Given the frequency and
intensity of cyclones and storms, are geotubes effective in mitigating the impact of climate change? For how long can these geotubes hold against the vagaries of weather and at what cost?
IndiaSpend surveyed the existing geotubes and spoke to experts and locals to find the answers.
India’s two geotubes
The eastern coast of India currently has two geotubes. One is in Uppada, a village near Kakinada, the headquarters of Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district. This was the country’s first geotube. Its construction began in 2007 and was completed in 2010. The other is in Pentha, a village in Kendrapara, Odisha.
Preserving Morocco’s Coastline
Sustainable approaches to promoting coastline development
The World Bank supports the Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region in designing its first Regional Coastal Scheme
The coastline’s green development can promote more sustainable livelihoods
The innovative approach will be used as a model for scale up
For centuries, Morocco’s coastline has been one of the country’s key geographic features. A gateway to the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, it has long been a backbone of the country’s development and remains a source of livelihoods for thousands of households. At the same time, the coastline represents the kingdom’s thriving economic hub, concentrating the highest density of the country’s population and most economic activities.
Ranjan Kumar Das - Odisha Jana Suchana Adhikar Abhijan (OSAA) Incident date Human rights group
On 1 February 2020, anti-corruption activist Ranjan Kumar Das was found dead in Beruan village, India. Sources informed that Mr. Ranjan Kumar Daswas regularly receiving death threats for seeking information including on the numerous brick kilns that had sprung up illegally. Mr. Ranjan Kumar Das was a Right to Information (RTI) activist based in Odisha, India. He was the Kendrapara district unit convener of Odisha Jana Suchana Adhikar Abhijan (OSAA) which is a state level platform of HRDs. Hewas associated with OSAA since 2012. He was known for filing multiple RTI applications in connection with several irregularities in Kendrapara district. RTI inquiry filed by Ranjan Kumar Das in 2018 had exposed alleged violation of law by Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) in building a tourist resort in Odishaâs Bhitarkanika National Parkâs core area where
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NEW DELHI: India has set an ambitious target of getting the coveted Blue Flag tag for its 100 more beaches in the next three years. At present, the country has eight such beaches, recognised as clean, safe and environment-friendly marine sites.
The Blue Flag certification is a globally recognised eco-label accorded by the Foundation for Environment Education in Denmark, based on 33 stringent criteria relating to environmental, bathing water quality, educational, safety, services and accessibility standards.
Announcing that 100 more such beaches will be made Blue Flag incoming three-four years, Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar said cleaning of beaches needed to be made a “Jan Andolan” (people’s movement) not only for its aesthetic value and tourism prospects but more importantly towards reducing the menace of marine litter and making coastal environment sustainable.