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Updated climate commitments ahead of COP26 summit fall far short, but net-zero pledges provide hope
Latest UNEP Emissions Gap Report finds new and updated Nationally Determined Contributions only take 7.5% off predi...
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Revisiting Neighbourhood First Policy
Dr. Arvind Kumar, Editor, Focus Global Reporter Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific region in general and South Asia in...
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India and COP-26
Dr Arvind Kumar On road to COP-26 India has been participating in the COPs actively and adhering to the decisions t...
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COP-26: Challenges and Opportunities
By Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Image Courtesy: marca.com Glasgow (UK) is going to be the fo...
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PM Modi’s Multipurpose Visit
By Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation In the ‘New Normal’ that has come to prevail in the wake of...
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In the Vortex of Geopolitics
By Dr Arvind Kumar The Indo-Pacific region is characterized by the emergence of Quad and now coming into being of t...
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Review assessment of Transboundary Water Cooperation
By India Water Foundation This report presents the global status on transboundary cooperation and acceleration need...
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Marseille Diaries
Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Dr. Arvind Kumar The IUCN World Conservation Congress, the worl...
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Launch of a historic call for signatures: “No water security without ecological security / No ecological security without water security”
The water community plays a central role in nature conservation efforts. On the occasion of the World Conservation...
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Rethinking Development in Jammu & Kashmir
By Dr Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Picturesque and enchanting, Kashmir is cradled high in the lo...
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CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT DURING COVID -19 PANDEMIC
*Dr. K. Balachandra Kurup[1] *Dr. Balan is a Governance and institutional development expert with more than four de...
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Special Report on the G20 Ministerial Meetings
Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation The G20 recently held Ministerial Meetings at the end of July,...
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Revisioning a Holistic approach to combat Population Boom?
The Indian states with the highest fertility rates also have the lowest socioeconomic indicators. As India’s popula...
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Envisaging an Adulterated Food and Counterfeit Drugs free Country
*Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Only in India we are liberal with the health concerns, Will yo...
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EMRIP14: Item 8 – Draft Report on “efforts to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Self-Determination”
https://aippnet.org/emrip14-item-8-draft-report-efforts-implement-united-nations-declaration-rights-indigenous-peop...
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Maharashtra government presents draft policy for electrical vehicles
According to the draft, the government will offer fiscal incentives for EV buyers. This will be based on the model...
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BRICS nations agree on innovation co-operation
PIB: BRICS Nations have unanimously agreed on an innovation co-operation at the 11th BRICS S&T Steering Committ...
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River runoff, glacier melt and seasonality of flow in rivers projected to increase in future
PIB: Snow and glaciers are melting rapidly in the Himalayan range due to climate change, altering water supplies in...
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Four sites including Great Barrier Reef could become “World Heritage in danger”, while Selous may lose its status – IUCN advice
IUCN NEWS: IUCN, the official advisor on nature to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, recommends adding four natu...
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Rethinking the Water Diplomacy for Peace and Prosperity
by Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Picture credit: Wikipedia India’s geographical setting rende...
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Public participation is key to success of Vaccination Drive
Member (Health), NITI Aayog, Dr. V. K. Paul has informed that India has administered nearly 81 lakh vaccine doses,...
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Yoga remains ray of hope in Covid-hit world, says PM Modi
Sh. Narendra Modi PIB: On the occasion of seventh International yoga day, The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra talke...
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PM delivers keynote address at the UN ‘High-Level Dialogue on Desertification, Land degradation and Drought’
Shri Narendra Modi The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi delivered a keynote address at the UN “High-Level Dialogu...
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UN chief: Desertification and drought destabilizing well-being of 3.2 billion people
Land degradation from climate change and the expansion of agriculture, cities and infrastructure “undermines the we...
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Cabinet approves Deep Ocean Mission
PIB: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the propo...
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Restoration is not a substitute for conservation
By Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Dr. Arvind Kumar While we can successfully restore biodivers...
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Civil Society Climate Action Story posted by UN
Proud moment for #IndiaWaterFoundation to be showcased as one of the four best civil societies in the wor...
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Selected E-Poster of India Water Foundation for #IPBES8 Stakeholder Days
3 - 7 June 2021 https://ipbes.net/ipbes-8/stakeholderdays/e-posters Link: https://ipbes.net/ipbes-8/stakeholderdays...
