Dr. Arvind Kumar* In an era of planetary crises and increasing environmental challenges, finding innovative and sustainable solutions to safeguard the health of our planet and promote human well-being is paramount and wetlands play a crucial role in it. As per recent estimates, wetlands of at leas...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Our planet is heading for a scorching three-degree increase in global temperatures. Droughts, storms, fires and floods are pummeling countries and communities. Before travelling to the United Nations climate talks at COP28 in Dubai, I saw for myself the dramatic receding of Himalayan g...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Lord Rama is one of the most revered and influential figures in the Hindu tradition. His life story, as narrated in the epic Ramayana, has inspired countless generations of people across time and space. In the world full of luxuries and frivolities Rama represents sustainable way of co...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* In his address on the occasion of 75th Independence Day of India Prime minister Modiji set an ambitious goal for the country which is to become a developed nation by the time India celebrates its 100th Independence Day in 2047. As per a research paper by Central Bank India will need to...
By FGR Bureau MoEF&CC has submitted three nominations from India for Wetland City Accreditation (WCA) of Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) & Udaipur (Rajasthan) under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. These are the first three Indian cities for which nominations have been submitt...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* In 2023 most of the planet including the oceans experienced above-average or record-breaking heat, with more intense rainfall and catastrophic flooding and damage. Changing rainfall patterns led to massive forest fires scorching millions of hectares. A quarter of the world’s population...
