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Sunday 16 August 2015

A TALE OF TWO CITIES: IS MUMBAI HOTTER THAN DELHI?

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29 August deluge swamps Mumbai once again; Shiv Sena-run BMC claims too much rain; drainage measures ignored by country's richest corporation
30th anniversary of Chernobyl
A device shaped like an upturned umbrella can provide potable water and electricity; Mumbai start-up designed this innovative device which has multiple uses
according to a new study by Navroz Dubash and others
Amitav Ghosh query sparks off research
Appointment of US Secretary of State
as NASA study shows
Ashish Kothari and K.J. Joy have attempted the near-impossible of charting the future path that the country must take; this is a bold initiative
beginning September
believes penalties won't work as much as improving road system
Bengaluru bus service shortlisted for Bloomberg Cities award for introducing Intelligent Transport System; situation on the ground far from improved; measure may reduce emissions
BEST bus services being downsized; losses held as justification for part-privatisation; as Mumbai's lifeline
Bids for solar power in India have hit an all-time lost at Rs 2.44 a unit; But investors wary of bids falling still further with cheap Chinese solar equipment
BJP now and Congress earlier
Bonanza for builders
but still remain within its Paris pledge
Cambridge University researchers have studied how the rejuvenation of Himalayan mountain springs can help people adapt to climate change; this forms part of a global study on Forests & Water
carbon emissions
cities
Cities flooded in monsoons
Climate change
Climate change can reduce food production
Climate talks are looking at the implications of restricting global temperatures to both 2 degrees and 1.5 C; Equitably
coast road extension scrapped for a sea link; Environmentalists say road will only increase pollution; Will Mumbai go way of Delhi?
Coastal Road Mumbai
Columbia University meteorologists start study of cyclones hitting Mumbai
complaints against illegal construction there
Confidential report on Coastal Regulation Zone obtained through court; Government seeks dilution; Builders to benefit; Politicians also colluding
continued investments in thermal power threaten to put paid to its progress
Decision will affect US renewable energy industry
Delhi's air pollution now an emergency
Diet will change with less fruits and vegetables
Dinesh Mohan
Dismal safety record
Doesn't address rights of port workers
due to climate change
Due to protests
Elphinstone Railway Station accident reveals lack of planning on former cotton mill land; floating population five times that of residents; infrastructure inadequate
environment
equity needed
especially emergency
Excessive rain blamed for Kerala floods; ecological illiteracy also to blame; Gadgil committee report on western ghats ignored; Navi Mumbai airport following Kochi's debacle
Failure to heed lessons of precedents
Fire in Mumbai's Kamala Mills indicates lack of planning norms; civic administration to blame; 20 years ago
followed by Mumbai and Kakinada.
for instance; however
Former head of Exxon
Fritjof Capra is known for his first book
Fritjof Capra spoke at the annual Greenaccord meet in Italy about the inter-connectedness of ecological
Fukushima also has lessons
Greenpeace India study on how India facing overcapacity on coal power sector; reckless expansion and drain on resources; low demand; renewables now price-competitive
Greenpeace study shows lack of water affecting coal power plants
Gurgao and Bengaluru this year
Has done extensive business with Russia
Hazards in Indian nuclear power stations
he talks about spiritualism and societies
In 1973
In defence of Pandit Nehru
In Gwalior & Allahabad
India has a fair share of the remaining carbon budget available to it
India is in denial mode
India overtaking China as biggest emitter of SO2; Due to excessive reliance on coal as fuel; Health and other impacts
India to double its emissions by 2030
India's plan to convert all vehicles to electricity by 2030 faces hurdles; high prices
India's position before UN Paris climate summit
Indian forests turning brown due to climate change and other factors; researchers using satellite images to compare changes over time; South Asia particularly vulnerable
Indian media likewise guilty of not covering the country's North-East
Influenced by Dubai & London
Infosys and IT companies cutting carbon footprints
Initial scepticism regarding birth of Olive Ridley turtles on Mumbai's coastline; egg shells discovered subsequently; may not be a rare occurrence
Interview with Yashodhara Dalmia on forthcoming exhibition of Progressive Artists' Group at the Asia Society in New York
Involving Mahila Mandals
it is harmful to cycle more than 30 minutes a day
It makes economic sense to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions because they save on health bills associated with air pollution
It may pull out of the Paris climate agreement
