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Can a giant seawall save Indonesia's disappearing coast?The encroaching ocean laps against a road in Karminah's village, threatening her home on Indonesia's Java island, where the government says...
Retreat not an option: Entire town may collapse as erosion devours Western Australia coastLancelin, a coastal town near Perth, faces environmental disaster. Severe erosion has wiped out significant land. Homes and infrastructure ...
Tamil Nadu’s multi-crore mission: How 300 villagers and 8,500 reef blocks aim to save a sinking island, and create jobs tooVillagers in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin are preparing to dive underwater, aiding a Rs 50 crore government project to revive the disappearing Ka...
Rahul Gandhi criticises PM Modi for not visiting Manipur amid crisisThe situation in Manipur is disturbing, with violent clashes between Meitei and Kuki communities. Manipur has been under the President's ru...
Sea was once blessing for Pakistani city of Gwadar. But it's become curseGwadar, a coastal city in Pakistan, faces severe climate change impacts including rising sea levels and heavier rainfall. Homes and infrast...
The many disputes of billionaire Gautam AdaniBillionaire Gautam Adani and his company, Adani Group, were accused of bribery and fraud by US prosecutors. The group denied the accusation...
Rising sea threatens to swallow Senegal coastal townSenegal's coastal town Bargny is grappling with severe coastal erosion, flooding, and rising sea levels, threatening homes and livelihoods....
Asian Development Bank approves $42 mn loan for coastal protection in MaharashtraThe Asian Development Bank has approved a USD 42 million loan for coastal and riverbank protection in Maharashtra. This project aims to com...
Going all Goan greenFocus on vulnerable areas 65% of Goa's population and significant economic activities are concentrated in five talukas: Pernem, Bardez, Tis...
Gautam Adani's mega port project hangs in the balance as a fishing community protestsA simple 1,200 square-feet structure with a corrugated-iron roof has since August stood in the way of ambitions for the country's first con...
Karnataka government to use sea wave breaker technology to check sea erosionThe sea wave breaker technology will be installed along a one-km stretch in the coast and its effectiveness will be tested before taking fu...
How India can benefit from voluntary carbon marketsCarbon markets can play a very critical role in India’s journey to achieve its net zero and decarbonization goals as well as in catalyzing ...
Growing a sustainable family tree: Why we’ve nurtured mangroves since the 1940sApart from their strengthening powers, mangroves, with saltmarshes and seagrasses, are among just three marine blue carbon ecosystems recog...
Sand dunes to play protector to state’s coastlineThe government will build sand dunes on 20 km of shoreline in Uttara Kannada district to protect beaches from rising sea levels, flooding, ...
- UN panel on climate change presents gloomy picture for Asia in its fresh report
Both India and China will have to see "negative impacts on aggregate wheat yields", impacting overall food security in the continent, a UN ...
India - water challenges and the way forwardIndia has been successful in the past to meet such water requirements for different usages with a phenomenal development of water resources...
Study waves to resolve erosion: IIT-M expertsThe Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) is all set to take up a study on the movement of waves or tidal movement in the Bay ...