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Biodiversity conservation: A gamechanger for Changing Climate
by Shweta Tyagi, Chief Functionary, India Water Foundation Ms. Shweta Tyagi Biodiversity (biological diversity), is...
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Climate Change and Ecosystem Restoration
By Prof Ajit Tyagi, Honorary Patron & Chairman of the Committee on Climate Change, India Water Foundation Prof....
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Policy Response for the Ecosystem Restoration for Saving Planet Earth
By Afroz Ahmad* Formerly Advisor to the Government of Maharashtra & Formerly Member (E...
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The United Nations World Water Development Report 2021: Valuing Water
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) The 2021 World Water Development Report o...
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Making Peace with Nature
United Nations Environmental Programme This report provides the bedrock for hope. By bringing together the latest s...
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Land Degradation Neutrality for Water Security and Combatting Drought
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) As water is the most disruptive element in the ongoing...
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Land Degradation Neutrality for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) The establishment of a global target on LDN within the...
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Climate Change-Related Disasters a Major Threat to Food Security
Food and Agriculture organisation (FAO) This report constitutes a further step towards bridging persistent knowledg...
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2nd edition: Sanitation, Wastewater Management and Sustainability
United Nations Environmental Programme Sanitation, Wastewater Management and Sustainability: From Waste Disposal to...
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Global Methane Assessment: Benefits and Costs of Mitigating Methane Emissions
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) The Global Methane Assessment is working to better characterize the ben...
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Ecosystem Restoration
By Dr S. K. Sharma1, 1 Retd. Member,Central Ground Water Board, Government of India, Consultant, WAPCOS a...
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Ground Water Recharge: Towards the Next Step of Developing Standards
By Mr. M Mehta, Former Commissioner, Ministry of Water Resources Govt. of India, New Delhi Mr. M. Mehta More...
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Ecosystem Restoration: Trajectory to accelerate ecosystem recovery
By Ms. Kavita Prasad Kavita is a documentation consultant and an experienced environmental science writer.She is th...
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Turtles: Warriors of Biodiversity
By Ananya Malik, Junior Researcher , India Water Foundation Turtles are reptiles that have been roaming the earth f...
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Agroforestry for Green India
By FGR Bureau There is no need to explain the importance of trees in our lives. History shows that the best of Indi...
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Eco sensitive zones
By Shweta Tyagi, Chief Functionary India Water Foundation Figure 1 Eco-sensitive zones, Source: Project TIGER Eco-S...
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भारत: कोविड-19 की दूसरी लहर का रूप बहुत अलग, बहुत घातक
UN Newsभारत में संयुक्त राष्ट्र की रैज़िडेण्ट कोऑर्डिनेटर, रेनाटा डेज़ालिएन. UN NEWS (26 May 2021, Health): भारत मे...
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Everyone will lose unless humanity makes ‘peace with the planet’, declares Guterres
UN NEWS Humanity is “waging a war on nature”, threatening biodiversity loss, climate disruption and escalating poll...
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Foreword from Dr. Harsh Vardhan in United Nations : 75 and Beyond
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Gover...
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SDGs: Greater urgency needed to meet environmental goals, improved data likely key
UN NEWS Countries are on track to miss the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relating to environmental protectio...
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Envisaging Biodiversity and Health Nexus
Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation With the wo...
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Long working hours increasing deaths from heart disease and stroke: WHO, ILO
WHO NEWS: https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2021-long-working-hours-increasing-deaths-from-heart-disease-and-stro...
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Interview with Dr. Julie Ladel
International Development and IWRM Expert Dr. Julie Ladel Dr. Julie LADEL has completed her PhD in Applied Hydrolog...
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Interview with Dr. Sandeep Tripathi, IFS
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & Head of Forest Force | Odisha Dr. Sandeep Tripathi, IFS A Natural Reso...
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Interview with Sh. Ashwin B. Pandya
Secretary General | International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) Sh. Ashwin B. Pandya Shri A.B. Pandy...
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From Climate Rhetoric to Reality
A report on the concluded Leaders Summit on Climate “Mother Nature is not waiting; we need a green planet — but the...
