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कोरोना महामारी के कारण 26.5 करोड़ लोगों के समक्ष भुखमरी का संकट: अध्ययन

सेंटर फॉर साइंस एंड एनवायरनमेंट (सीएसई) की रिपोर्ट के अनुसार, कोविड-19 महामारी के कारण वैश्विक ग़रीबी दर में 22 वर्षों में पहली बार वृद्धि होगी. भारत की ग़रीब आबादी में एक करोड़ 20 लाख लोग और जुड़ जाएंगे, जो विश्व में सर्वाधिक हैं. नई दिल्ली: कोराना वायरस महामारी के कारण विश्व में 26.5 करोड़ लोगों के सामने भुखमरी का खतरा पैदा हो गया है. इसके अलावा भारत में भी लगभग एक करोड़ 20 लाख लोगों के समक्ष यही स्थिति पैदा हो गई है. एक अध्ययन में यह दावा किया गया है. सेंटर फॉर साइंस एंड एनवायरनमेंट (सीएसई) द्वारा प्रकाशित ‘स्टेट ऑफ इंडियाज एनवायरनमेंट इन फिगर्स 2020’ रिपोर्ट में महामारी के बड़े पैमाने पर होने वाले आर्थिक प्रभाव के बारे में बताया गया है. इस रिपोर्ट के अनुसार, वैश्विक गरीबी दर में 22 वर्षों में पहली बार वृद्धि होगी. रिपोर्ट में कहा गया है, ‘वैश्विक आबादी का 50 फीसदी लॉकडाउन में हैं, जिनकी आय या तो बहुत कम है अथवा उनके पास आय का कोई साधन नहीं है. आय का स्रोत समाप्त हो जाने से चार से छह करोड़ लोग आने वाले महीनों में गरीबी में जीवन व्यतीत करेंगे. रिपोर्ट में कहा गया है, ‘भारत की गरीब आबादी में एक करोड़ बीस लाख लोग और जुड़ जाएंगे जो विश्व में सर्वाधिक है.’ सीएसई की महानिदेशक सुनीता नारायण के अनुसार, पिछले चार सालों में हुई मौसम की घटनाएं दुनिया भर के आर्थिक जोखिमों में सबसे आगे हैं. उन्होंने कहा, ‘हमारी एकतरफा और खराब विकास रणनीतियों के साथ इसका असर भारत के गरीबों पर बहुत अधिक हुआ है और कोरोना वायरस महामारी का प्रभाव भी अब इस दुर्भाग्य के साथ जुड़ गया है .’ नारायण ने कहा कि सीएसई के नए प्रकाशन में इन्हीं बातों को स्पष्ट रूप से कहा गया है. इसे गुरुवार को ऑनलाइन सेमिनार में जारी किया गया. इसमें 300 लोगों ने हिस्सा लिया. बता दें कि बीते अप्रैल महीने में संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघ ने भी कहा था कि कोरोना वायरस के चलते दुनिया भर में भुखमरी के शिकार लोगों की संख्या तेजी से बढ़ सकती है. विश्व खाद्य कार्यक्रम के कार्यकारी निदेशक डेविड बीस्ले ने कहा था कि पूरी दुनिया में हर रात 82 करोड़ 10 लाख लोग भूखे पेट सोते हैं. इसके अलावा 13 करोड़ 50 लाख लोग भुखमरी या उससे भी बुरी स्थिति का सामना कर रहे हैं. उन्होंने कहा था, ‘विश्व खाद्य कार्यक्रम के विश्लेषण में पता चला है कि 2020 के अंत तक 13 करोड़ और लोग भुखमरी की कगार पर पहुंच सकते हैं. इस तरह भुखमरी का सामना कर लोगों की कुल संख्या बढ़कर 26 करोड़ 50 लाख तक पहुंच सकती है.’ इसके अलावा संयुक्त राष्ट्र के श्रम निकाय ने चेतावनी दी थी कि कोरोना वायरस संकट के कारण भारत में अनौपचारिक क्षेत्र में काम करने वाले लगभग 40 करोड़ लोग गरीबी में फंस सकते हैं और अनुमान है कि इस साल दुनिया भर में 19.5 करोड़ लोगों की पूर्णकालिक नौकरी छूट सकती है. अंतरराष्ट्रीय श्रम संगठन (आईएलओ) ने अपनी रिपोर्ट ‘आईएलओ निगरानी- दूसरा संस्करण: कोविड-19 और वैश्विक कामकाज’ में कोरोना वायरस संकट को दूसरे विश्व युद्ध के बाद सबसे भयानक संकट बताया था.

