Remote-sensing data and artificial intelligence are mapping the most heat-vulnerable buildings in cities like Delhi, in an ...

The Tribal Affairs Ministry has asked the Environment Ministry to provide scientific evidence to support the claim that granting land rights under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, has led to forest ...

With govt exploring various options to provide housing to the city's slum dwellers, Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board ...

India has several codes and schemes for green buildings, but implementation in cities has been poor in general. What are ...

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has received financing from the African Development Fund toward the cost of the Program to Build Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security in the ...

With land degradation now impacting up to 40% of the world's land area, the observance serves as a vital reminder of the urgency to restore and protect terrestrial ecosystems.

The cost of this is high. Last year, three Indian cities—Kolkata, Bangalore and Pune—made it to the top five in a global ...

In a first, the Israel Defense Forces has apologised for posting an incorrect map of India - which "fails to precisely depict borders", i.e., the image wrongly showed Jammu and Kashmir as ...

In many countries affected by desertification, land degradation and drought, agriculture represents a high share of economic revenue. Conservation agriculture can cut crop water needs by up to 30% ...

Kenya has taken a bold step in the fight against land degradation with the launch of new geospatial tools that promise to transform how the country protects its environment.

A new study delivers a stark warning that Central Asia has overshot its environmental safety limits concerning land footprint ...

While land ownership is broadly governed by the Orissa Land Reforms Act, 1960, the types are mentioned in various Acts such as the Orissa Estates Abolition Act, 1951; Transfer of Property Act ...