by Staff Writers | New Delhi (AFP) Nov 24, 2009 | http://www.terradaily.com
India’s water needs are set to double by 2030, which could dry up its river basins, according to new research released Tuesday that paints a grim picture for supplies across the emerging world.
Global fresh water demand by 2030 will be 40 percent higher than [...]
India water demand set to double by 2030
Why Rich Countries Must Lead On Climate Change
By Gina-Marie Cheeseman | November 23rd, 2009 | Triple Pundits
“A much better use should have been made of the economic stimulus packages,” said Mohan Munasinghe, vice chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Speaking at the National Climate Seminar hosted by the Bard Center for Environmental Policy, Munasinghe mentioned that South Korea devoted [...]
Environmental Situation: Every day the hazards and disasters caused by Climate Change
Environmental Situation: Every day the hazards and disasters caused by Climate Change, (Global Warming), ranging from droughts, flooding and extreme monsoons, to the melting of glaciers and the Poles, is becoming more apparent. The global hydrological (fresh water) cycle is one of the primary systems that is most detrimentally affected by these changes and one, [...]
Sir Edmund Hillary Ride; 88+KM
Perhaps everyone around us know the name of Mt Everest, the highest mountain on earth, the majestic symbol of courage for mankind. The 29th May, 1953 is perhaps the most significant day for mountaineering with the conquest of the Everest. Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay successfully scaled the summit of the crown of all [...]
Everest: The Timeless Resilience
Himalaya. The name itself explains lot about this colossus mountain range of the planet. All the madness, the exhilaration, the excitement and most importantly the spiritual fact; the name Himalaya puts these all in plain words. Home to some of the world’s most infamous mountains plus the highest peak of the world-Everest; Himalaya dwarfs all [...]






