"Unruly Waters" - my podcast with @sunilamrith@Harvard_History
On struggles to gain mastery over water, across Asia
Narratives of nationhood, ideas of conquest, mega dams, activism, regulation & climate change.. (it's action-packed, Sunil is awesome)
https://t.co/6HahAf4BLQ
71% of #Bhutan's territory is covered in forest, but with a contribution of only about 2% to GDP per year, the forest sector remains underutilized. How can the country sustainably invest in its forests? https://t.co/YrKfsuy9hZ
Had a great time teaching the 'Advanced #QGIS' workshop at Bengaluru. This was also the first batch in India to receive official https://t.co/zKZFPwBvvT certificates. As always, sharing the full course material under an open licence https://t.co/wrcdmnw7J9
Switchboard style animation showing the changes in each country's annual-average temperatures from 1850 to 2019.
All countries on Earth have been getting warmer due to global warming, but not all countries have done so at the same rate.
For hope on drought and fire, look to the Indian Ocean
https://t.co/y51G7I2Z3U On the Indian Ocean Dipole (similar to Pacific Ocean's El Niño) that influences a wide range of climatic events across East Africa, South Asia and Australia
"We are left with most bitter of ironies.Measures taken to secure India against vagaries of monsoons—intensive irrigation, planting new crops—have,through a cascade of unintended consequences,destabilized the monsoon itself"
https://t.co/K9rkEPks2u
fm Sunil Amrith’s Unruly Waters
The Histories Hidden in the Periodic Table
https://t.co/m1MCpH148U
From poisoned monks and nuclear bombs to the “transfermium wars,” mapping the atomic world hasn’t been easy.
What to say in an interview or panel discussion on macroeconomic policy to address India's slowdown.
India needs very serious reforms: IMF's Gita Gopinath | Deccan Herald https://t.co/0A1pZ2G7km
Dr. K Y Narayanswamy's PhD dissertation Neeradeevige was on cultural aspects of water and traditional water management as gleaned through inscriptions (under Prof M M Kalburgi)
Discover how important water is to our culture with popular writer K. Y. Narayanswamy. Join our Confluence lecture this Saturday! Young adults can sign up for an additional tutorial at https://t.co/I9O3pry3cu
Please note that this lecture will be in Kannada.
#DYK? In Bangladesh & India alone, #rice lost to flooding each year could feed 30 mln people. But “scuba rice” varieties that survive underwater could save millions more from hunger. This and more CGIAR innovations here: https://t.co/rf4e3wD00L
#foodsecurity@gatesfoundation