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Peter Gleick, a MacArthur Fellowship-winning environmental scientist, is co-founder of the Pacific Institute. In conversation with Srijana Mitra Das at Times Evoke, he discusses the many lives water has lived — and its future (a summary of the discussion is presented in this article): On his new book called ‘The Three Ages of Water’ – It is aContinue reading “‘Water’s second age, when we learnt to manage it safely, is ending!”

Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli teach climate science and sustainability at Azim Premji University. Speaking to Times Evoke, they outline how water flows in modern cities. A summary is presented, here – In the era of global warming, as water grows more unpredictable, we should consider where it comes from, the stories it carries andContinue reading “‘Water bodies are often seen as real estate which must be built on — that causes a cycle of floods and droughts’”

Historian Corey Ross is Director of the University of Basel’s Institute for European Global Studies. According to him the European Colonial powers used the power of water to expand and create new hierarchies of access. In this summary of the conversation with Srijana Mitra Das at Times Evoke, the colonial history of water; and, whyContinue reading “Water reflects power – Colonial history of water”

This is the summary of a discussion that Conservation Biologist K. S. Gopi Sundar had with Srijana Mitra Das of Times Evoke on conducting a study on birdlife in Udaipur. Conservation biologist KS Gopi Sundar is co-chair of the IUCN specialist group on storks, ibis and spoonbills and editor-in-chief of the global journal ‘Waterbirds’. Dr Sundar andContinue reading “‘Indian cities can provide hope for biodiversity’”

Dr. Weihsueh Chiu, a professor at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, partnered with Environmental Defense Fund to create a new tool that provides communities and policymakers with actionable data about long-term vulnerabilities tied to climate change is the most comprehensive screening tool of its type, showing how, why, and whereContinue reading “Climate Vulnerability Index Elaboration based on Research work done in US and in India”

Summary : ‘ South Africa’s national parks protect wildlife and ecosystems — they face the pressures of land and inequality ’. This is a detailed summary of the discussion with Times Evoke. Jane Carruthers is emeritus professor of environmental history at the University of South Africa. Speaking to Times Evoke, she outlines the roots andContinue reading “A SOUTH AFRICAN SAGA”

Summary – Here, we are presenting a discussion that Dr. K Ullas Karanth, a wildlife conservationist and ecologist; had with Srijana Mitra Das at Times Evoke. Dr. Karanth has discussed the past and future of National Parks in India. He said that India’s wildlife, decimated by hunting and forest exploitation, found succour in National parks.Continue reading “An Indian Journey”

Lord Stern on how pivotal is climate finance from developed economies to developing ones today First, climate change is already having an enormous impact on the development possibilities of emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) — and indeed, on all countries. We must recognize the magnitude of the threat now. We are already past theContinue reading “Lord Nicholas Stern on India’s Leadership as part of G20 on world economy, emissions and climate finance”

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The soft copy of the brochure is appended in this post Messung Industrial Automation and Controls is a company that has been in existence for a long time and have the privilege of being among the first pioneers who made an indigenous Programmable Logic Controllers. I visited their stall at the Electronica and Productronica exhibitionContinue reading “XM-PRO10 PLC from Messung”