The youth climate strike hit India once more yesterday, with students missing school to protest for their future across Delhi, Mumbai and Kochi among other cities. “We know climate crisis is real, it’s a fact and not a myth or a belief,” 29-year-old Mumbai-based climate activist Pooja Domadi told CNN. “We’re having multiple events through …
By Gayathri D Naik, SOAS, University of London Floods are now an annual nightmare in many parts of southern and western India. Valleys in the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala that weren’t considered flood-prone until recently are at risk. During floods and landslides in August 2019, two villages were completely destroyed killing several people, …
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Concerns in flood-ravaged Karnataka have been expressed for the state’s HIV-positive population and whether they can avail necessary medication such as ART drugs. Out of a HIV-positive population receiving treatment of 1.75 lakh, almost 67,000 reside in eight districts reeling under intensive floods. The provision of antiretroviral therapy (ART) treatments has been ordered by the …
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Maharashtra’s Thane district has been battling heavy rainfall in recent weeks, causing floods and leaving it vulnerable to the spread of water-borne disease. To guard against such infections, officials have been distributing medicines – an effort which has reached more than 60,000 people. The state has been beleaguered by intense flooding amidst heavy monsoon rainfall. …
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The flooding plaguing the north of India, particularly in Assam and Bihar, is continuing at a vicious pace, with the death toll crossing 200. At the time of writing, 209 people have died in Assam and Bihar. Individual state reports give a higher cumulative figure, with more than 8.21 million in Bihar and more than …
Assam has faced heavy flooding for several days, with the situation only deteriorating at the week’s end. As of Thursday, 4.2 lakh people across seventeen districts have been affected by the floodwaters. Many have been displaced, with 1,843 people taking refuge in relief camps as the waters submerge 749 villages. The flooding has gotten worse …
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Some parts of Mumbai have received the second-highest rainfall in July in 45 years, bringing the city to a halt due to the resultant flooding. The city is home to 18.4 million people, of whom sixteen have died as a result of rain-related incidents (at the time of writing). To avoid further incident, the …
As India battles the implications of its climate crisis, a war of words broke out in Parliament’s upper house, Rajya Sabha, on Thursday with the Opposition accusing the government of giving priority to business over environmental concerns. Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar denied the charges, asserting that he would both ensure economic development and protect …
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Arunachal Pradesh and Assam could witness flooding. The river the northeastern states share with China is swelling following heavy rainfall. The Brahmaputra river flows through China, India and Bangladesh. It originates in Tibet with the Tsangpo river and enters India via the Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh with the Siang River. The Siang then …
The Kerala floods have displaced millions, with deaths numbering in the hundreds. The floodwaters are receding. However, as around a million displaced individuals remain in camps, further problems may be on the horizon. Fears have arisen that funneling so many people into relief camps could cause large scale outbreaks of infectious diseases – the scale …
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