Swarms of locusts threaten Indian livelihoods and food production

Worst outbreak in years heaps pressure on authorities struggling to manage coronavirus Swarms of locusts are tearing through India in the worst invasion in decades, threatening farmers’ livelihoods and food production as overstretched authorities combat coronavirus. The invasions have been linked to climate change, with a high number of cyclones and erratic rainfall around the Indian Ocean fuelling outbreaks of the voracious insects from east Africa to south Asia. Locusts have already wreaked havoc elsewhere, jeopardising food security in countries like Somalia and Ethiopia and prompting Pakistan to declare a national emergency in February. The pests struck India earlier this year, but the unusual weather has now contributed to the early arrival of another wave, which was not expected to cross the Pakistani border until later in the year in June or July. The swarms are now crisscrossing hundreds of miles of land through northern India, filling the sky as they fly overhead. They are devouring vegetation along the way and even overrunning large cities like Jaipur. “It’s the most challenging [outbreak] that they have had to face since 1993,” said Keith Cressman, a senior locust forecaster at the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, referring to India and Pakistan. “The central and northern states of India will have locust swarms moving back and forth” for the next month, he added. The invasions come as India battles health and environmental crises on multiple fronts. The number of coronavirus infections in the country is rising fast, crossing 200,000 this week despite more than two months of lockdown. Some say the quarantine measures have partly complicated the ability to mobilise resources in response to the locust threat. At the same time, winds from a super cyclone that hit eastern India last month are expected to help propel the swarms through the middle of the country. Another cyclone pounded Mumbai on the west coast on Wednesday. You’ve had one cyclone hitting India, you have Covid, now you have another cyclone. These crises will make the poor even poorer Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and the Environment Ganesh Nanote, a farmer who lives near the border of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh in central India, is cultivating papayas and is soon to plant cotton too. After locusts arrived near the area, he is now preparing to employ tactics to try to keep the pests off his land, from spraying pesticides to having neighbours bang pots and make loud noises to ward off the insects. “I am thinking of different ways to protect my farm,” he said. “I am afraid it will destroy my papayas.” Locusts are formidably destructive. Swarms can number in the hundreds of millions of insects and can travel over 100km a day, with each locust eating its own body weight in food per day. The outbreaks are categorised by the FAO as an upsurge, one level below a plague. Mr Cressman said they pose a greater threat to food security in east Africa, where countries are less prepared to respond than India, which faces regular — if usually less severe — onslaughts. But the infestation in India, which is bracing for more locust arrivals from the Horn of Africa in the coming weeks, risks taking a toll on vulnerable rural communities already struggling with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown. “You’ve had one cyclone hitting India, you have Covid, now you have another cyclone,” said Sunita Narain, directorgeneral of the Centre for Science and Environment, an environmental research group. “These crises . . . will make the poor even poorer. They’re hit because they’re most vulnerable to infection. They’re hit because their livelihoods go.”

Covid-19 pandemic has put 265 million people at risk of starvation: Study

According to CSE Director General Sunita Narain, extreme weather events in the past four years have remained the topmost global economic risks. The Covid-19 pandemic has put 265 million people globally at risk of starvation and India is expected to add 12 million more poor to its population, a new annual study has claimed. The report, titled ‘State of India’s Environment in Figures 2020’, published by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) talks about the massive scale of the economic impact of the pandemic. According to the report, the global poverty level will rise for the first time in 22 years. “Fifty per cent of the global population is under lockdown or containment with little or no new income -- 40-60 million people would be living in extreme poverty in the coming months due to loss of income. “India will add 12 million more poor, the highest in the world, to its shattered population,” the report said. Coronavirus outbreak: Full coverage According to CSE Director General Sunita Narain, extreme weather events in the past four years have remained the topmost global economic risks. “The impact of this, coupled with our lopsided and bad development strategies, has been very severe on India’s poor. The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has now been added to these misfortunes, and we find that our poor are now fighting with their backs to the wall. “This is what CSE’s latest publication, the State of India’s Environment in Figures 2020, brings out clearly,” Narain said. The publication was released on Thursday at an online webinar attended by over 300 participants. On COVID-19, the report points out that while new cases remain static or are diminishing in North America, Europe and Australia, countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia are emerging as the new hotspots. “India and Brazil are the only two of the nine worst-hit countries in the world that have decided to ease their lockdowns and scale down their stringent measures – even as new cases continue to mount. India ranks fourth globally in terms of active cases,” it claimed. It, however, said that India’s national commitments on climate are far more ambitious than most countries – including the US and nations in Europe. “The book makes it quite clear that we will need new futures, new directions for growth. But this can’t happen if our natural resources are threatened and our governance systems and practices are failing. ‘Green’ growth requires protection and sustainable use of our natural resources. ‘Green’ growth cannot happen if our health is compromised,” Narain said.