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Interview with Ms. Shabnam Siddiqui
Executive Director | United Nations Global Compact Network India Ms. Shabnam Siddiqui Ms. Shabnam Siddiqui is Offic...
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Interview with Dr. Rose Mwebaza
Director and Advisory Board Secretary | Climate Technology Centre & Network Dr. Rose Mwebaza (PhD) Dr. Rose Mwe...
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Nature based Solutions for reducing disaster risks and resilience building: moving ahead from theory to practices
Dr. Shalini Dhyani1,2 Increased frequencies of extreme climate events are alarming for the entire South Asia region...
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Need High-speed, Large Scale Concrete Action to Combat Climate Change: PM Modi
File photos of Joe Biden and Narendra Modi. News 18 India : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday pitched for co...
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Interview with Dr. Pema Gyamtsho
Director General | International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) Dr. Pema Gyamtsho Dr. Pema Gya...
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Rethinking Climate and Health Emergency
Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Don’t you feel in addition to socio-economic determinants of hu...
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Interview with Mr. Satya S. Tripathi
UN Assistant Secretary-General and Head of New York Office at UNEP |Secretary of the UN Environment Management Grou...
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Interview with Prof. Ashutosh Sharma
Secretary | DST |Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India Prof. Ashutosh Sharma Mr. Ashutosh Sharm...
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Interview with Mr. Atul Bagai
Head | UN Environment Country Office, India Mr. Atul Bagai Mr. Atul Bagai joined UN Environment’s Ozone Action prog...
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Paris goals still ‘long way off’, says President of UN climate conference
WMO/Boris JordanWind farms, like this one in Belgium, are a key source of sustainable energy. UNNEWS: The world is...
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Interview with Mr. M P Singh
Chief of Development Operations | JICA India Office | New Delhi| Mr. M. P. Singh Mr. M P Singh, Chief of Developmen...
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Interview with Dr. Nagesh Kumar
Director & Head | South and South-West Asia Office | United Nations ESCAP Dr. Arvind Kumar Dr. Nagesh Kumar is...
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Climate change top challenge over the next decade, UNESCO global survey finds
UN NEWS: Climate change and loss of biodiversity is seen as the most pressing challenge over the decade, according...
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Interview with Mr. R. M. Mishra, IAS
Secretary |Ministry of Women and Child Development | Government of India Mr. R. M. Mishra, IAS Mr. Ram Mohan Mishra...
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Interview with Mr. Loïc Fauchon
President | World Water Council Mr. Loïc Fauchon is President of the World Water Councilsince 2018 after having pre...
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Interview with Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema
Executive Secretary | Convention on Biological Diversity Ms. Elizabeth MarumaMrema, is the Executive Secretary of t...
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Interview with Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, IAS
Director General |NMCG | Ministry of Jal Shakti | Government of India Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, IAS, DG, NMCG, Minis...
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Wetlands and Rivers: Undeniable Linkage
Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Dr. Arvind Kumar In the last three decades alone, nearly one-th...
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Interview with Dr. Conrad K. Sangma, Chief Minister, Government of Meghalaya
Born on 27th January 1978, Dr. Conrad K. Sangma is the 12th Chief Minister of Meghalaya. His vision for M...
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UN Environment Assembly concludes with an urgent call for action to solve planetary emergencies
Nairobi, 23 February 2021 –Ministers of environment and other leaders from more than 150 nations today conclud...
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Water crisis looms as Nangal channel gears up for repairs
Delhi receives at least 232 MGD (million gallons per day) water through the Nangal channel, which helps meet the ci...
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FROM THE FIELD: The goats helping Zambians to reach economic independence
UNDP Zambia Sylvia Chiinda has boosted her income by farming goats. 20 February 2021 | SDGs UN NEWS: In Zambia, whe...
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A Catastrophic Barrage
By Shweta Tyagi, Chief Functionary, India Water Foundation Footage shows the flood in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, on Satu...
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Uttarakhand disaster teaches lesson to Bihar
Post Source/Credit: ETV Bharat, Published on: Feb 2021, 10:59 PM IST Having taken notes from the Uttarakhand disast...
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National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Ministry of Jal Shakti and India Water Foundation (IWF), celebrated World Wetland Day 2021, to raise awareness about conservation and rejuvenation of Wetlands.
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Ministry of Jal Shakti and India Water Foundation (IWF), celebrated World...
