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Agriculture Air Pollution Highlights
Delhi Gears Up To Tackle Air Pollution For Winter Season 
Ahead of the winter season, Delhi has declared war against air pollution and has taken various measures into consideration to make the national capital free from toxic air. Delhi Environment Minister, Gopal Rai, chaired a meeting with various stakeholders to identify problem areas and solutions to tackle them. During the meeting, 15 points were highlighted […]
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By Bhadra Mahapatra
15 Sep 2023
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Agriculture Air Pollution Highlights
Farming In Punjab: Multitude Of Problems
In this episode of Vayu Sakhi, our destination was the interior of Punjab. We visited a small village, Jaitu in Bathinda, where we spoke to the women about a multitude of problems around the farming sector. While stubble burning remains a huge contributing factor when it comes to air pollution, pesticide and fertiliser also affect […]
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By Bhadra Mahapatra
28 Jul 2023
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Agriculture Highlights Pollution Stories
Pesticides Enhance Air Pollution
According to an UNEP report, about 385 million cases of non-fatal unintentional pesticide poisonings have been estimated to occur every year, with approximately 11,000 deaths.  In this episode of Vayu Sakhi, we travelled to Hapur, in Uttar Pradesh, and spoke to women from various fields about air pollution and how pesticides are aiding it.These women […]
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By Bhadra Mahapatra
14 Jul 2023
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Agriculture Climate Change Highlights
The burden of climate change on women in farming sector
Climate change has a disproportionate impact on women farmers, who despite playing crucial roles in the rural economy, face numerous challenges and inequalities that limit their access to opportunities and productivity. According to UN data, around 68 percent of working women in extreme poverty are employed in the agricultural sector. Apart from this, women farmers […]
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By Bhadra Mahapatra
15 May 2023
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Agriculture Climate Change Highlights
Climate change hasn’t spared your cup of coffee too 
The world of 2050 isn’t only going to alter our landscapes drastically, but it’s also going to attack the world’s most beloved beverage, all thanks to climate change. A new study published in the PLOS One journal predicts that, by 2050, the land most suitable for coffee plantations will reduce by 50 percent. The study […]
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By Danish Alam
17 Mar 2023
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Agriculture Highlights Premium Stories
Turning emissions into income: How carbon credits unlock new opportunities for Indian farmers
An absolute necessity for survival now is a world where carbon emissions decide whether an organisation or a company is worth investing in. It’s only logical, then, that carbon offsets be treated as essential a parameter as the stock valuation of the companies. In that regard, the Kyoto Protocol of 1997 recognised carbon as a […]
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By Danish Alam
11 Mar 2023
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Agriculture Clean Energy Climate Change
Climate positive news from around the world
A monthly wrap-up of the positive news on climate and environment that has made headlines around the world. From the ozone layer on the path of recovery to countries coming up with innovative solutions to fight climate change. We at LetMeBreathe have curated some of the most powerful stories about change, resilience, and hope.
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By Bhadra Mahapatra
09 Feb 2023
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#WeForNature Agriculture Forest & Biodiversity
Brazil announces landmark measures around Indigenous people and deforestation
In an unprecedented move, Brazil created the country’s first Ministry of Indigenous Peoples with a mandate to oversee policies ranging from land demarcation to healthcare and initiated a host of pro-environment measures. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva issued six decrees around anti-government and indigenous measures including mining in Indigenous lands and protected areas, plans […]
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By Smitha Verma
06 Jan 2023
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#WeForNature Agriculture Air Pollution
COP15 puts “nature” first in a historic deal
On December 19, the biggest biodiversity conference COP15 came to a historic conclusion.  In a landmark decision aimed at safeguarding biodiversity, nations have agreed to protect a third of the planet for nature by 2030. The most significant part of the agreement is a commitment to protect 30% of land and water considered important for […]
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By LMB Staff
20 Dec 2022
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#WeForNature Agriculture Climate Change
Kolis of Mumbai and the struggle for survival
Koli fishing communities have been living and working along the coastal waters of Mumbai in Maharashtra in India, for over 500 years. Today, climate change has dealt a severe blow to their livelihood. For them, no fish means no food on the plate. “There’s only dirty sewage water and garbage, there’s no fish. This year […]
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By LMB Staff
19 Dec 2022
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#WeForNature Agriculture Building A Clean Future
Why does COP15 in Montreal matter?
