Environment

  • Weeding Out The Willows From Wular

    By Athar Parvaiz/ thethirdpole.net Wular Lake in Kashmir, the largest flood basin in the region, has been choking due to sedimentation brought on by huge…

  • Government Looks To Acquire Land In Kashmir

    By Athar Parvaiz/thethirdpole.net The central government has identified 15,000 acres in Kashmir – mostly next to rivers, streams and wetlands – for investors from outside…

  • Kashmir’s Forests Face The Axe

    By Athar Parvaiz/ thethirdpole.net The former Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the erstwhile Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir was very busy in September and…

  • 'India Now More Vulnerable To Climate Change & Risks’, Says Global Report

    India has moved higher up in the global vulnerability ranking of countries that have faced the risk and impact of climate change, resulting in loss…

  • Tech Giants Sign Letter Urging US To Stay In Paris Agreement

     A large chunk of the US tech industry except some glaring exceptions want the United States to stay in the Paris Agreement. The CEOs of several tech…

  • Victoria Falls On The Verge Of Drying Up

    Known locally as ‘Mosi Oa Tunya’ - The Smoke That Thunders, Victoria Falls, Africa’s biggest waterfall and one of the world’s wonders, is at risk…

  • Greenhouse Gas Concentrations Hit Record High, Says UN Body

    Levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another new record high, according to the World Meteorological Organization. This continuing long-term trend means…

  • Just How Safe Is RO Water?

    Just how safe is Reverse Osmosis or RO water? On Friday, manufacturers of RO machines approached the Supreme Court to stop a ban by the…

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