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Dear readers,
Recent rainfall has damaged crops in Karnataka, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Bihar and Maharashtra. More precipitation is expected due to low pressures areas over Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.
With these impacts worsened by climate change, farmers in Andhra Pradesh are demanding compensation.
The recent climate summit in Glasgow, highlighted the issue of loss and damage, but the final outcomes were insufficient. While India spoke about climate justice on the global forum of COP 26, domestically it must pay attention to the same, starting with its forest governance methods. The PM’s Council on Climate Change has also not met for almost seven years, according to public records.
A survey by UNICEF found that young people are well aware of climate change.
Down to Earth’s annual publication State of India’s Environment 2022 can be preordered here.
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Cyclone alert: Jawad may reach Odisha-Andhra coast by December 4, warns IMD, 30 November 2021
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Extreme weather: Over 5 million hectares of crop lost due to rain in 2021, 30 November 2021
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