The stage is all set for the 15th conference of UN conventions on biological diversity or COP15 on December 7 in Montreal, Canada. The agenda of the convention is going to be around taking a call post-2020 global biodiversity.Representatives from 192 countries will be framing guidelines for the next decade. The focus will remain on […]
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By LMB Staff
06 Dec 2022
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#WeForNature Agriculture Building A Clean Future
Indonesia upbeat on seaweed cultivation to fight climate change
In the fight against climate change, a sustainable crop has recently been thrust onto the global agenda as a coastal livelihood alternative. This crop is called seaweed. This one crop links economic growth, both to food security and to climate change adaptation and mitigation.  Seaweed is a marine algae and it requires no fresh water […]
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By LMB Staff
09 Sep 2022
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#WeForNature Agriculture Building A Clean Future
An Indian farmer has remodelled farming techniques
Farmers are often considered to be only involved with growing crops. But not M Selvaraj, a farmer from Krishnagiri, in Tamil Nadu, in India. He is an inspiration for his farming community. The agricultural tools developed by him are helping his peers in reducing labour and farming costs.The 59-year-old owns 2.75 acres at Sesurajapuram village […]
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By Payel Sen
16 Aug 2022
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Agriculture Climate Change Premium Stories
We lost seven years of agri-productivity to climate change: Ariel Ortiz-Bobea
Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, Associate Professor of Applied Economics and Policy, Cornell University, shares with LetMeBreathe, how climate change has an impact on agricultural productivity. He is also on the advisory board of US Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE). In this interview, he discusses his research and key challenges that climate […]
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By Smitha Verma
13 Jun 2022
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#WeForNature Agriculture sustainability
Farmer couple on a green mission
A two-acre plot in Kuravapulam village of Nagapattinam, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu is home to India’s various traditional crop varieties. While indigenous crop cultivation is vanishing from the country’s conscience, owners of this piece of land hope to spread the importance of healthy farming to all consumers. These traditional seeds have been […]
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By Payel Sen
27 May 2022
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Agriculture Uncategorized Video
A drought-free village of India
In the arid and dry landscape of Rajasthan, a village in Northern India, which is two hours away from the state capital Jaipur has proven to be completely drought-proof. Village Lapodiya stands out as a lush green oasis. Reason being small structures called ‘chaukas’ (a method for harvesting rainwater, typically used in arid areas that […]
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By Nikita Bishnoi
25 May 2022
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Agriculture Animals & Wildlife Climate Change
Know your plant-based meat
As people get wealthier, they are consuming more and more meat. Animal agriculture is responsible for 14 percent to 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions more than the entire transportation sector.  In fact, if one was to feed a chicken nine calories of food one would only get back one calorie by way of meat. […]
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By Sahil Sharma
03 May 2022
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Agriculture Climate Change Written Stories
Heatwave in India puts wheat yield at risk
The hottest month of March in 122 years has ensured that India’s bumper wheat crop is now severely affected. The rising temperatures across northern parts of India have cut wheat yields at a time when the country is counting on a bumper crop to tap an export market left struggling with a gap in supply […]
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By Sahil Sharma
25 Apr 2022
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Agriculture Impact
First flash floods, now flash droughts
You must have heard a lot about flash floods. Now be prepared for flash droughts. Flash droughts can cause extensive damage to agriculture, economies, and ecosystems if they are not predicted and discovered early. A recent study conducted by the University of Texas, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and the Texas Tech University has found […]
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By Sahil Sharma
08 Apr 2022
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Agriculture Climate Change
A farmer’s success in mapping climate change resistant farming
“More people can live on a small piece of land, by building multi-storey buildings in cities; in the same way, we grew crops on top of each other to start multi storey farming,” said the 32-year-old millionaire farmer standing in the middle of his farm.  Akash Chourasiya is an organic farmer from Tili village in […]
