BY: PRATHAM GOLCHA As the wrath of climate change intensifies and engulfs humans more and more, with every passing day, its consequences are no longer confined to national boundaries. The climate crisis is, and has always remained transnational- right from the cyclones in the Bay of Bengal, to desertification in Africa. The world is increasingly …
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BY: PRATHAM GOLCHA The capital city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, became hosts to the first ever major United Nations conference, the Conference of Parties (COP) 16 that took place from December 2- December 13. It was under the convention of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), with the previous UNCCD COP being hosted …
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BY: PRATHAM GOLCHA Just like every year, 2024 too witnessed the landmark event of the Conference of Parties (COP), in its 29th edition, that took place in Baku, Azerbaijan. The much-anticipated event, COP29, to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), witnessed many events that highlighted it, for all the right as well …
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BY: PRATHAM GOLCHA Encompassing varied life forms, right from microscopic microorganisms to bulging trees, biodiversity is the thread that holds all the life forms together. Biodiversity isn’t just limited to providing ecosystems to humans and all living beings, but it also provides enrichment to our lives in a thousand different ways. The biodiversity loss, however, …
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BY: PRATHAM GOLCHA Here we are at the crossroad again; another World Environment Day to celebrate. One day of magnanimous plantation drives, speeches and commentaries on the environment, learning about a few complex terminologies, perhaps, and maybe a thought to be spared for our environment and surroundings- easy! The very next day, we are back …
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BY: PRATHAM GOLCHA It was business as usual, physically as well as metaphorically, at yet another Conference of Parties (COP), the annual Climate Change Conference, held this year at Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With scores of world leaders paving their way to the middle, to wealthy businessmen pushing for their self-interests, this COP was again …
BY: PRATHAM GOLCHA Urban expansion has created a plethora of issues in today’s modern world globally, whether it is the developed or developing countries. With a steady influx of population from rural to urban, there is an increasing need for transportation management worldwide. Due to the sudden rise in travel demands, increasing concrete forests in …
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