Jairam Ramesh's biography of Indira Gandhi's green policies sympathetic; however she relied on elite ecologists; authoritarian instincts
July 2005 floods literally a watermark in city's history; few lessons learnt; Mithi and three other rivers neglected
Keeping up the heat in Paris
lack of government support to blame; manufacturers gearing up
Lecture by Dr M V Ramana from Princeton University; India and Pakistan most dangerous nuclear powers across a border in the world; nuclear armament poses grave danger to both countries
Leopards in Mumbai's Sanjay Gandhi National Park do humans a service by preying on stray dogs and reducing the risk of rabies; global experience confirms this trend
Liberal Western media cites how it ignores much bigger floods in South Asia while reporting those in US
Looking at poverty directly
Mahararashtra proposes to carry out feasibility studies for two tunnels under Sanjay Gandhi National Park to cut commuting time; greens are opposed
Mangaluru as a port city is the most vulnerable in India
marred her record
middle class seceding from Bharat
Mill land to reap this advantage
Motorists charged high fees everywhere
Mumbai
Mumbai gets flamingo sanctuary in return for a trans-harbour sea link which will also connect to the new Navi Mumbai airport; new airport located in wetlands and environmentally damaging
Mumbai in 2005
Mumbai reintroducing parking fee policy
Mumbai-Ahmedabad horribly expensive at Rs 1.10 lakh crores; fares will have to be lower than airlines; may run at huge loss
Mumbai's Development Plan all at sea
Nearly 100 buildings in Mumbai have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site; these include Victorian Gothic and Art Deco styles
Need to restrict cars
needs to be subsidised
Neglects need for open spaces
New EPA head has sued it in the past
New initiative to gift a tree in remote plantations helps reduce carbon emissions and meets the need for gifting. The tree/s are monitored for their growth
New Vishva Hindu Parishad leader vows to take law into his own hands if Supreme Court rules against its wishes on Ayodhya; Hindutva votaries also rewriting archaeology
Night parking to be charged too
No construction for 100 metres against 500 metres
North India has 14 of the worst polluted cities in the world
Nuclear power plants have hazards
Overcapacity in this sector leads to poor returns
Proposed redevelopment of Mumbai Port
Public Infrastructure
put his mind to several subjects. This book is published posthumously by his colleagues and friends.
RattanIndia coal power plant in Maharashtra being paid for not producing power; State surplus in electricity
Rauf Ali
Recent research shows that Ockhi may indicate rising likelihood of cyclones in Arabian Sea; climate change be responsible; Mumbai not free from risk
Religious institutions changing conservative image to generate solar power at mosques
road safety expert
says WHO; Indo-Gangetic plain harbours pollutants; public health emergency
Scheme will decongest city
Sea-level rise likely to flood 40%city in a century
Seashore redesignated as bays
short-lived climate pollutants
social and economic problems; Others criticised the GDP 'addiction'
Solar and wind now competitive
South Asia worst affected
Substandard Food for Malnourished Children
Take home rations scam
Tamil Nadu figures ninth in a world list of markets with a high share of renewables in the energy mix; however
temples and churches. It also makes sound economic sense to save electricity.
The first penguin chick born in the Mumbai zoo died within a week; the special enclosure was itself criticised two years ago; ecologists decry import of exotic species
The just-concluded Bonn climate conference dealt with procedures
The Tao of Physics
the Times Weekly carried poetry and prose by Dalit writers
the wildlife biologist who was a quintessential nonconformist
then unknown. Dileep Padgaonkar guest-edited the issue
though forewarned; Central and state governments doing too little
Three global studies show that India is the worst off for air pollution in cities
too late
Trump has ordered review of all treaties which US has signed
Trump threatens Paris climate agreement; Developing countries get short shrift; Within India
UC Berkeley study linking farmers' suicides to climate widely reported; Indian academics criticise it; other factors play a role
Unlike China
unmindful of the looming catastrophe; Funds promised in 2009 haven't materialised; India can combat pollution
Vijay Kumar is an amateur sleuth who has helped India retrieve some of its stolen antiques. He describes his modus operandi in this interview
Warnings by experts
waterfront in Mumbai
What can India learn from them
which has sold over 1 million copies. In this interview
which still makes waves
Why did Mumbai drown once again this monsoon; drainage report 24 years ago suggested measures not implemented; BMC departments ridden with corruption
With sea level rise
Wrong message to the rest of the world

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Sunday 16 August 2015

A TALE OF TWO CITIES: IS MUMBAI HOTTER THAN DELHI?

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