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Jitendra @jitendrajourno.bsky.social · 23d

India's premier global #cotton brand ' #Kasturi #cotton #bharat' is facing the challenge of a lack of testing labs. In the last two years, production of kasturi cotton jumped to more than double, but the lack of labs is delaying its timely certification.

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Jitendra @jitendrajourno.bsky.social · 24d

#Climate #litigation is on the rise in India: Legal action is being increasingly used to address #environmental challenges such as #airpollution,#riverpollution, #heatwave, etc.
India recorded 14 climate-related cases in 2025, up from 11 in 2023.
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Climate litigation on the rise in India amid growing environmental concerns: UN Report

NEW DELHI: A recent United Nations report reveals that climate litigation is on the rise in India, marking it as one of the key countries in the Global South wh

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Everytown for Gun Safety @everytown.bsky.social · 25d

VICTORY: Today, after tireless advocacy by @momsdemand.bsky.social and @studentsdemand.bsky.social volunteers and survivors, Governor Newsom signed first-in-the-nation legislation to stop the spread of DIY machine guns.

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Jitendra @jitendrajourno.bsky.social · 24d

#Climate #litigation is on the rise in India: Legal action is being increasingly used to address #environmental challenges such as #airpollution,#riverpollution, #heatwave, etc.
India recorded 14 climate-related cases in 2025, up from 11 in 2023.
@UNEP

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Climate litigation on the rise in India amid growing environmental concerns: UN Report

NEW DELHI: A recent United Nations report reveals that climate litigation is on the rise in India, marking it as one of the key countries in the Global South wh

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Jitendra @jitendrajourno.bsky.social · Oct 5

#India could cut #disease burden by third with lower PM2.5 levels.The dashboard establishes a connection between long-term exposure to PM2.5 and critical health outcomes for women and children across 641 districts in India, using NFHS-5 data.
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Health dashboard shows India could cut disease burden by third with lower PM2.5 levels

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) and climate advocacy organisation Climate Trends have launched an evidence-based tool called the

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Jitendra @jitendrajourno.bsky.social · Oct 5

A 30 per cent reduction in PM2.5 air pollution levels, compared to 2024 projections, could significantly decrease the prevalence of diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, pulmonary diseases, and anaemia nationwide by one-third in India.

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Jitendra @jitendrajourno.bsky.social · Oct 5

A recent study conducted in 5 states has brought out startling facts of social structure about natural farming which may interest policymakers and practitioners.
However, the separation line between the two practices is more blurred than clear
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Natural vs conventional: Study finds new social structure in farming practices

NEW DELHI: Natural farming is class and caste specific, with no substantial benefits in terms of monetary gain or dietary diversity compared to conventional far

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Jitendra @jitendrajourno.bsky.social · Oct 5

#Natural #Farming

#Naturalfarming is class and caste specific, with no substantial benefits in terms of monetary gain or dietary #diversity compared to #conventional #farming.
@organiccarbon.bsky.social
@organicfarming
@organicagriculture

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Jitendra @jitendrajourno.bsky.social · Oct 5

In 2023, a total of 10,786 persons involved in the farming sector died by 2023, accounting for 6.3% of the total suicide victims (171,418) in the country.

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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · Oct 5

i personally prefer not to marinate in bot driven hate speech & science denial journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... and i hope bsky does not succumb to the forces that degraded most maybe all other social networks

X under Musk’s leadership: Substantial hate and no reduction in inauthentic activity

Numerous studies have reported an increase in hate speech on X (formerly Twitter) in the months immediately following Elon Musk’s acquisition of the platform on October 27th, 2022; relatedly, despite ...

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Jitendra @jitendrajourno.bsky.social · Oct 5

The UN Convention on the #Conservation of #Migratory Species of #Wild #Animals (CMS) has raised alarms over the impact of rising temperatures on migratory species in the #Himalayas and #northern #India.
#climatechange
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Migratory species in Himalayas under threat of rising temperature, says UN report

NEW DELHI: A recent report by the UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) has raised alarms over the impact of rising tempe

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Jitendra @jitendrajourno.bsky.social · Oct 2

One #farmer commits #suicide every hour in India highlighting the #economic #stress faced by those in #agriculture. Most of the suicide victims are from Maharashtra (38.5%), followed by Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu.
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One farmer commits suicide every hour in India: Report

NEW DELHI: A latest report from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reveals that in 2023, at least one person working in the farm sector committed suicide

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Jitendra @jitendrajourno.bsky.social · Aug 25

#PestAttack on #cotton in Andhra Pradesh& South-west India region because of adverse #weather conditions- consistent heavy rain with few days of dry spell causes #humidity make conducive #environment for ' #Red #Rot' pest. Early August, similar pest attack also recorded in North #India cotton belt

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Aug 18

“I don’t know why they’re attacking Zohran. I think it’s stupid.”