Safe future: How India lags in meeting sustainable development goals

Unplanned exploitation of environment in recent decades has not only altered its balance but is also leading to catastrophic events like super cyclones Sustainable development is crucial for a secure and safe future From providing livelihood to captivating us with its beauty and secrets, environment species on earth. But unplanned exploitation of environment in recent decades has not only altered its balance but is also leading to catastrophic events like super cyclones, tsunamis and landslides – resulting in loss of life and property. A report by Centre for Science and Environment shows how a large part of the country lags in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals – crucial for a secure and safe future.

Covid-19 fallout: NCR remains a concept on paper, as states act in silos

Over the past month, three of the principal state administrations that make up NCR -- Delhi, UP and Haryana -- have sealed and unsealed borders at will, failed to share or pool health care infrastructure, and not tried to evolve a common strategy in the face of rising Covid-19 cases. The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic has exposed the deficiencies in the concept of the National Capital Region (NCR) envisaged in 1985 for coordinated urban development in and around Delhi so that there could be seamless mobility, quality housing, and shared infrastructure, say multiple experts in planning and administration. Over the past month, three of the principal state administrations that make up NCR -- Delhi, UP and Haryana -- have sealed and unsealed borders at will, failed to share or pool health care infrastructure, and not tried to evolve a common strategy in the face of rising Covid-19 cases. Delhi, which has reported 25,004cases till Thursday, sealed its borders to restrict the number of patients coming in for treatment on Tuesday, just as Noida and Gurugram, which had sealed their borders for weeks despite Delhi letting commuters in, were ready to ease curbs on intercity movement. Noida had 543cases, while Gurugram reported 1,410infections by Thursday. This lack of coordination forced the Supreme Court on Thursday to order the Centre to convene a meeting of member states – Delhi, UP, Haryana and Rajasthan – in order to evolve a “common programme and common portal” for easing interstate movement in the National Capital Region. The way the concept was developed, however, such a situation was never meant to happen. Capital expansion NCR was constituted due to a spurt in population growth in the region since 1951, largely due to migration resulting in congestion and shortage of civic amenities, as per the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB). The aim was primarily to decongest Delhi, and the region came into being in 1985 under the NCRPB. In the 1990s, with the emergence of Noida (New Okhla Industrial Development Authority) and Gurugram, the urban growth accelerated at breakneck speed. What used to be agricultural fields on the Capital’s outskirts became the hubs of industry, offices, and housing. With almost invisible borders, Noida carried the promise of affordable housing and easy commute to and from Delhi. “Noida offered all than an upper-middle class person aspires for. The authority planned at least 150 residential plotted areas and at least 600 group housing colonies in view of high demand,” said Rajpal Kaushik former chief architect and urban town planner of Noida Authority. While Noida was redefining urban growth on the eastern border of the Capital, business was booming in Gurugram (then Gurgaon) located on its southern border with home-grown carmaker Maruti setting up its plant in the 1980s. Gurugram, a village till then, had vast swathes of barren land and minimal local government. Sensing the potential for industrial and urban growth, private builders such as DLF and Ansal consolidated large tracts of land and soon world class residential condominiums and office spaces sprung up across Gurugram, earning it the tag of “Millennium City”. Proximity to the Capital and the IGI airport, a large inventory of office space, and the economic liberalisation in the 1990s enabled Gurugram to attract corporate houses, both domestic and multinational, IT companies, BPOs, and Fortune 500 companies to set up base in the city, spurring growth and opportunities. Several industrialists from other Haryana cities such as Hisar, Bhiwani and Jhajjar also came to Gurugram to set up their base, making Udyog Vihar and Manesar industrial hubs. “The National Capital Region is seen as a single economic and social unit where people move seamlessly while working in one corner or city and living in another part. It is also one of the largest integrated economic and social corridors in the world. It attracts the best talent, top corporates who want to work and live here. Real-estate growth has happened to a great extent because of economic growth and opportunities offered by a seamless NCR, which has common ethos and culture. It important to ensure people move with ease in this region,” said Akash Ohri, senior executive director, DLF. While Noida and Gurugram owe their growth mostly to the economic liberalisation, Ghaziabad in UP and Faridabad in Haryana has been traditional industrial powerhouses of the two states. Today, NCR comprises Delhi and 23 districts from UP, Haryana and Rajasthan and is spread over 55,083 square km. However, the administrative integration has remained largely on paper, with member states working in silos and often sparring over issues such as water sharing, mobility and pollution. A case in point is the fact that the region is yet to evolve a common mobility solution with no reliable public transport, except Metro, to commute across the cities of Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurugram. Mobility issues Despite existing as a massive urban conglomerate, there was no common, reliable public transport in the region before the Delhi Metro came up. Delhi operates nearly 100 buses for Gurugram, Noida and Bahadurgarh, but Haryana and UP roadways buses can’t