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With as many as 31 off the 128 hills and hillocks of the Aravallis getting disappeared in the last many years till 2018  a member of panel  of  the Apex court asked as if humans have become Hanuman due to which there have been a disappearance in the number of hills in the ranges. This comment/pun came from the member at a time when there has been a huge upsurge in illegal mining over the last few year. Background Aravallis are the oldest mountain ranges of the world and are spread across 4 states i.e., Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi and Haryana over 700 kms having its highest point at Gurushikhar(1722m) in Mount Abu, Rajasthan. Apart from having a direct impact on the micro climate and hydrological situation of the area, the ranges have a significant impact on the biodiversity and ecosystem of the entire region, supporting open forests, notable forts, and temples of historical significance. The Aravalli's importance as the primary source of aquifer recharge in the nationa...

When I was a child I used to watch a show 'storm-chasers' which used to be telecasted on Discovery channel and watching that I used to get excited that I will also do the same whenever I will be getting a chance to do that around my place but sadly from that age until now I never saw any tornado nor heard of any tornado hitting India. 2 days back a news started circulating everywhere that a tornado wrecked havoc in USA  after ripping through 6 states of America with Kentucky facing most of the brunt with having wind speeds gusting upto 320kmph and killing atleast 100. With this sad news many had a curiosity that "whether India also experiences tornadoes or not ?"  Does it occur in India ? It does happen in India but on a relatively lower and lesser intense scale than in US For instance major recorded tornadoes are as follows: Calcutta--1838--215 fatalities Assam-- 1963 --- 139 fatalities New Dehli -- 1978 -- 700 fatalities Odisha -- 1978 -- 150 fatalities West Bengal ...

As soon as IPCC released it's assessment report, the news spread like wildfire creating anguish and sparked people about the consequential threat of climate change. Amid all the information and facts what everyone wanted to find out was what does this report meant for India ? so I thought I would gather info from various sources and would compile that info in my blog so that it could reach to the masses. What IPCC is ? The IPCC was established in 1988 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization. Its mission was to provide global policymakers with periodic, scientific assessments of climate change to guide national and global policies. The reports by IPCC assess the scientific basis of climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation. The findings of the IPCC reports state the "level of confidence" with which they are made. However, the reports usually do not make any policy recommendat...

Amid raging pandemic haunting India and the world for past two years, economists and the whole of nation is eyeing on the 4 month long rainy period which commenced it's journey over the southernmost state of India a day back. Those hot sultry past months will soon be replaced by the moist drizzly pleasant for a few months. Rains rejuvenates the nation which are more important then ever in this year. India's 60% of the agriculture is dependent on monsoon rains along with it millions of rupees of industries that are dependent on farming activities are at the mercy of rain gods.  With the continuous downfall of economy due to covid, somehow if the rains will be normal and evenly distributed over the Indian mainland in the next 4 months it will be a huge blessing for the nation. In the current scenario where we are used to hear the sad/depressive/negative news all around maybe the southwest winds will bring some cheerful happy news for us. Ha...

Today morning around 10:00 A.M, I was checking news on Cyclone Tauktae "India's first cyclone of 2021". I was left shocked as the cyclone which was bound to be a cyclone of least category got amplified over the past few days and became another "Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm", which prompted me to write about the growing concerns of such extreme weather events over Indian mainland. This is not the only time a cyclone of such category is brewing up in Indian Seas. Fani in 2019, Aamphan in 2020 were a few notable ones from the past few years  You all might have heard of cyclones thrashing Indian mainland year after year, we all have have seen visuals of flying roofs, falling trees, damaged crops, inundated fields, blocked roads, people loosing property which they created by working day and night throughout their lives. But what have been causing such devastating cyclones year after year..?? Climate scientists say with a rapidly warming Indian Ocean, these severe ...

Let's pledge to do our part in saving our Mother Earth  This Year's Theme "Restore our Earth "   Climate change and coronavirus pandemic have reminded us of the harm we've caused.  Therefore, we must Restore Our Earth not just because we care about the natural world, but because we live on it and our future generation will also live on it and wil thrive on the resources  we leave for them History Every year on April 22    founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson. First organized in 1970 to promote ecology. Raise awareness of the growing problems of air, water, and soil pollution. United Nations calls it by “International Mother Earth Day" .

  Being crowned 4th time in a row, this city of central India's Malwa region, Indore, has set up standards which every city in India will look forward to achieve. Thanks to my professor last trimester  in IIT Jodhpur, Dr. Anand Krishnan Plappally, he made us do some assignments quite regularly of which one was the case study of Indore's solid waste management.  Being a curious guy I took a lot of interest in knowing the various aspects of it. so i will let you know the story of Indore becoming the cleanest city of India Backdrop   After coming into power in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi started one of his most ambitious scheme which was going to change thinking of a billion minds(hopefully) and changed the fortune of some cities, one such was Indore. Being ranked on 25th position on the list of cleanest cities, the municipal corporation and the district administration of Indore could have gone happy about things but they did exact opposite. As the rankings didn'...

The Great Indian Thirst https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/ With the onset of summers, the worrysome thing in my locality is whether our locality's well would be able to give us water for the three cruel hot months ahead...?? By the way we (the people in my locality) are not the only ones who go through the same thought process every summers. As per NITI Aayog report of 2018 stated : That nearly 600 million or nearly half of India's population, almost half of India's population faces extreme water crisis. 75% of rural households doesn't have piped, potable water . Those households rely on sources which can have serious implications on human health. 70% of our sources are contaminated. Major rivers are dying due to insane amount of pollution in them. Groundwater table is depleting at a rapid pace and India is World's largest extractor of Ground water accounting for almost 25% . All in all we are suffering from " worst water crisis " and going towards even ...

Tackling Indoor Air Pollution through Phytoremidiation (plants)🎋🌴 We usually hear a lot about pollution precisely air pollution in the months of october - december, and people in Delhi do crib a lot about this matter, why won't they crib as air pollution is a big source of many respiratory diseases to heart diseases, cancer, etc. Some stats related to the fatalities because of poor Indoor Air Quality It sounds scary when you get to know that around 4.3 million people die worldwide due to poor air quality prevailing inside the houses, a round 3.8 million premature deaths occur annually from non-communicable diseases including ischaemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer are all attributed to exposure to household air pollution, as per reports from WHO. So now you might have understood the severeness of the problem which don't get highlighted enough because of the more worsened AQI levels outside in some parts of the World.  What are the...