Why India Needs To Act Decisively On Microplastics
Nov 29, 2024 · “Plastic debris already contaminates our planet from the poles to the equator, from our highest mountains to our deepest oceans. Over 1,300 species are known to ingest or become entangled in plastic debris with reports of associated harm from the base of the food chain to apex predators,” Richard C. Thompson tells IndiaSpend via email. Thompson is the director of the Marine Institute ...
Indian Prisons Saw A Surge In Undertrial Prisoners Over A Decade
Jan 2, 2024 · Mumbai: Over the past decade, Indian prisons have increasingly had more undertrial prisoners, with their share increasing from 66% of prisoners in 2012 to 76% in 2022, as revealed in the latest Prison Statistics India report released by the National Crime Records Bureau. While this figure rose each year, the greatest rise was seen in the pandemic year of 2020, when undertrial prisoner share ...
3 Workers Die Every Day In Indian Factories, Govt Data Show
Jan 21, 2023 · In late November 2022, IndiaSpend met injured workers and relatives of workers who have died in accidents in factories and construction sites in Delhi and Ahmedabad, to understand the barriers to recovery and redress. Safety at factories is often lax, support after an accident is inadequate, and financial and job insecurity and government apathy make pursuing a case against owners and/or ...
Explained: Why Repowering India’s Wind Turbines Will Need More …
Feb 7, 2024 · A critical step towards this progress could be repowering turbines. Repowering, taken up in European countries, has shown good results. El Cabrito Wind Farm in Spain reported a 16% increase in energy production after repowering 23-year-old turbines. The Nørrekær Enge Wind Farm and Klim Fjordeholme Wind Farm in Denmark have respectively doubled and tripled their energy production.
Explained: Why A New Climate Finance Goal Already Has …
Oct 18, 2024 · As per the Paris Agreement, countries are supposed to agree on the next finance goal that will come into effect 2025 onwards, taking the $100 billion as the floor and raising it suitably as per developing countries’ needs.This new corpus will be called the New Collective Quantified Goal on Finance or NCQG.India was one of the few countries in the world to put a number to this finance goal ...
‘India Could See An Epidemic Of Lung Cancer From Air Pollution’
Nov 26, 2024 · The crisis continued, with a 24-hour AQI of 349, which translates to “very poor” air quality in Delhi on November 25.Other parts of India were similarly affected: 89 of 252 cities had air capable of causing breathing discomfort, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) bulletin. India committed to reducing air pollution by 40% (compared to …
Explained: The Fine-Print In Modi Govt’s Rooftop Solar
Mar 16, 2024 · IndiaSpend wrote to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) for comments on the concerns around rooftop solar. We will update this story when we receive a response. Sunshine sector. India ranks fifth in the world in solar power installed capacity. It has pledged to have 50% of its cumulative electricity installed capacity from non-fossil fuels by …
In Tamil Nadu’s Rice-Bowl, Changing Climate Pushes ... - IndiaSpend
Dec 13, 2023 · The usual crop cycle in the region comprises Samba, which is a 145-day cycle that begins around August; Kuruvai, a 120-day cycle that ends in June-July; and Thaladi, a 135-day cycle that is sown in September-October.Farmers here say they have cut it down to just two crops a year and, in some rain-fed regions, to just one crop annually. “Global warming, an expression of climate change, may ...
Snakes & Ladders: India's Path Out Of Poverty
6 days ago · Previously, from 2005 through 2015, about 271 million Indians had escaped poverty. This year, when former prime minister Manmohan Singh retired from the Rajya Sabha, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge credited Singh for the feat. “Thanks to your policies, India was able to lift 27 crore people, the highest number of poor people, out …
In 12 Years, 11 States Changed Land Ceiling Laws In Favour
Feb 10, 2021 · In Karnataka, the amendments began in 2015 when the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government increased the maximum income of a buyer of agricultural land from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 25 lakh. Then, in November 2020, the B.S. Yeddyurappa-led Bharatiya Janata Party government removed the limit altogether. State revenue minister R. Ashoka, while announcing the changes, said that the government was "amending ...