enter Delhi since they run on diesel, which is banned for public transport in the city since 1998, when the switch to CNG was made. Public transport between NCR cities involving para transit vehicles is even more restricted. As against the 95,000 registered auto-rickshaws in Delhi, only 10,000 have permits to ply from Delhi to NCR cities and vice versa. Delhi transport minister Kailash Gahlot said the Capital has put in place some of the “most relaxed norms” for transport vehicles coming from other states. “But we do not get the same treatment from them. For example, we charge no passenger taxes on any bus coming from Haryana or any other adjoining state. But DTC buses have to pay extra passenger tax on routes such as Gurugram or Bahadurgarh. We run the buses despite the high passenger tax which in turn, makes the ticket quite expensive. Since long, we have been demanding abolition of passenger tax so that public transport becomes cheap and affordable and more and more public uses public transport,” he said. The recent sealing of borders because of Covid-19 has only added to the chaos. The Regional Plan-2021, the second plan prepared by NCRPB, mentions the formation of a unified metropolitan or regional transport authority for NCR. “But the plan has remained on paper. It was to ensure better coordination between various government authorities in the NCR for seamless connectivity and movement of commuters. If this authority was in place, the problems we are facing today would have been easily addressed,” said PK Sarkar, member of the technical committee of NCRPB. According to a senior NCRPB official, there is a committee of transport secretaries chaired by NCRPB’s member secretary which takes up issues related to better coordination between member states. “But the committee has not met during the Covid-19 crisis. There has been no request either from the member states in this regard. All state governments are taking decisions as per their local situation,” said the official, requesting anonymity. Urban transport experts say that some of the provisions mentioned in the Regional Plan-2021, such as Regional rail Transport (RRTS), development of peripheral expressways (Eastern and Western peripheral expressways), expressway between Ghaziabad and Meerut, expansion of Metro network etc. have been implemented. Sarika Panda Bhatt, a transportation expert based in Gurugram, pointed out that there is a common transport agreement which allows unrestricted movement of vehicles between these states. “But as it would appear, such reciprocal gestures do not apply during a pandemic,” she said, pointing out the lack of a coordinated approach during a crisis. A second senior official in the NCRPB, who asked not to be named, said: “NCRPB is merely a facilitator, and we cannot enforce any regulations. It is up to the states to accommodate each other’s challenges. But now we are facing a storm, so everyone has shut their doors and windows to keep themselves safe.” Satish Mahana, UP’s industry minister said, “As far as the Supreme Court direction on borders is concerned, the state government will take appropriate decision on it…To ensure that office goers or factory workers don’t face any problem in commuting our government has directed Gautam Budh Nagar or Ghaziabad to issue passes.” Haryana transport minister Mool Chand Sharma said the government is aware of problems being faced by the people. “An industrialist in Faridabad has a factory in Gurugram and transports his goods to Delhi. We can see that people are being inconvenienced. I will speak with the chief minister before taking discussions forward. We have to find a solution that balances protection of both life and livelihood.” Pollution politics Every year when the air pollution goes up in the winter months, so does the blame game between NCR states. While Delhi maintains that crop residue burning by farmers in Haryana and Punjab accounts for a bulk of particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) pollutants in Delhi’s air, the governments of the two states fault Delhi for not doing enough to curb other sources of pollution in the capital. Despite pollution posing a major health emergency for millions, the states are yet to reach a consensus on a common approach and collaborate to tackle the problem. Now, the Supreme Court-mandated Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority (EPCA) regulates and enforces measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across NCR. While referring to the challenges posed by the rapid spread of the coronavirus disease, Sunita Narain, member of EPCA, said the administrations which constitute NCR should go back and remember how they have together tackled air pollution in the past few years, “NCR is completely interlinked in terms of movement and the air-shed is one. At EPCA, we found that the only way to deal with it was cooperation. There were a lot of times NCR cities such as Gurugram and Bhiwadi came to us questioning why we were locking them down as well under the graded response action plan, despite their pollution levels being fairly lower than Delhi. But, we didn’t allow any compromise and it worked only because the entire plan was executed as NCR as a whole,” Narain said. What is currently happening is not the way to go, she added. “It is like drawing borders between states right now and it feels like we are drawing international borders. We have been pushing for augmentation of public transport among NCR cities because there is massive to and for Delhi from the neighbouring cities,” Narain said. Water woes Politics, protest and posturing have dominated on the issue of sharing water of the Yamuna between Delhi and Haryana. Delhi depends on the Yamuna for most of its water needs and blames the Haryana government for not allowing its share of water to flow in the Munak canal – the main water supply tributary to Delhi. Haryana, on the other hand, alleges that Delhi wants Haryana to part with its share of water. The two states are locked in a legal battle over the issue and the courts have time and again directed the two states to reach a negotiated settlement.