@gallego.senate.gov says Dems can disagree with certain policies but attacking Mamdani when he’s bringing in new ideas and exciting people and “shrinking the tent” is shortsighted.

(H/T @atrupar.com )

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Jitendra @jitendrajourno.bsky.social · Aug 12

India's Big Cat conservation is going north.
#Lions #conservation success is tempered by concerns, as most lions now live near human settlements, altering their #natural #hunting instincts and increasing reliance on #livestock or human-provided food.
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Grrr... India’s Asiatic lion population jumps 32% in five years

NEW DELHI: INDIA’s Asiatic lion population has grown from 674 in 2020 to 891 in 2025, a 32.2% increase, per the 16th Lion Population Estimation report released

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Jitendra @jitendrajourno.bsky.social · Aug 12

Research found #LionAttacks on livestock rising by 10% annually, with livestock losses per village up by 15% yearly. Human attacks, averaging 21 per year, show no significant increase.
Populations are sparse outside the forest, making them more habituated to living near humans.

Jitendra @jitendrajourno.bsky.social · Aug 12

Data show only 20% of lions reside in the 258 sq. km core area of @gir_park, where they can prey on wild animals while remaining lions, living near humans, “primarily prey on #livestock or consume dead livestock that humans dispose of.”
Proximity is troubling for humans.

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Jitendra @jitendrajourno.bsky.social · Aug 12

India's Big Cat conservation is going north.
#Lions #conservation success is tempered by concerns, as most lions now live near human settlements, altering their #natural #hunting instincts and increasing reliance on #livestock or human-provided food.
www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/...

Grrr... India’s Asiatic lion population jumps 32% in five years

NEW DELHI: INDIA’s Asiatic lion population has grown from 674 in 2020 to 891 in 2025, a 32.2% increase, per the 16th Lion Population Estimation report released

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Jitendra @jitendrajourno.bsky.social · Aug 1

My #balcony #farm produce of the day 😊
#urbanfarm

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Jitendra @jitendrajourno.bsky.social · Jul 8

After shocking India's automobile sector by restricting #rare #earth magnets, #China has now imposed restrictions on the supply of important Water-Soluble #Fertilisers (WSF) ingredients used by India’s #horticulture sector.
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India’s horticulture crops under risk as China restricts supply of plant nutrients

NEW DELHI: After shocking India's automobile sector by restricting rare earth magnets, China has now imposed restrictions on the supply of important Water-Solub

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Jitendra @jitendrajourno.bsky.social · Jul 8

Indian experts& Ex #forest officials have filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking intervention against the government’s unlawful implementation of the #Compensatory #Afforestation Scheme (CAS) on designated forest land. #forestconservation
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Experts filed petition express concern of loss of natural forest due to flawed compensatory afforestation

Former bureaucrats and forest officials have filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking intervention against the government’s unlawful implementation of

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Jitendra @jitendrajourno.bsky.social · Jul 15

The Central Government has introduced model rules aimed at promoting agroforestry on agricultural land, with the goal of improving the business environment for farmers involved in tree farming.
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MoEFCC releases model rules for Agroforestry to support tree farming

NEW DELHI: The Central Government has introduced model rules aimed at promoting agroforestry on agricultural land, with the goal of improving the business envir

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Jitendra @jitendrajourno.bsky.social · Jul 14

Union govt writes to States to adopt model rules on #agroforestry that intend to ease-of-doing business for farmers. However, experts see otherwise as it further complicated previous process to transferring agroforestry woods to other place.
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Jitendra @jitendrajourno.bsky.social · Jul 14

Majority of Delhi's Parks are mismanaged and lack essential amenities, despite their vital role in cooling urban temperatures and providing climate relief during heatwaves.
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Delhi parks mismanaged as 80 per cent lack drinking water, says heatwave audit

A recent report assessing parks in Delhi has revealed that a majority of the city's green spaces are allegedly mismanaged and lack essential amenities, despite

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