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![Put into protective custody in a hospital in Rishikesh, Agarwal refused to break his fast until action on the Ganga was taken [image by: Tarun Bharat Sangh]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Agrawal-hospital-1020x765-e1539414932651.jpg?resize=450%2C270&ssl=1)
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436Ganga Loses Its Steadfast Champion In GD Agarwal
Eminent environmentalist GD Agarwal has given up his life for the Ganga. Frustrated with government inaction over reviving the lifeline of India...
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1.5 Degree Ambition Demands Radical Change, UN Warns
There are major benefits to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above the preindustrial level, but doing so will need “rapid,...
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Climate And Conflict In South And South East Asia
A recently published paper by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has focussed on the under-researched topic of how climate change...
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Is SAARC Prepared To Combat Climate Change And Its Security Risks?
South Asia is extremely vulnerable to a range of climate impacts, ranging from shrinking glaciers and water scarcity to floods and rising...
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Cities Must Lead The Action On Climate Change
Coastal cities in the tropics are not the only ones suffering from the effects of climate change. So is a city as...
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As climate Changes, Himalayan Farmers Return To Traditional Crops
Climate change is making food production harder for communities in the Indian Himalayas. Over the past few decades, there have been significant...
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Why We Need A New Perspective On Rivers
People have tended to see rivers merely as cubic metres of water to be dammed and diverted, but rivers need to be...
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Delhi Third In The List Of Cities Reporting Most Deaths Due To Air Pollution : Study
Delhi is batting severe case of air pollution. As the city struggles to get fresh air for it’s citizens a study had...
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Eight Countries Come Together To Protect Bay Of Bengal
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has just approved a grant of USD 15 million for the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem...
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Official Recognition To India’s Water Crisis Sparks Debate
India’s water crisis is now official. The government’s own think tank the National Institution for the Transformation of India (NITI) Aayog –...
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![The Syrian conflict, often seen as the first climate change induced war, has led to greater scrutiny of the links between climate change and conflicts [image by: Chaoyue PAN / FLICKR]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Homs-Chaoyue-PAN-1020x678-e1538563293368.jpg?resize=450%2C270&ssl=1)
![The Syrian conflict, often seen as the first climate change induced war, has led to greater scrutiny of the links between climate change and conflicts [image by: Chaoyue PAN / FLICKR]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Homs-Chaoyue-PAN-1020x678-e1538563293368.jpg?resize=80%2C80&ssl=1)
![Environmental activists and police face off on the opening day of the GCAS [image by: Joydeep Gupta]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_4650-1020x765-e1537179965400.jpg?resize=450%2C270&ssl=1)
![Environmental activists and police face off on the opening day of the GCAS [image by: Joydeep Gupta]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_4650-1020x765-e1537179965400.jpg?resize=80%2C80&ssl=1)
![A new radish variety developed by Dayanand Joshi in the central Himalayas [image by: Reetu Sogani]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/New-radish-variety-developed-by-Dayanand-Joshi-Central-Himalayas_-Photograph-by-Reetu-Sogani-1020x765-e1536138884304.jpg?resize=450%2C270&ssl=1)
![A new radish variety developed by Dayanand Joshi in the central Himalayas [image by: Reetu Sogani]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/New-radish-variety-developed-by-Dayanand-Joshi-Central-Himalayas_-Photograph-by-Reetu-Sogani-1020x765-e1536138884304.jpg?resize=80%2C80&ssl=1)
![A boy crossing a small channel containing sewage which drains into the Indus near Choglamsar in Leh [image by: Athar Parvaiz]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/13-1020x678-e1532678316986.jpg?resize=450%2C270&ssl=1)
![A boy crossing a small channel containing sewage which drains into the Indus near Choglamsar in Leh [image by: Athar Parvaiz]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/13-1020x678-e1532678316986.jpg?resize=80%2C80&ssl=1)
![Rajasthan during a drought. The government hopes a crisis narrative around water will deflect criticism away from poor water management [image by Knut-Erik Helle]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Water-woman-drought-rajasthan-1020x677-e1530345632962.jpg?resize=450%2C270&ssl=1)
![Rajasthan during a drought. The government hopes a crisis narrative around water will deflect criticism away from poor water management [image by Knut-Erik Helle]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Water-woman-drought-rajasthan-1020x677-e1530345632962.jpg?resize=80%2C80&ssl=1)