Weather disasters caused 50 lakh internal displacements in 2019

Weather disasters caused 50 lakh internal displacements in 2019 19 extreme events claimed 1,357 lives last year, says a report India had one in five of all internal displacements caused by disasters across the world in 2019, mostly caused by floods, cyclones and drought, according to the State of the Environment report released on Thursday. In fact, 19 major extreme weather events also claimed 1,357 lives last year. Also read: ‘Climate change caused 15 disasters this year’ There were more than 50 lakh internal displacements in India last year, the highest in the world. This refers to the number of movements, not people, as individuals can be displaced several times, said the Centre for Science and Environment, which published the report. Flooding caused by the south-west monsoon led to 26 lakh displacements, while Cyclone Fani alone led to 18 lakh displacements, followed by Cyclone Vayu and Bulbul. On the other hand, drought conditions in 19 States led to another 63,000 displacements. Apart from such forced migrations, many migrants move for work. With migrant workers in the news due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, the report also broke down 2011 census data on migrant populations. There were over 45 crore migrants in the country at the time, with the vast majority migrating within their own State. In 2011, over 1.7 crore new migrants had moved for employment purposes, mostly from rural to urban areas. The report also offers a snapshot of data on forests, water, waste, air, land, wildlife and other natural resources. It notes that there were 747 more tigers in 2018 than in 2014. However, the net area meant for tiger conservation shrunk by 179 square kilometres. Forest cover has shrunk in 38% of districts, while five out of 21 river basins are now in a state of absolute water scarcity. “Each data is a story. It will raise your curiosity towards a development and will help you understand its impacts better,” said Down to Earth managing editor Richard Mahapatra in the foreword to the report. “We are sure that the data and the story it tells will help in better decision making.”

