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Green credit plantations get big push by Centre, to cover thousands of ha
India targeted to restore 26 million hectares of degraded lands by 2030, of which restoration of more than 22.5 million hectares (mha) has been achieved.
Updated on Dec 06, 2024 06:54 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Our land is speaking, are we listening?
This article is authored by Osama Faqeeha.
Published on Dec 02, 2024 11:46 AM IST
Target under ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign achieved: Govt
The Union environment ministry said the target was achieved through collective efforts of government agencies, village-level institutions, the local people, and other stakeholders
Published on Sep 25, 2024 04:44 PM IST
How one of the oldest professions in India is facing effects of climate change
The plight of India's pastoralists amidst climate change calls for sustained efforts to restore degraded lands and support adaptive practices.
Published on May 26, 2024 10:30 AM IST
Urgent need to halt deforestation, check further land degradation by 2030: UN forum on forests
India shared the launch of its Green Credit Programme that provides incentives to entities to take up tree plantation and restoration of degraded forests
Updated on May 13, 2024 07:56 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Persistence, balance helped India achieve climate consensus at G20: Bhupender Yadav
For securing agreement on the climate paragraphs, India adopted a logical framework right from setting the agenda to developing the building blocks of the outcome document, he said
Published on Sep 11, 2023 07:43 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi
No trace yet of 51 forest check posts to be set up in Aravalli zone of Gurugram and Sohna in 2016
The Aravallis are intrinsic to the well-being of around 64 million people in the National Capital Region and act as a natural barrier between the NCR and the Thar
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 10:02 AM IST
Leena Dhankhar, Gurugram
Why restoring degraded land is critical for India
It will help provide livelihoods, tackle climate change, and protect infrastructure
Updated on Sep 10, 2019 05:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
India to restore 26 million ha of degraded land by 2030: PM Modi at climate meet
PM Modi also announced that the Centre would establish a South-South Centre for Sustainable Land Restoration which will provide knowledge and training to all countries affected by land degradation.
Updated on Sep 09, 2019 02:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi
‘Time to say goodbye’: PM Modi goes global with campaign against single-use plastic
PM Modi cited India’s experience with Swacch Bharat campaign that expanded sanitation cover from 38 % to 99% in five years to underscore that real change would not come by introducing new frameworks but would be powered by teamwork on the ground.
Updated on Sep 09, 2019 02:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Highlights| ‘Time to say goodbye to single use plastic’: PM Modi at COP 14 UN Convention in Greater Noida
PM Narendra Modi addresses the 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
Updated on Sep 09, 2019 12:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
In just 12 days of August, 1,000 extreme rain events
CSE head Sunita Narain red-flagged the rise in extreme weather events and how they are going to exacerbate land degradation in future at a media briefing on desertification.
Updated on Sep 06, 2019 06:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi
If it is not tackled in time, land degradation can trigger conflict
The government must take the warning on desertification seriously because land has synergistic benefits for biodiversity and creating carbon sink
Published on Sep 02, 2019 06:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
UN convention with focus on land degradation begins today
Out of the 196 countries, 122 countries including India have agreed to become land degradation neutral (LDN) by 2030, as specified in the goal 15.3 of the sustainable development goals.
Updated on Sep 02, 2019 05:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi
Land degradation target can be met by utilising 100-day work scheme | Analysis
A desertification and land degradation Atlas by Space Applications Centre showed that 29.32% of total geographical area during 2011-13 was undergoing land degradation. Globally, one-third of the total geographical area is degraded.
Published on Aug 29, 2019 11:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi
India must step up efforts to tackle climate change
The UN report indicates the need for more climate-sensitive food and less wastage
Updated on Aug 11, 2019 07:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
Land degradation to increase hunger, food prices: IPCC report
IPCC’s Climate Change and Land report’s summary for policy makers released in Geneva on Thursday revealed that since the pre-industrial period, the land surface air temperature has risen nearly twice as much as the global average temperature.
Updated on Aug 08, 2019 02:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi
Human need wiping out animals at alarming rate
The global ecological footprint over the past 50 years has increased by over 190% and this has fuelled the loss in biodiversity, says the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) Living Planet report .
Updated on Oct 30, 2018 11:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi
Govt plans ₹65,000-crore project to reduce greenhouse gases from agriculture
The goal of the project, with a run period 2018-2025, is to “sequestrate” 49.9 million tonnes of carbon gasses through improved agro-ecosystems.
Updated on Sep 24, 2018 07:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Zia Haq, New Delhi
20 mn tonnes of potential food production hit by land degradation
According to a ministry-sponsored report, the total cost of land degradation, desertification and drought was 2.54% of India’s GDP in 2014-15.
Updated on Apr 24, 2018 11:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Malavika Vyawahare