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Heat-exposed work has produced about half of India’s GDP, and employs about 75 percent of the labor force. There will be a need to shift working hours for outdoor workers and undertake heat management efforts (Image: Ian D Keating, Flickr Commons, CC BY 2.0)
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The people living in the Mahanadi delta are forced to cope with frequent disasters, but recent progress in warnings, evacuation and shelters seems to have reduced losses. Urban areas in the delta are expanding and there is rural to urban migration which can be expected to continue. These urban areas will have important implications for the future of the delta. (Image: Helmer, Flickr Commons)
Friday, 24 January 2020 17:06
Climatic shocks wreak havoc on the Mahanadi delta
A view of the Nilgiris (Image credits: Golkul Halan)
Friday, 24 January 2020 11:36
Neeru and the Nilgiris
The Gangetic Dolphin (Source: Arati Kumar Rao)
Wednesday, 22 January 2020 20:57
Increased river traffic threatens Gangetic dolphins
Cauvery river at Hogenakal, Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr Photos via Claire Arni and Oriole Henri)
Wednesday, 22 January 2020 20:41
Cauvery riverfront development plan gets an approval
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