COVID-19 pandemic has put 265 million people at risk of starvation: Study

COVID-19 pandemic has put 265 million people at risk of starvation: Study According to the report, the global poverty level will rise for the first time in 22 years. NEW DELHI: The COVID-19 pandemic has put 265 million people globally at risk of starvation and India is expected to add 12 million more poor to its population, a new annual study has claimed. The report, titled 'State of India's Environment in Figures 2020', published by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) talks about the massive scale of the economic impact of the pandemic. According to the report, the global poverty level will rise for the first time in 22 years. "Fifty per cent of the global population is under lockdown or containment with little or no new income -- 40-60 million people would be living in extreme poverty in the coming months due to loss of income. "India will add 12 million more poor, the highest in the world, to its shattered population," the report said. According to CSE Director General Sunita Narain, extreme weather events in the past four years have remained the topmost global economic risks. "The impact of this, coupled with our lopsided and bad development strategies, has been very severe on India's poor. The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has now been added to these misfortunes, and we find that our poor are now fighting with their backs to the wall. "This is what CSE's latest publication, the State of India's Environment in Figures 2020, brings out clearly," Narain said. The publication was released on Thursday at an online webinar attended by over 300 participants. On COVID-19, the report points out that while new cases remain static or are diminishing in North America, Europe and Australia, countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia are emerging as the new hotspots. "India and Brazil are the only two of the nine worst-hit countries in the world that have decided to ease their lockdowns and scale down their stringent measures – even as new cases continue to mount. India ranks fourth globally in terms of active cases," it claimed. It, however, said that India's national commitments on climate are far more ambitious than most countries – including the US and nations in Europe. "The book makes it quite clear that we will need new futures, new directions for growth. But this can't happen if our natural resources are threatened and our governance systems and practices are failing. 'Green' growth requires protection and sustainable use of our natural resources. 'Green' growth cannot happen if our health is compromised," Narain said.

COVID-19 pandemic has put 265 million people at risk of starvation: Study

The COVID-19 pandemic has put 265 million people globally at risk of starvation and India is expected to add 12 million more poor to its population, a new annual study has claimed. The report, titled ''State of India''s Environment in Figures 2020'', published by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) talks about the massive scale of the economic impact of the pandemic. According to the report, the global poverty level will rise for the first time in 22 years. "Fifty per cent of the global population is under lockdown or containment with little or no new income -- 40-60 million people would be living in extreme poverty in the coming months due to loss of income. "India will add 12 million more poor, the highest in the world, to its shattered population," the report said. According to CSE Director General Sunita Narain, extreme weather events in the past four years have remained the topmost global economic risks. "The impact of this, coupled with our lopsided and bad development strategies, has been very severe on India''s poor. The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has now been added to these misfortunes, and we find that our poor are now fighting with their backs to the wall. "This is what CSE''s latest publication, the State of India''s Environment in Figures 2020, brings out clearly," Narain said. The publication was released on Thursday at an online webinar attended by over 300 participants. On COVID-19, the report points out that while new cases remain static or are diminishing in North America, Europe and Australia, countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia are emerging as the new hotspots. "India and Brazil are the only two of the nine worst-hit countries in the world that have decided to ease their lockdowns and scale down their stringent measures – even as new cases continue to mount. India ranks fourth globally in terms of active cases," it claimed. It, however, said that India''s national commitments on climate are far more ambitious than most countries – including the US and nations in Europe. "The book makes it quite clear that we will need new futures, new directions for growth. But this can''t happen if our natural resources are threatened and our governance systems and practices are failing. ''Green'' growth requires protection and sustainable use of our natural resources. ''Green'' growth cannot happen if our health is compromised," Narain said. PTI AG IJT

World Environment Day: India facing challenges in achieving 9 out of 17 SDGs, points state of India’ environment 2020 in figures

