How to Fix India’s Urban Water Crisis, From Bengaluru to Chennai and Beyond
Sachin Tiwale The Indian Express | March 28, 2024 Bengaluru is experiencing its worst water crisis in decades. The weak monsoon last year has compounded an already difficult situation caused by unregulated urban growth and depleting groundwater resources. Chennai too has experienced shortages in recent years. Several other Indian cities are under similar stress, indicating […]
Reimagining the Ring Around the Neigbourhood Lakes
Vardhini Suresh, Namratha Murali, M Soubadra Devy Deccan Herald | March 28, 2024 In the early 90’s, during the IT boom, Bengaluru witnessed a seismic shift from a garden city to the Silicon Valley of India. The rapid urbanisation resulted in the depletion of green spaces within and around the city. The natural scrubby vegetation, […]
How Bengaluru’s Water Crisis is Rooted in the Neglect of Its Lakes
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Ecological Countermeasures to Prevent Pathogen Spillover and Subsequent Pandemics
Abi Tamim Vanak Nature Communications | March 26, 2024 Substantial global attention is focused on how to reduce the risk of future pandemics. Reducing this risk requires investment in prevention, preparedness, and response. Although preparedness and response have received significant focus, prevention, especially the prevention of zoonotic spillover, remains largely absent from global conversations. This […]
First Report of Moth Species of the Family Tineidae (Lepidoptera) in Regurgitated Pellets of Harriers in India
Thalavaipandi S, Arjun Kannan, Prashanth MB, T. Ganesh Journal Of Threatened Taxa | March 26, 2024 The primary food source for Tineidae family moth caterpillars is keratin, and they need warmth and moisture to emerge. The observation that harriers, diurnal migratory raptors wintering in India, had regurgitated pellets containing larvae, pupae, and adults of the […]
Why Scientists and Engineers Should Study Social Science
Sachin Tiwale Scroll | March 25, 2024 In fact, there are several social, economic, technical and ethical choices and considerations involved in the process of technological development. This process includes understanding the laws of nature, applying knowledge to a social problem that has been identified and designing a product to address the problem.
Meet the Beetles, the Tiny Titans of Pollination
Mongabay
Integrated Mountain Initiative hosts 11th meet on World Water Day
East Mojo
Mumbai’s Unquenchable Thirst: Overestimating Water Demand to Justify Dams
Sachin Tiwale Question Of Cities | March 22, 2024 Water to the city has been supplied from seven dams, constructed in the neighbouring rural and forested areas, at great socio-economic and environmental costs. More such capital-intensive projects are being planned. But does Mumbai really need these projects? The answer, surprising to many, is in the […]
Dryluru: India’s Silicon Valley Either Looking Up at the Skies or Awaiting Tankers for Water
The Economic Times