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Correlation between Environmental Pollution and COVID-19: Impacts
Analysis by Shweta Tyagi, Chief Functionary, India Water Foundation and Amritha J, Intern, India Water Foundation I...
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World Economic Forum releases the Global Risks Report 2021
Each year the World Economic Forum publishes a report looking ahead to the short term and long term risks facing or...
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Step up action and adapt to ‘new climate reality’, UN environment report urges
Though countries have made progress in planning for climate change adaptation, there are significant financing shor...
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Yamuna pollution on top court radar again
By Abraham Thomas PUBLISHED ON Hindustan Times, JAN 14, 2021 05:18 AM IST High levels of ammonia in the Yamuna had...
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Restrengthening the BLUE GREEN Economy
Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation “The goal is to find the most appropriate blend of green and bl...
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World Bank Approves $400 Million Project to Protect India’s Poor and Vulnerable from the Impact of COVID-19
WASHINGTON DC, December 15, 2020 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $400 million proj...
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Bird Flu in Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Haryana, MP: What We Know So Far
While lakhs of poultry were reported dead from Haryana, migratory birds died in Himachal Pradesh. In Madhya Pradesh...
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Food for thought: The underutilized potential of tropical tree‐sourced foods for 21st century sustainable food systems
https://www.cifor.org/knowledge/publication/7819/ The global food system is causing large‐scale environmental degra...
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Dr Harsh Vardhan launches ‘Digital Ocean’ -the first of its kind digital platform for Ocean Data Management developed by INCOIS of MoES
Digital Ocean is a big step towards Digital India, will help expand ‘Blue Economy’ and promote Atmanirbhar Bharat:...
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Smart new technologies can play a vital role in addressing plastic pollution crisis in our waters – new study
UNEP: Pixabay / 17 Dec 2020 Nairobi/Colombo, 17 December 2020 - From source to sea, our waters are contaminated by...
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“JSA II: Catch the Rain” Awareness Generation Campaign launched
Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangthan to undertake ‘Catch the Rain’ awareness campaign covering 623 districts across the natio...
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Amplifying SDG 6 towards people-centric sustainability in the spirit of NEXUS approach
#SDGAction37039 Description of Acceleration Action Objectives: Promoting Water as a socio-economic connector in eve...
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The Integrated Basin Development and Livelihood Promotion (IBDLP) in the state of Meghalaya envisaged rejuvenating the local water capacity and empowering entrepreneurial capacity.
DESCRIPTION OF GOOD PRACTICE Introduction The Integrated Basin Development and Livelihood Promotion (IBDLP) Program...
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India deteriorates to 131 in UN Human Development Index
India figured in the bottom third for most development indicators, including quality of health and education and an...
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Gwalior, Orchha in UNESCO world heritage cities list
The Gwalior Fort occupies a sandstone plateau overlooking the city and is accessed via a winding road lined with sa...
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Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestlé named top plastic polluters for third year in a row
About this contentKaren McVeigh@karenmcveigh1Mon 7 Dec 2020 09.12 GMT Companies accused of “zero progress” on reduc...
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China is using Tibet’s waters against India | Analysis
Dechen Palmo Updated: Dec 05, 2020, 20:46 IST The new dam’s ability to generate hydropower could be three times tha...
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A ‘digital canyon’: 1.3 billion school-aged children can’t log on to internet at home
A staggering two-thirds of world’s school-aged children – 1.3 billion children aged 3-17 – do not have internet con...
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Delhi’s air quality inches closer to ‘severe’ zone
New Delhi, Dec 2 (PTI) Delhi's air quality was in the upper end of the very poor category Wednesday morning, w...
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INDIA WATER FOUNDATION OF POTENTIAL RESPONSE OPTIONS PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH 10 (D) OF UNEA RESOLUTION 3/7
UNEP (2020-06-24) India Water Foundation of Potential response options pursuant to subparagraph 10 (d) of UNEA...
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KCI3-inputs-India Water Foundation
Summary of Takeaways to be incorporated within the framework of climate change https://unfccc.int/documents/254231...
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Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2020
Striking lack of progress on environmental SDGs in Asia-Pacific, reveals new UN report There is overwhelming eviden...
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Writing a greener story in Asia and the Pacific
By Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and S...