World Environment Day: India facing challenges in achieving 9 out of 17 SDGs, points state of India’ environment 2020 in figures BATHINDA: The Down to Earth, an organisation working for protecting environment, health, released its annual report on environment, ‘state of India’ environment 2020 in figures’ on World Environment Day outlining the status on progress of sustainable development goals(SDGs), state of forests, groundwater development, wasteland, livestock. The report contained data sourced from official platforms of the union government to be put in public domain which impacts quality of life. It has been observed in the report that the country facing challenges in achieving 9 of the total 17 SDGs which is pushing down its global ranking on preparedness. The report also focused on environmental crimes in the country and global economic risks. The report while outlining the global economic risks observed that it is for the first time in the decade (2010-20) that the top five global economic risks in terms of likelihood are all environmental. In terms of the severity of impact over the next 10 years, the top risk was deemed to be the failure of climate change mitigation and adaptation. The global risk is determined as an uncertain event or condition that can cause significant negative impact on several countries or industries in the next 10 years. Congratulations! You have successfully cast your vote Login to view result Under the top 4 global risks in terms of likelihood, all found to be environment related as Extreme weather, climate action failure, natural disaster and biodiversity loss. Under the top 4 risks in terms of impact, three were found to be environment related as climate action failure, biodiversity loss, extreme weather with exception of only weapons of mass destruction out of environmental domain. The report observed that India's rank in progress of SDG has slipped by one point to 115 which in 2019 was at 114th place, primarily because it has been downgraded in SDG 1 (end poverty) bracketed to significant challenges and SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation) bracketed to major challenges. India faces major challenges in nine of the 17 SDGs. There are significant challenges in another four SDGs. The country even has fared badly than neighbouring countries of Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Nepal which are respectively placed at 84th, 93rd and 103 places, said Down to Earth Editorial board members Sunita Narain and Richard Mahapatra. The report authored by Down to Earth’ Kiran Pandey and Rajit Sengupta also outlined preparedness of all the states to achieve the SDGs. Under the environmental crimes where official data is available till 2018, the report found that in 2018 a total of 35,196 environmental crimes were recorded in the country wherein out of the backlog 6281 cases are pending for police verification and 48,238 cases are pending in various courts. It was observed that courts need to dispose 132 cases daily to clear the backlog in a year. The state wise rankings have been made on environment, water resources management where Punjab figures above the national average. The national average on governance of environment is 5.16 on a scale of 10 and Punjab has 5.5 while on water resources management the national average is 4.52 and Punjab figures at 5.2.

कोविड—19 महामारी के कारण 26.5 करोड़ लोगों के समक्ष भुखमरी का संकट : अध्ययन

नयी दिल्ली, पांच जून (भाषा) कोराना वायरस महामारी के कारण विश्व में 26.5 करोड़ लोगों के सामने भुखमरी का खतरा पैदा हो गया है । इसके अलावा भारत में भी लगभग एक करोड़ 20 लाख लोगों के समक्ष यही स्थिति पैदा हो गयी है। एक नये अध्ययन में यह दावा किया गया है । सेंटर फॉर साइंस एंड एनवायरनमेंट (सीएसई) द्वारा प्रकाशित 'स्टेट ऑफ इंडियाज एनवायरनमेंट इन फिगर्स 2020' रिपोर्ट में महामारी के बड़े मैमाने पर होने वाले आर्थिक प्रभाव के बारे में कहा गया है। इस रिपोर्ट के अनुसार नयी दिल्ली, पांच जून (भाषा) कोराना वायरस महामारी के कारण विश्व में 26.5 करोड़ लोगों के सामने भुखमरी का खतरा पैदा हो गया है । इसके अलावा भारत में भी लगभग एक करोड़ 20 लाख लोगों के समक्ष यही स्थिति पैदा हो गयी है। एक नये अध्ययन में यह दावा किया गया है । सेंटर फॉर साइंस एंड एनवायरनमेंट (सीएसई) द्वारा प्रकाशित 'स्टेट ऑफ इंडियाज एनवायरनमेंट इन फिगर्स 2020' रिपोर्ट में महामारी के बड़े मैमाने पर होने वाले आर्थिक प्रभाव के बारे में कहा गया है। इस रिपोर्ट के अनुसार वैश्विक गरीबी दर में 22 वर्षों में पहली बार वृद्धि होगी । रिपोर्ट में कहा गया है, 'वैश्विक आबादी का पचास फीसदी लॉकडाउन में हैं जिनकी आय या तो बहुत कम है अथवा उनके पास आय का कोई साधन नहीं है——आय का स्रोत समाप्त हो जाने से चार से छह करोड़ लोग आने वाले महीनों में गरीबी में जीवन व्यतीत करेंगे । इसमें कहा गया है, 'भारत की गरीब आबादी में एक करोड़ बीस लाख लोग और जुड़ जाएंगे जो विश्व में सर्वाधिक हैं।' सीएसई की महानिदेशक सुनीता नारायण के अनुसार पिछले चार सालों में हुयी मौसम की घटनायें दुनिया भर के आर्थिक जोखिमों में सबसे आगे हैं । उन्होंने कहा, 'हमारी एकतरफा और खराब विकास रणनीतियों के साथ इसका असर भारत के गरीबों पर बहुत अधिक हुआ है और कोरोना वायरस महामारी का प्रभाव भी अब इस दुर्भाग्य के साथ जुड़ गया है ।' नारायण ने कहा कि सीएसई के नए प्रकाशन में इन्हीं बातों को स्पष्ट रूप से कहा गया है । इसे बृहस्पतिवार को आनलाइन वेबिनार में जारी किया गया । इसमें 300 लोगों ने हिस्सा लिया ।

