Glaciers no longer accumulating ice?
New Delhi, Nov 19 : Himalayan glaciers that feed rivers Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra are no longer accumulating ice, reveals a study by American glaciologists, which could adversely hit crores of people living downstream of the vast mountain range. more » |
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"Hurry Up! Billions Want to Use the Toilet"
New Delhi, London and Geneva, Nov 13: On behalf of the one million children killed by preventable diahorreal disease in South Asia since 2006, leading international and national civil society organisations will urge ministers at next week's South Asia Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN) in New Delhi to make good on earlier promises to implement pro-poor sanitation programmes. more » |
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Brown Cloud: Cities across Asia get dimmer
Beijing/Nairobi, Nov 13: Cities from Beijing to New Delhi are getting darker, glaciers in ranges like the Himalayas are melting faster and weather systems becoming more extreme, in part, due to the combined effects of human-made Atmospheric Brown Clouds (ABCs) and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. more » |