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By Nikita Bishnoi
28 Dec 2021
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Agriculture
Nations and businesses commit to create sustainable agriculture and land use
Governments and businesses are joining farmers and local communities at COP26, securing new agreements to protect nature and accelerate the shift to sustainable agriculture and land use practices by making them more attractive, accessible and affordable than unsustainable alternatives, said a press release by UNFCCC. Alongside the events marking Nature and Land Use Day, today […]
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By LMB Staff
08 Nov 2021
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Agriculture
Unhappy farmers and unpopular seeder machines are leading to continued stubble burning – suggests CEEW study
Farmers in Punjab may not be using seeder machines to their full potential and therefore stubble burning continues to be a vicious yearly phenomenon in the state. Not only has the popularity of Happy seeder machines decreased among the farmers but also a rise in fuel prices has led to the  increase in their operational […]
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By LMB Staff
22 Oct 2021
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Agriculture
Significant reduction expected in paddy straw generated from Punjab, Haryana and U.P, says Govt
The central & state governments have stepped up to reduce paddy straw generation and stubble burning to curb air pollution. As per a press release by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, steps taken towards reduction in paddy straw generation are yielding positive results. Through crop & varietal diversification, increased focus on in-situ […]
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By LMB Staff
13 Oct 2021
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Agriculture Forest & Biodiversity
Why is ‘Environment Protection’ necessary?
We have been studying Environmental Science since the fourth standard so we all are well versed with the term “environment” and the importance of its preservation. But we fail to understand that still why is it so difficult for humankind to work for its preservation. It has been very difficult to figure out why it […]
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By Awantika
28 Mar 2021
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Agriculture Animals & Wildlife
Agriculture and Pandemics: the Correlation
We’re at the beginning of a new era of awakening and action or inaction, and in turn survival or disaster. With the globe becoming smaller and smaller through social media, the truth can no longer remain hidden, and with the pandemic affecting the entire world, it is time to take a look, with a new […]
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By Darshana
17 Sep 2020
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Health Agriculture Climate Change
The Burning Mental Health of Farmers
This article delves into the topic of the effects of climate change on agriculture and the impact this has on the mental health of farmers
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By Pooja Bommareddy
21 Aug 2020
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Agriculture Forest & Biodiversity
Locusts spread to 5 states, Delhi issues advisory
Swarms of locusts that entered Rajasthan last month have started to other western and northwestern states, damaging crops and agricultural livelihood after Rajasthan. Till now, five states – Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh are affected by the locust attack. It is said to be the worst locust attack in 27 years. Preparing for […]
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By LMB Staff
28 May 2020
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Agriculture Forest & Biodiversity
The impact of climate change on India’s agriculture sector
Climate change is already affecting agriculture, with adverse effects on agricultural produce and quality of soil, the effects are unevenly distributed. There is an optimal temperature for a variety of vegetative growth but this is also disturbed due to fluctuations in the temperatures. As per my recent experience, and interactions with a couple of farmers […]
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By Harshit Dabhi
11 Mar 2020
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Agriculture Air Pollution Forest & Biodiversity
Authorities Take action On Air Pollution After Delhi Citizens Demand Clean Air
PM Modi has directed the Union agriculture ministry to give priority to farmers of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana when distributing equipment to prevent stubble burning
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By LMB Staff
07 Nov 2019
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Agriculture Animals & Wildlife Health
From a Murderer to a Vegan!
When you’re born into a Punjabi family, like me, your diet is pretty much dominated by butter/ghee, paneer, and chicken. I grew up savoring the idea of Sundays because I got to feast on butter-laden paneer parathas with a generous dollop of curd, spicy chicken tandoori and my favorite at the time, ice cream sundaes. […]
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By Shikha Punjabi
25 Oct 2019