कोविड-19 महामारी के कारण 26 करोड़ से ज्यादा लोगों के सामने भुखमरी का संकट: अध्ययन कोविड-19 महामारी के कारण 26 करोड़ से ज्यादा लोगों के सामने भुखमरी का संकट: अध्ययन

सेंटर फॉर साइंस एंड एनवायरनमेंट द्वारा प्रकाशित स्टेट ऑफ इंडियाज एनवायरनमेंट इन फिगर्स 2020 रिपोर्ट में कहा गया है कि वैश्विक आबादी का पचास फीसदी लॉकडाउन में हैं जिनकी आय या तो बहुत कम है अथवा उनके पास आय का कोई साधन नहीं है। नयी दिल्ली। कोराना वायरस महामारी के कारण विश्व में 26.5 करोड़ लोगों के सामने भुखमरी का खतरा पैदा हो गया है। इसके अलावा भारत में भी लगभग एक करोड़ 20 लाख लोगों के समक्ष यही स्थिति पैदा हो गयी है। एक नये अध्ययन में यह दावा किया गया है। सेंटर फॉर साइंस एंड एनवायरनमेंट (सीएसई) द्वारा प्रकाशित स्टेट ऑफ इंडियाज एनवायरनमेंट इन फिगर्स 2020 रिपोर्ट में महामारी के बड़े मैमाने पर होने वाले आर्थिक प्रभाव के बारे में कहा गया है। इस रिपोर्ट के अनुसार वैश्विक गरीबी दर में 22 वर्षों में पहली बार वृद्धि होगी।

कोरोना के कारण 26.5 करोड़ लोगों के समक्ष भुखमरी का संकट: अध्ययन

कोरोना वायरस महामारी के कारण विश्व में 26.5 करोड़ लोगों के सामने भुखमरी का खतरा पैदा हो गया है। इसके अलावा भारत में भी लगभग एक करोड़ 20 लाख लोगों के समक्ष यही स्थिति पैदा हो गई है। एक नए अध्ययन में यह दावा किया गया है। सीएसई द्वारा प्रकाशित 'स्टेट ऑफ इंडियाज एनवायरनमेंट इन फिगर्स 2020' रिपोर्ट में महामारी के बड़े मैमाने पर होने वाले आर्थिक प्रभाव के बारे में कहा गया है। इस रिपोर्ट के अनुसार वैश्विक गरीबी दर में 22 वर्षों में पहली बार वृद्धि होगी। रिपोर्ट में कहा गया है, 'वैश्विक आबादी का 50 फीसदी लॉकडाउन में हैं जिनकी आय या तो बहुत कम है अथवा उनके पास आय का कोई साधन नहीं है। आय का स्रोत समाप्त हो जाने से चार से छह करोड़ लोग आने वाले महीनों में गरीबी में जीवन व्यतीत करेंगे। इसमें कहा गया है, 'भारत की गरीब आबादी में एक करोड़ बीस लाख लोग और जुड़ जाएंगे जो विश्व में सर्वाधिक हैं।' सीएसई की महानिदेशक सुनीता नारायण के अनुसार पिछले चार सालों में हुई मौसम की घटनाएं दुनिया भर के आर्थिक जोखिमों में सबसे आगे हैं। उन्होंने कहा, 'हमारी एक तरफा और खराब विकास रणनीतियों के साथ इसका असर भारत के गरीबों पर बहुत अधिक हुआ है और कोरोना वायरस महामारी का प्रभाव भी अब इस दुर्भाग्य के साथ जुड़ गया है।' नारायण ने कहा कि सीएसई के नए प्रकाशन में इन्हीं बातों को स्पष्ट रूप से कहा गया है। Download Amar Ujala App for Breaking News in Hindi & Live Updates. https://www.amarujala.com/channels/downloads?tm_source=text_share