NewsRack: 'Climate' news in 'iihs_feeds_v3' topic for user servelots

Three ways nanomaterials could help combat climate change and prevent pollution	21.8.2017	Downtoearth
Researchers are looking to tiny materials to clean up air, water and land
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Monthly amount of rainfall correlated with monthly cases of malaria: Study	21.8.2017	Chandigarh – The Indian Express

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‘Increase in vector-borne cases can be attributed to mosquito adaptability to changing environment’	21.8.2017	Chandigarh – The Indian Express

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Navelim demands: Bring back Goa cases to NGT Pune	21.8.2017	TOI: Goa

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‘TN govt delaying rehab scheme for forest dwellers’	21.8.2017	Coimbatore - City - The Times of India

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By invitation: Let's take hard decisions, fix city's problems	20.8.2017
Urban flooding, water logging is happening at increasing frequency driven by climate change pattern and a host of other reasons. The rains earlier this week was over 180 mm within an hour which will test the best of planned systems. For an unplanned, rapidly growing city like Bengaluru it spelt trouble for select low lying areas. The problem is compounded by blockage of natural drains, reduced capacity of drains / tanks due to silt and decreased percolation due to over 'concretisation'. The mixing of sewage in storm water drains adds a health dimension to the issue though I mentioned to a ST Bed based friend in jest that he ought not to complain since the city has been kind enough to send organic manure for his gardens! The inundation and overflow this week was immediate due to escalated inflow (loss of upstream tanks, low percolation, high run off rates, presence of sewage), low tank capacity and slower outflow (loss of rajakaluve with encroachments and reduced storm water drain ...
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North-East to get drier in future, study reveals	20.8.2017	DNA: Mumbai
The eastern Himalayan region, source of water for rivers in the northeast, is likely to see a decreased monsoon rainfall over the rest of this century, while the trend is going to be opposite across the western Himalayas, a new climate research study published in Springer journal has revealed. The study has predicted the trend for the period up to 2099. The research used 10 global climate models, sourced from five international climate research institutes, to project rainfall across the Himalayan region. Researchers used a combination of regional climate model and global climate model experiments, which allowed for a sharper resolution and reduced uncertainties. The stretch from Afghanistan in the west to parts of South China in the east was chosen for the research. Rainfall in the Himalayan region between 1970 and 2005 was used as the present-day monsoon dataset, while carbon emissions and varying elevations across the mountain range were among the many factors taken into account. The project made ...
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Green is their kind	20.8.2017	The Tribune
Eesha Duggal There are two types of people in the world — the doers and the rest. Times when Mother Earth is witnessing abnormal climatic conditions and concrete jungles are fast replacing the green cover; some doers are working relentlessly to make things better for themselves, the rest and the rest of the rest. They are the ones who cared to stop by, smelled the roses, ploughed their own fields, then someone else's till their acts became contagious and sparked a movement. Here's to the everyday eco-heroes who refused to be non-participants, who started as one-man armies, faced the heat and still ushered in positive changes. Now in the latter part of their lives, these persons promise to leave the world a greener and finer place. Jungle all the way Jagat Singh Chaudhary, a BSF soldier, had just been home on leave in the fall of 1973 when a village woman, out to get fodder, fell down a mountain and sustained fatal injuries. The incident might have been unfortunate in every way, but it wasn't anything ...
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Making fishing fun	20.8.2017
Fishing Impossible, the popular show on Sony BBC Earth, has three experts — an ex-Royal Marine named Jason, a marine biologist titled The Blowfish, and Charlie Butcher, a gadget-obsessed airline pilot, embark on an ultimate fishing trip across the globe. The show is doused with adrenaline-pumping moments, humour, and good camaraderie between the trio. DC recently had a fun-filled chat with The Blowfish and Charlie Butcher. Like their show, the conversation was also fun, with  the duo constantly taking digs at each other. They answered on questions regarding their scariest experiences, global warming and much more about their wacky journey... Q Share one of your  scariest experiences... CHARLIE BUTCHER: Genuinely, I have had so many! I am quite experienced in fishing above the water;  when it comes to going underwater, I am the most inexperienced of the three. Once, I was made to free-dive with Jay 100 miles off the Indian Ocean" shores. When I went down deeper, there were huge ...
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Deadly heat + humidity by century end, but Met may fail to predict it	19.8.2017	Latest News
IMD does not take humidity into account though heat-wave deaths have risen three-fold in 23 years
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Glacier at C	19.8.2017	Hindu: Home
Recently, segment C of the Larsen Ice Shelf broke away causing scientists to wonder how it would affect the world. Here’s a look at what is likely to happen...
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Heat and humidity in India, Pakistan may become 'deadly' in just 80 years	19.8.2017	All Current Affairs Stories
Yet, the IMD does not take humidity into account in characterising heat waves
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Who says luxury holidays can't be sustainable!	19.8.2017
A clean luxury holiday sounds like an oxymoron! A holiday in itself is seems like an indulgence, in countries where poverty and hunger are every day events. On top of that if it is a luxury holiday, then the indulgence climbs to Himalayan proportions. This is also evident when we see some of the luxury resorts with large bath tubs and rain showers enticing guests to consume resources more than they should. In fact talking about water, a UNEP study says that guests at resorts and hotels consume 7 to 9 times more water than residents of the area! So when it comes to 'luxury', 'indulgence' seems to be a twin brother.  Increasingly, guests are becoming aware of larger issues surrounding sustainability, climate change and environmental impact and are demanding 'less' for 'more'. There is mounting evidence that guests are willing to pay more for zen style resorts and rooms. Where they are greedy about is for 'experiences' that they will gain from these zen spaces. ...
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Stoppage Of Mhadei Diversion By Karnataka	19.8.2017	Editorial – The Navhind Times
GOA scored a major victory over Karnataka on the issue of diversion of water from the Mhadei basin. The counsel for Karnataka, Fali Nariman, on Thursday assured the apex court that no construction work on the Kalasa-Bhandura diversion project will be undertaken by the state. Such assurances given in the past were not honoured by ...
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Sustainable farming, the only way out	18.8.2017	HBL: Opinion
Climate smart agriculture as well as proper management of soil and water need priority attention
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SC to K’taka on Mhadei: Stop work on Kalsa canal	18.8.2017	TOI: Goa

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The Behaviour Puzzle	18.8.2017	thehansindia3920

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Victory for Goa on Mhadei as K’taka assures SC to stop work	18.8.2017	The Navhind Times
PANAJI: The Supreme Court has disposed of a petition of the Mhadei Bachao Abhiyan (MBA) after Karnataka assured it to stop work of dam on the Mhadei river. Karnataka counsel Fali Nariman Thursday gave an assurance before the apex court that no construction work of the Kalasa-Bhandura project will be undertaken by the state. Following ...
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Young entrepreneurs suggest more Public Private Partnerships to Niti Aayog	18.8.2017	ET: Policy
More than 200 young entrepreneurs pitched for leveraging the strength of non-state entities to develop India’s soft power, improve education levels and help mitigate climate change.
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Crop insurance falls short of promise	17.8.2017	HBL: Home
It has not responded to a deficient monsoon this year. Its poor claims settlement record is also a cause for concern
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