Category Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development

World Refugee Day-20 June: Solidarity with Refugees

World Refugee Day (June 20) was established by the United Nations to commemorate the millions who are forced to escape persecution and war. Since solidarity involves listening to and defending rights, solidarity as a practice means that states and societies will allocate the resources, policies, and practices necessary to protect refugees: access to asylum, welcoming the new, and ending conflict. Solidarity also requires engaging against xenophobia, making empathy more concrete, and ultimately being supportive in context.

As UNHCR’s campaign page emphasizes, solidarity means saying courageously that refugees are “not alone” and that the world will “not turn its back” on them.

India at the Frontiers of Climate and Ocean Research: Indian Scientific Expeditions to the Southern Ocean (ISESO)

The Southern Ocean is the broad ocean that encircles the Antarctic continent. It is the second-smallest of the five oceans, larger than the Arctic Ocean but smaller than the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. The Southern Ocean covers approximately 21.96 million square kilometers and is generally defined as lying south of 60°S latitude.

The Strategic Deployment of Sustainable Agrarian Initiatives: India’s Evolving Soft Power Projection within the Global Geopolitical Framework

My research journey into The Strategic Deployment of Sustainable Agrarian Initiatives: India’s Evolving Soft Power Projection within the Global Geopolitical Framework revealed how India is leveraging its agricultural innovations to feed its people and build bridges with nations worldwide.

Strengthening India’s Seismic Resilience: A Policy Analysis of Seismology and Geosciences (SAGE), 2017

India is prone to earthquakes due to its position at the intersection of multiple tectonic plates, including the Indian, Eurasian, and Burma plates. The ongoing collision between the Indian and Eurasian Plates, responsible for the formation of the Himalayas, makes northern and northeastern India highly vulnerable to seismic activity.

Strengthening Regional Resilience: The role of the BIMSTEC Centre for Weather and Climate

The BIMSTEC Centre for Weather and Climate (BCWC) is a joint effort as part of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).
It is established by seven member countries of BIMSTEC, namely- Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indian, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.

Singareni Collieries in Sathupalli: Community Perspectives,Environmental Realities, and the Changing Face of Rural Telangana

Rachel Grace Namburi Background The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) is a pillar of Telangana’s coal industry and a key driver of the region’s economic development. Jointly owned by the Government of India and the Government of Telangana, SCCL has…

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